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Thread: Why America Went to War with Iraq
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12-29-08, 02:17 PM #51
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
Originally Posted by rock_lobster
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12-29-08, 02:24 PM #53
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
Originally Posted by triggerhappy2005
I'm the type of person that roots for the underdog and stands up for the little guy who can't defend himself. So, in that light, I think that's one of the reasons we went to Iraq.
We have taken our freedoms for granted and have been a part of a country that is the most powerful and influential our whole lives, so it is difficult to understand the situations of people such as the Iraqis, during Hussein's reign. We never have to (or had to) fear that the government would come in, rape our wives, sisters, mothers, and beat our sons fathers, or husbands. This was an everyday thing for them. If we only went for this reason alone, it is good enough for me.
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12-29-08, 04:41 PM #55
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
Originally Posted by rock_lobster
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/13/alqaeda.saddam/
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12-29-08, 05:19 PM #56
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
Legitimate rallying cry for jihadists?
While it may add to the reasons that jihads use to recruit, if the jihadists worried about legitimate gripes, we wouldn't have suffered the 9-11 attacks, or the USS Cole attacks, or the first WTC attacks.
You think they care about legitimate rallying cries, they don't bother checking whether its legit or not.
Furthermore, this thread is being chewed over with the luxury hindsight.
Had Saddam played ball with the inspectors as he was required to, Bush and his many conspirators in congress (including our next secretary of state) would have had a hard time launching it.
Lastly, I have always taken the 'fight them over there' comment to mean establish a honeypot which is accessible to many in the region. Its a lot easier for jihadists in the area to access iraq than say NYC. Also the difference is that they are fighting Americans armed to the teeth rather than unarmed citizens in NYC.
The result of the iraq invasion will take a long time to become apparent. Sure the short term is painful, destructive, and costly. Nobody likes that. None of you can accurately predict the mid or long term results. The I told you so commentary is ridiculous.
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12-29-08, 06:00 PM #57
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
You don't think that our invasion of Iraq isn't used to provide an apparence legitimacy to thier movement? We gave kids that could have been on the wall when it came to thier feelings of the US, a reason to get off of that wall and fight that apparently seems legitimate enough in thier eyes to do so.
As far as your honeypot theory, Afghanistan wasn't a sweet enough pot O' honey? So how exactly is the invasion of Iraq preventing another attack?
Had Saddam played ball with the inspectors as he was required to, Bush and his many conspirators in congress (including our next secretary of state) would have had a hard time launching it.
The word inevitable comes to mind.......
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12-29-08, 06:37 PM #58
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
It is a "what have you done for me lately" type of world we live in. The war in Iraq will have proved to be a good decision in the future. Even still, we are most likely better off now today, than we would have been had Hussein still been in power.
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12-29-08, 07:09 PM #60
Re: Why America Went to War with Iraq
Originally Posted by hawgballs
Don't get me wrong, I think we've been there way too long, but only because we played nice, and didn't use our power efficiently to finish the war sooner. If you ask me, the United States is too nice when it comes to confrontation with other countries. We should have gone in, killed who we needed to kill and got out, but because our government is so worried about offending the rest of the world, we played softly with these douchebags and we are still there.
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