
Mar 19th, 2003, 08:23 AM
Thanks, Proto:
4.) Do you believe France, Germany, Russia, and/or China opposes this war for any reasons not self serving to their respective countries?
I'm not so up on Russia and China's reasoning, but I imagine it's self interest. Your not suggesting our ever changing reasons are altruistic, are you? Is it surprising to you that governments act to protect their interests? Or are you looking at levels of blatant lies surrounding the protection of those interests?
Individuals within countries, though, often base their opposition to foreign policy on less cynical aims. I don't think the average French, German, British, Turkish, Russian, Chinese citizen calculates their stake in Iraqs oil among the paramount reasosn they are against war.
Did you think I was going to stick up for the lofty goals of the French Government? Or Putin? Listen, I'm not the guy who 'looked into his soul'. That was W. So sorry he didn't look more deeply.
5.) Do you believe that is the United States Federal Government's responsibility as dictated in the Constitution, to defend the national security of this country?
NO! ABSOLUTELY NOT! THEY SHOULD LIE IN THE DIRT AND LET US ALL DIE! You're kind of a doofus, aren't you? Of course it's their responsablity, just as it's an American citizens responsability to vocally protest when they believe their Government is on a disasterous path. I have seen no compelling evidence that our actions in Iraq 'defend the national security'. In fact, convincing arguments have been made that it decreases our national security, and that's one of the reasons I'm against it. W by alienating many of our allies, whipping our enemies into a frenzy, fracturing nato, decreases our national security daily, and in my opinion fails miserably in the very duty you mention. With no connection having been established between al quaeda and Iraq, this is a war of oportunism. I do not see tat increasing national security.
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