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Originally Posted by Abcdxxxx
The US didn't give birth to Saddam or the Baathist party (who had previously been in power ).
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This isn't what he said.
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Doesn't the idea that we once suported them give us that much more reason to be concerned by the misuse of that power????
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Didn't our previous action in Iran justify doing away with the Ayatollah at whatever the cost? Didn't fighting off the Soviets justify financing the Mujihadeen, etc. ???
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As for Afghanistan.... if we stay in there, we're Imperialists...if we walk, then we're negligent....what do you want?
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This is a very fair point, however, Thomas Friedman's saying of "if you break it, it's yours" rings true, in my opinion. It isn't a matter of "if we do this, if we do that," because we chose a course of action, it was done, fin. America is already receiving criticism for doing a half-assed job in Afghanistan, so why no help more, get criticised, but perhaps prevent the world from breading more ignorance, hate, and terrorism? That to me seems like a more viable option than worrying about some harsh words.
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I don't even think Afghanistan was a crucial target.... but all this "oh no we're going to destabalize the Middle East" stuff is bullshit.
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How so? It seems that many Arabs, despite hating Hussein, are in fact returning to Iraq to defend her. Protests roar on ever day. Is this indicative of every Arab in the entire middle east? I doubt it. But to assume that this war isn't going to ruffle feathers and foster resentment is a bit naive, IMO.