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DieselHead · #15 03-12-2003, 06:08 PM

Sam,
There are several dangers here:

1) We don't really know what kind of mess we're about to step in to. I'm not talking about the Iraqis, I'm talking about the Kurds and Turks. The Turks have already begun to move their troops into the Kurdish areas (with our consent because we want Turkey's support so badly) and there WILL be a civil war there. How will we solve that? We largely will have started that conflict, we owe some aid to end it.

2) This war has the potential to be highly polarizing. It could be an "us" against "them" war, not a United States against Iraq war. This has the potential for mobilizing more terrorists and more Arabs against the USA. What is even more disturbing is that Bush, in his rhetoric, has invoked the idea of Providence and the idea that we (or he) has a "mandate" to rid the world of this evil. It's very dangerous when you use fate to justify your actions.

3) Domestically, I think this will give people, AND government, a false sense of security AND it will put Bush back in office for another term. On top of that, it will do NOTHING for the economy. Wars only bump up economies when there is some kind of industrial revolution (major or minor) to accompany it.

Regarding what somene said to Manu, I think it's unfair to say "your country" in regards to those who aided Nazism over 60 years ago. I mean come on, sit a think about that for a second, are you really going to relate Manu to those who actually funded the Nazis? You can't ignore the views of someone just because of what country they're from. Are you going to discredit what I'm saying because my parents lived in China until they were 4 years old? Do my slanty, pointy eyes make me a Commie? Again, with the sweeping generalizations, you say that all those who don't want to go to war NOW are anti-American? You really should temper what you say. It's this extremism, on BOTH sides, your's and the liberal side, that make productive discourse very difficult. Every day of your life you thank God for America. I do too, so does that mean tht I have differing opinions? Am I ungrateful for America if I double think this war?

I want people to think about the idea that this war, this whole issue with Iraq, the Turks, the Kurds, and terrorism, is much much more complex than ANYONE, me, you, liberals, conservatives can fathom. It NEEDS to be approached with caution and prudence. If we had rushed in to Cuba after our discovery of nuclear weapons in their country like the hawks had wanted, we would have been in big trouble and the world would be much different than it is now. Taking a tiny bit more time for thought and reflection has much less consequences than rushing bull headed in to war. That said, I am still deliberating whether or not this is a good idea.

Alex