[QUOTE]Originally posted by engatwork
> I'm kinda in DH's camp when it comes to being very concerned about the can of worms we have opened.

Worms we can handle, just go fishin'.

>and to me it is not at all hard to understand why the hatred of the US in that region will increase.

The only people I see thinking this way either:

a) Hate themselves
b) Hate the US
c) Hate Bush

which is it with you?

>Don't get me wrong I support American troops but do not believe we have any business being over there.

Why is it not in our interest to stabilize a region where we buy lots of product that is essential to our economy?

Why is it not in our interest to eliminate WMDs in the hands of terrorists or terrorist states that openly brag that they would use them if given half a chance?

> I'm sure it is along the same lines but we are not trying to liberate Cuba are we.

This is the "everybody does it argument". So if we catch a serial killer, we should let him go because we can't catch them all? You would have the US consistently wrong instead of occassionally right?


>Muslims getting killed.

Are you upset with Muslims getting killed or only when they are being killed by "whitey"?

Let me see if I can keep track of my count so far:

800,000 Pakistanis killed by Pakistan in 8 MONTHS in 1971

20,000 Syrians killed in a WEEK by Syria in 1982

1.5 million Afghans killed by the Taliban in 5 YEARS

200,000 Iragis killed by Saddam in 1988

5000 Palistinians killed by Jordan in 1 MONTH in 1970

300,000 Palistinians ethnically cleansed by Kuwait in 1991

Your concern for Muslims does not ring true.


> as long as these people are left alone they will leave you alone.

If they don't, we'll have to keep squishing them.

>Folks this ain't about freeing the people of Iraq.

Yes it is, among other things.

>This is about controlling the SECOND LARGEST oil reserves in the world and reducing/eliminating the power of OPEC.

This oil belongs to the Iraqi people.

> I guess you could say we "win" when the oil companies get settled in but I have the uneasy feeling that this is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets better.

What an odd position to be rooting for.