I thought that the "OIL" was supposed to cover that! Fooled me again!
It's about the lives of American Soldiers and Marines. The reason you do things [which Freepers are very insensitive to] is to lesson the hate towards the United States -- you do not want to fan ideas of hatred towards the United States.
When Freepers post very negative things [racial name calling of Iraqi's], they help the enemy of our soldiers and marines by fueling the hate mechanism and giving these folks a reason for a jihad.
The terrorists are one problem -- calling the Iraqi people names only aids the terrorists.
After the Gulf War, both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait wanted to help the US and did at times. This may also be true of Iraq -- that one day they will show their grattitude to the US at a critical time.
And just because a debt is forgiven, it does not mean at some point in the future that Iraq may pay it.
Finally, with the oil for food scandal, the US has every right to seize assets of those engages in that scandal to recover part of the $4.1 billion dollars -- which includes -- as far as I am concerned -- throwing the head of the UN in jail, as well as his son, and seizing related assets.
Cancel my debt, you jackass.
It would most likely cost us even more if we didn't forgive it.
Yeah!
I don't care how much of their "Debt" we forgive, or what sort of fancy paperwork is involved, as long as we TAKE THEIR OIL!!!
(Hey, DU trolls - I'm SERIOUS! PLEASE go berserk... I live for that)