[Fester Chugabrew]

What do you reckon we’d do if foreign military jets entered our airspace? Sit here and look dumb? How close would we let them come before we took action?

Okay. Our jets were over there to protect our ability to purchase oil from the region. Right? Do other countries send their fighters over here to protect their ability to purchase wheat?

Maybe you do not think our country can sustain itself without sending troops into over a hundred other countries. Some people happen to think we are stronger, and smarter, than that.

[mnehring]

What do you reckon we’d do if foreign military jets entered our airspace?

If we agreed to let them fly over based on a signed treaty, we should let them fly over.

Our jets were over there to protect our ability to purchase oil from the region. Right?

No, our jets were there as part of the surrender terms (ok, cessation of hostilities) treaty with Saddam. He agreed to allow them to flow over to enforce the no fly zones and to inspect his so called compliance of banned weapons.

Your attempt to place moral equivalence in the situation is somewhere between sad and frightening.

[rideharddiefast]

What do you reckon we’d do if foreign military jets entered our airspace?

You fail to remember this was a condition of the cease fire that cut and run's buddy Saddam agreed to.