[L.N. Smithee]

And my point was that Desert Shield was not the noble effort that it was made out to be. Do you think the U.S. would have given a sh!t about either Kuwait or Saudi Arabia if that was tomato sauce under the ground there instead of oil?

Honestly, no.

Now, honestly...tell me which nation would.

[Alberta's Child]

None of them would. That is my point.

I don't have any complaints about U.S. foreign policy per se, but I insist that they stop treating the American public as if they are all dumb as rocks. Even if I agree that the ultimate objectives of a military campaign are justified, anyone who gets up and lies to me about it becomes Public Enemy #1 in my mind. That applies to Democrats and Republicans alike.