There is a difference between having thousands of U.S. troops stationed along the DMZ in Korea for 50 years, and sending thousands of troops into a foreign country like Iraq specifically to deal with the threat of WMDs.No, that's not what you said. Here was your initial statement:
Anyone who truly believes that the United States government would have placed thousands of U.S. military personnal in close proximity to Iraq
You can't even keep your own positions straight on this thread.
My position is consistent. In the case of Korea, the U.S. has stationed troops on the DMZ for 50 years without any intention of having them invade North Korea. In the case of Iraq, the U.S. placed thousands of troops in neighboring countries knowing full well that they were going to invade Iraq.
To use the terms "in close proximity to" and "inside" interchangeably with regard to the recent events in Iraq is not inconsistent.