To: Alberta's Child
Do you really think that this war was about guarding banks. Buchanan talks about our lack of vital interest in Lebanon and Somalia, then completely ignores our vital interest in the Middle East when discussing our involvement in Iraq.
Radical Islam has been on the rise throughout the Middle East. Terrorism is just one symptom. Both Iraq and Iran were/are trying to get nuclear weapons. Just fast forward in your mind what a fix we would be in if the nut cases took control and cut off oil to this country. Think "trillions" in damages and a cut in our standard of living back about a century if we let it happen. Which we wouldn't/couldn't. We would go to war, no question.
Going into Iraq was a bold strike to nip the problem in the bud. I hate to think of how many lives of American soldiers would be sacrificed if we let the Middle East get out of control. Our presence there now will only be a mistake if we wimp out. Surely anyone with an ounce of foresight can see this.
To: B.Bumbleberry; Alberta's Child
Going into Iraq was a bold strike to nip the problem in the bud. I hate to think of how many lives of American soldiers would be sacrificed if we let the Middle East get out of control. We lost 3,000 people on 9/11/01, due to our lack of focusing on the Middle East.
21 posted on
07/23/2003 9:26:09 AM PDT by
Dane
To: B.Bumbleberry
For over 20 years, radical Islamic groups have wantonly killed Americans and got away with it. Buchanan is willing to appeal to the bases form of fear and cowardliness to get as many wimps as he can to hurt the Republicans. Pat's not a Republican. He even left the party. He's a pure egotist and a menace to those who protect our country. He's willing to stab America in the back to get ahead. Shame on him.
22 posted on
07/23/2003 9:26:52 AM PDT by
elhombrelibre
(Liberalism corrupts. Absolute Liberalism corrupts absolutely.)
To: B.Bumbleberry
Do you really think that this war was about guarding banks? Absolutely not. Which is why the @sshole who decided to put U.S. soldiers at risk by assigning them to guard banks should be fired immediately and prosecuted for dereliction of duty.
Just fast forward in your mind what a fix we would be in if the nut cases took control and cut off oil to this country.
OK, so then it is all about oil after all?
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