[cyborg]

I saw those pictures too. Apparently they didn't move the hearts of many FReepers, as much as the ones coming out of Iraq or did they? Probably not. Bush won't send troops there you're right. But I think we're losing an opportunity to win the hearts of a country NEGLECTED through eight years of Clinton-Gore. The people were overjoyed, overexcited, and imagine the PR mileage out of that one if they were waving US flags. But no... why should we be concerned with Liberia, a country we started, that has a constitution close to ours and even a flag that is modeled after ours? Thankfully a Liberian citizen can serve in our military and obtain citizenship but where does that leave Liberia itself? With a braindrain like Puerto Rico. Until islam completely overruns Liberia, kills the christians, and Osama's flunkies set up shop, then do not expect much. After all, we are not lifting a finger against the Sudan. We nearly bankrupted South Africa and put that country under, but Sudan slaughters millions.

Sorry for the rant, but people need to be reminded that Liberians deserve freedom as much as Iraqis. Liberians have a chance to be more successful than Iraq because there has never been democracy or civilization in Iraq.

[Barnacle]

The people were overjoyed, overexcited, and imagine the PR mileage out of that one if they were waving US flags.

Once we're controlling our own boarders and protecting Americans right here in America from criminal invaders (AKA, illegal aliens or whatever politically correct term of the week is), I’ll be more inclined to sending our thinly stretched military forces to far flung corners of the Earth on PR missions.

As far as mobs waving US flags… They waved palms for Jesus one day and screamed for his crucifixion the next.

[ChemistCat]

there has never been ... civilization in Iraq.

I went to publik skool too. But I've done a little reading since then....

[Bigg Red]

...there has never been democracy or civilization in Iraq.

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Well, yeah, no democracy, but no civilization? Surely, you cannot be that ignorant of ancient history!