To: caltrop
"That assumes, of course, that continuing to maintain a presence in the Middle East and it's religious and ethnic conflicts will reduce the chance of further attacks against the US and weren't the reasons for 9-11 in the first place. "
I agree, but the key here is further reduce. I don't believe we will ever be able to stop them entirely. However, we will be in a better position politically and militarily to deal with them.
I also agree with most of the poster on this thread with regard to our borders. They simply are a danger to our national security. There "openess" is an example of politics trumping national security. They will be shut down only after an attack where they are found to be directly responsible.
37 posted on
09/29/2003 12:08:18 PM PDT by
PigRigger
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To: PigRigger
I'm not sure we do agree. I think our presence in the Middle East is a big part of the problem and the reason we were attacked on 9-11. The sooner we get our ground troops out of the Middle East and refuse to be involved in their religious and ethnic conflicts the better. As far as I'm concerned, we should be out of there now.
39 posted on
09/29/2003 12:15:03 PM PDT by
caltrop
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