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Damn right. We are not responsible for the actions of others. They are responsible for their own sins. France uses military power in Africa (Ivory Coast) without UN authorization and the world says NOTHING. We operate in our own backyard (e.g. Grenada) and are condemned. Cuba sent mercenary soldiers to Angola, and Cuba is held up as an example by the same people who want us to get involved in this tar baby. What is really desired is to distract us from our primary task - self preservation. Mullahs with nukes might just decide to incinerate New York. That makes it our business. Sudan is a very bad situation, hows about the EU take this one on. We're busy right now.

It's nice to say that we are spreading Democracy around the world, it really is.

But we are in Iraq because IRAQ posed a very serious threat to us. Saddam had WMDs, he used them against the Kurds and other peoples. Just because The media refuses classify biological and chemical weapons and nuclear machinery and photos of WMDs, and Nuclear power plants when Nuclear power is an alternative to oil, AS WMD's- doesn't make them NOT WMDs. Saddam also has a history of harboring Terrorists. Also, chemical weapons do not have the same connotation as Nuclear weapons, because the Western World has never had to deal with a chemical bomb. The type of bomb that makes everyone sick and shrivel and burn and die.

Iraq not only posed a threat to us, but the rest of the Free World. Except of course France because Chirac and Saddam were close friends, (in Chirac's words).

So we went into Iraq- FOR OURSELVES.

Now, every time there has been a threat to our safety, it has always been from some dictator or despot. So, we brought democracy to Iraq. Not repeating the same mistake with Iran.

In Iran when we put in the Shah (and by the way, Iran was better off under the Shah- ask someone from Iran- It was WAY better)- the people were westernized and it was safer- for them AND FOR US. And because we put in a Western friendly Shah- for our safety- WE were blamed when the government was overthrown.

So let's not forget. We will Defend ourselves. We cannot launch war acts against every injustice in the world. I feel truly sorry for these people. But we cannot go into every desert and Jungle in Africa to have our dead soldiers dragged through the streets.

We will not be complacent with threats to our safety.