"Can't have it both ways...either the US and Australia are responsible for what happens in other countries like Iraq/Sudan, or not. If Iraq was done for more than our own national interests (e.g., WMD)--for helping Iraqis escape tyranny as is said now--then why are we not helping the Christians being persecuted in the Sudan?"
You mean Australia and the US should go to war with islam to protect the Christians And the Animists
And the Buddhists
And the Hindu's
And the Sikh's
And the Jews
And the add to the list..................................?
Thank you...you made my point well! We should be going to war with those who threaten our national security. Australia and the US should not be going to war with "a religion"...especially by defining it so broadly that it encompasses the peaceful.
(If you say no Muslim can be peaceful, then what would you call those who self-describe themselves as Muslim and are peaceful...if not "moderate Muslim"? If we call them XYZZIANS, then let's agree not to target XYZZIANS and just go after Muslims, who are the militant.)