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To: Hunble
Ah, now you're getting to the real reason we do the things we do in the Middle East - Israel. It's time we started to look out for US interests first. Besides, so far Saddam has mainly threatened Saudi Arabia, and we know what "good" friends to the US they are.

Second, none of the terrorists so far have been from Iraq. So, why not go after Yemen and Saudi Arabia, since that's where the breeding ground for terrorists is?

Third, our biggest threat comes from our porous borders. That is where we should concentrate our efforts. No more Muslims should be allowed into the US, and we should deport as many as we can ASAP.

Fourth, the argument that Saddam is a madman who is developing WMD's. Probably true, but you can say the same thing of North Korea, for one. Are we going to invade, conquer, and run the whole world?

Fifth, what happens after we kick their butts? We aren't having too much success in turning Afghanistan into a bastion of democracy and freedom, and we won't be successful doing this in Iraq. These people have a totally different worldview. They won't adopt western values.

Finally, and Freepers will flip on this one - I think Bush has an obsession with finishing the job his father didn't. With all the other threats and problems we have, why is he so adamant about taking out a third-rate dictator on the other side of the world? He is not our biggest problem right now, and the cost of this war in dollars and, more importantly, lives is too great.

Obviously, I am not a military person, but this war does not make sense to me, and I really feel sorry for our troops and their families who are being stretched to the limit.

24 posted on 09/18/2002 7:40:39 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
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To: Pining_4_TX
I assume this is all "your humble opinion?"
62 posted on 09/18/2002 8:07:04 PM PDT by tbird1
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