
I've heard essentially the same thing when it comes to Saudi Arabia, except that we were afraid he might succeed in invading and procure their vast oil reserves, which is our plan. We needed to stop him from doing it so we could do it later and his country provides a handy and much needed base of operations.
lol, The only people that ever think war is great or actively pursue it are those that never have and never will have to step foot on a battlefield.
There's a great documentary that covers the last fifty years of American militarism up to know called "why we fight", it might even be on youtube but if you ever get a chance I think you'd like it.
lol, The only people that ever think war is great or actively pursue it are those that never have and never will have to step foot on a battlefield.
There's a great documentary that covers the last fifty years of American militarism up to know called "why we fight", it might even be on youtube but if you ever get a chance I think you'd like it.
Hey, thanks for the tip. I'm going to look for "Why we fight." I also just got a great email from a friend who does a rif on General Pace, before he was replaced. It is mindblowing. As soon as I know how to move email to mindsay, I will post it. Yeah, I served in Korea..actually, Naval Air...coming in on a carrier is like landing on a postage stamp in the middle of a roller derby...lol...but we were still comitted from the bravery of WW2 guys and gals...This administration, to me, does not have a clue....
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Gar/Bear
Not all of them were from Saudi Arabia, I think one was from Egypt and another two from Libya. I agree that NONE OF THEM WERE FROM IRAQ. I also wondered why only a few people made the connection between Bin Laden's Saudi heritage (he was an exiled member of a wealthy Saudi family who rubbed elbows with the royals.) This is stuff I knew back in 2001.
Personally, I think the whole invasion of Iraq was a bunch of smoke and mirrors designed to make us feel like we had the upper hand. After 9/11 Americans wanted to punch something (and rightfully so) however, trying to hunt down Al Qaeda and cut off their funding wasn't dramatic enough. So we sent troops into Iraq in order to kick some ass. It's like coming home and kicking the dog when your boss pisses you off. Look how much coverage the Iraqi war gets and how little coverage the troops in Afghanistan gets. It's absurd!
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