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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
Is it really that clear to you she's better off in the long run with us there? Do you think she's glad we came in the first place?
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It's quite possible this particular woman, and likely many others, are worse off at the moment than under the Saddam regime. It's hard to know ... I have a few books on my shelf detailing horrors under the previous rule. Do you think all Americans were living high-on-the-hog during the Revolutionary War?
In the end, the intent is that what comes out of this difficult period will be better than before. That doesn't mean the interim won't be excruciating. War is hell, there's no denying that.
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Originally Posted by Borderline Divine
There are millions of mothers prostituting themselves all around the world, and even here in the good old US of A. Why don't we invade Tijuana and set that city's feet on the path to true democracy?
What is this special debt that America owes to the people of Iraq, that we do not owe to say, Peru, or the Phillipines or Latvia?
Oh, thats right. We invaded Iraq and smashed the hell out of the place, turned out the military and all governmental offices and set a civil war into motion. But we took the fight TO the terrorists, rather than have to fight them here, and that justifies everything.
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This is a pretty bankrupt line of thinking that has been responded to time and again. The president laid out his case for why Iraq was worthy of invasion, moreso than other nations. It's clear you don't believe him. Fine.
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Originally Posted by Borderline Divine
Just keep cheering the cheer and chanting the chant Tex. If you say things are going to get better in Iraq enough times, it must surely come true, right?
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No, but if Petraeus says it, it might.
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Originally Posted by Borderline Divine
Who looks stupid today over Iraq? France or us?
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War is not a popularity contest. I don't think the men of the American Revolution were considered geniuses at the time by the world either.