Quote from the4xczar:
Nevadan, the point a lot of us would make is that Germany was not under attack from Poland or France. We WERE attacked - like it or not and from the same type of enemy in 1993 and 2001 (plus at various other times throughout the world). We can choose to not take the terrorists seriously or look at what they have done and realize that perhaps they mean business. What more do they have to do to get their point across? Let's say we withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere else in the world: will that bring about world peace? Will that make us safe? On the contrary, it would probably trigger the most cataclysmic event the world has ever seen. Then these same people who sit back piously and self-righteously will be begging for America's help - yet again. Of course they would probably rationalize that it was all our fault anyway.
4x'...
I completely agree that we, the USA, have to take action... its not just to reposition out of Iraq and then retreat into tortoise shell...
you have a good point there...
I am all for special teams, Delta, Seals, etc. taking out these criminal buggers all over the world... Wherever they are - send a team to either capture or eliminate them as threats... as long as there is oversight on those teams (questionable) - then do it... and keep doing it...
But to destabilize an existing political system as a solution is crazy and gets you such horrendous 'blowback' as shown by history that its not a wise decision, or an good policy to illegally invade or illegally occupy foreign countries... especially when you cannot win that game... as history readily shows.
I think its best to conserve our treasury and not go into unnecessary deficit so as to have the financial power to act when truly necessary.
I think its best to conserve our military forces for a true defense in case of real attack that we would need to really react to...
i think its best to conserve our position in the world as a moral one rather than as a 'cowboy one' so as to keep the possibility of strong allies helping us in the future as a real solution.
I think its best to conserve the opinion of the electorate so as not to fatigue it so when a real and large threat truly strikes they will be psychologically ready for it... unlike now...
I think its best to conserve the constitution as a viable living document regardless of whether or not the present administration's leader thinks 'its just a damn piece of paper'... that document and not irrational leadership has keep us strong...
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