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Originally posted by Robert
a half trillion dollars buys alot more oil then they'll ever get out of Iraq.
Either way, the push for freedom in this region is long over due.
GT - assuming you know anyting of the makings over there is ignorance. Stop making an ass out of me.
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I'm not assuming anything. Everything I'm saying is either a simple logical conclusion or what I know from things my buddies who are in the Army and have been there have told me. How many friends have you got over there? Oh...that's right...Canada was smart enough to stay out of it.
Anyone who thinks we're doing this for Iraqis is either blind or deluding themselves. We're doing what's best for US. Look at weapons of mass destruction. Nine out of ten victims killed in war today are killed by small arms fire...RPGs, Kalashnikovs and, if we're the ones firing the bullets, the M4A1 rifle. Those are the
real weapons of mass destruction. Guess where all the RPGs and Kalashnikovs came from. If you said the U.S., you'd be right. Even if Saddam had WMDs (lies, lies, lies), if what universe did he have the technology capable of getting them even half way to the U.S.? We provided the means for this war in the 80's when we provided Iraq the means to defeat Iran (same goes for Afghanistan when they fought the Soviets). Then, ironically, we covertly sold guns to the Iranians proving the only thing we give a shit about is the almighty dollar (and made now-news-correspondant Oliver North the scapegoat...fuck me in the Ozarks if that's not patriotic). We don't fight wars, we take sides. The problem this time is that the side we took will open us up to even more danger than before.
Look at Israel and Palestine. Why do you think we give billions and BILLIONS of "loans" to Israel that we never expect to be repaid? Everyone's the same in that conflict. Someone shoots someone else and they say the other person fired first. The difference is that Israel is backed by us so when a 12 year old throws a
rock at a
tank, they just load the cannon and fire away because I'll be damned if that rock couldn't fuck that tank up something fierce. The only reason we back Israel is because there are way more jewish voters in this country than muslim. If it were the other way around, you can bet we'd be backing Palestine. The only reason no one in this country will admit that is because they're terrified of being called an anti-semite for saying bad things about Israel (thanks in large part to organizations like the ADL). Luckily for me, I don't give a fuck. In the end it's all about us and fake righteousness in the name of manifest destiny.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.