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Originally posted by Strange Famous
Of course it doesnt Dragonlich, has invading Iraq made the Iraqi people more peaceful? US soldiers are dying every day, Iraqi civilians are dying every day. The attack on Iraq has radically increased the danger in the world, and made Iraq a more volatile nation.
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Of course it does, Strange. Saddam has been removed from power, and is awaiting trial. The thing power-hungry dictators want most, pure power, has been taken away from him.
This sends a message to other power-hungry people in the world: if you do things the US deems bad, you might end up losing your power, or even your life. That is a very large stick; if we combine it with the carrot of more trade, and more power (Libya), we end up with a good olde carrot 'n stick combo, which is usually enough to get people to behave properly.
You *think* the world has become more dangerous; this isn't a fact. I'd say that although many common Muslims may feel angry at the US, they are not likely to be able to do something about it without some measure of official support. Remove that official support, and you seriously reduce the potential danger.
For example, if Saudi-Arabian officials remove the anti-Jewish and anti-Christian propaganda from their nation's school books (they will), and stop the official and unofficial (indirect) support of terror groups (they will), this will have a huge impact on the mind-set of young people there, and it will reduce the danger of these terror groups. If they then also actively search for people that do support terror, they will reduce the danger even more.