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Originally posted by onetime2
It's always far easier to misconstrue others' statements than back up the ones you present.
Are you trying to say that the invasion of Afghanistan didn't create more terrorist recruits? Last I checked calling the US unilateralist didn't create terrorists. But whatever. Let me know when you want to have an actual discussion.
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The invasion of Afghanistan did not elicit the same storm of global protest that Bush's Iraq adventure has because it was perceived to be a rational reaction to aggression. The US rushed the invasion of Iraq, sidestepping the UN due to our insistance that Iraq posed an immediate threat. Since then, the administration's major justifications for the war have fallen apart, cementing the unpopularity of the conflict. Although the invasion of Afghanistan has undoubtedly alienated a few, it has not elicited the same avalanche of criticism as has the Iraqi invasion. Hell, Iraq has driven many of our closest allies further away from us. That's what I mean by unilateralist.
If you look at my earlier posts in this thread and in other, similar, threads, you'll find much evidence to back up my given statements. How do you respond to Colin Powell's 2001 statements that the Iraq threat has been contained? What about the emphasis on the Iraq invasion by neocons like Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle for the last decade...is that nothing but a coincidence? Can''t you at least admit the possibility that realpolitik might be at play here, and that the real goals might be slightly more complex than stated?