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i still don't quite see why this matters. What we did in Iraq, and what my fellow soldiers, marines and airmen in Iraq continue to do is right, important and useful.
Bush is a politician... politicians, in their very nature, lie. This is a known fact. Name a president who has not, at some point in their term, lied.
War sucks... people die. Sometimes innocent people die. But sometimes the ends DO justify the means. If that were not the case, then it was wrong that America ever gained it's independance in the first place. In the 18th century, when the Revolutionary War was fought what we did was reprehensible. A King's will was NOT to be questioned. That was abhorrant at that point in history. But today, nobody (notably) denies that it was the right thing to do... that America's revolution changed the face of the world.
Sometimes you have to look to the future. If the future is better because of an action today, that action is rightful in taking place, even if people don't like it.
Are there WMDs? I'm sure... we SOLD some to them in the 80's. Does it matter? Not really... we ousted a dictator who commenced in genocide of the people who lived in his country. If a few hundred US soldiers (in a VOLUNTEER military) die, and a few Iraqi citizens die, but THOUSANDS of other innocents are saved, then the action is justified! I volunteered to enlist. I enlisted into an infantry-type MOS (Combat Engineer). I scored a 99 overall (percentile) on the ASVAB. I could've done anything. I'm an IT professional as a civilian. There are IT jobs that would wisk me safely out of harms way. But I chose to do something with my feet on the ground, risking myself for what I believe is right.
Americans have SoS (Shiney Object Syndrome). Things are as important, as good or bad, as the media allows them to believe. If more people formed their won opinions, without fear or religious, moral, or other grief, perhaps we'd have a stronger Democracy today. Form opinions with your hearts and your heads, not with your eyes and your ears.
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