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Originally Posted by cthulu23
Of course not. I just have a problem with the "destroy a village to save it" mentality. the sanctions seemed to do little other than torture the Iraqi people and our invasion has also had dubious benefits. As I said before, I hope for the best regardless of politics, but it seems like our country is playing into the same mistakes that have shaped western policy towards the Middle East for the last century...namely that they would rather be ruled by a "civilized" western force rather than a tyrant of their own. When you invade a country, you can't expect too much good will.
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I don't think that's the case at all. Possibly, but doubtful.
It's the habit of people such as yourself to say that we are attempting to impose our rule on them for their own good, screeching about white man's burden.
It's my theory, however, that this is also a self-defense maneuver - the only rational counter to terrorism is to make the countries that harbour them crack down. And, no, Iraq didn't have terrorists within its borders. But Iraq was an easy target, and once consolidated will provide projected power in the Middle East
Or we could just let them ferment and build up until they attack again.
