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Originally Posted by mirevolver
Right, the IRA, the Basque seperatists, minor squabbles. The worst Europe has had is the Madrid train bombings and that still doesn't even come close to the magnitude of the September 11th attacks.
The Iraqi people did not have the power to get rid of Saddam themselves, they needed an outside force to do it. Just like Britian declared war on Germany in 1939 so they could oust the German leader.
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It's quite apparent from this that you sir, are an arse. A friend of mine was shot by the IRA, he's lucky to be alive. I know of people who have been killed by them. They are hardly minor squabbles, a lot of people live in fear of being killed, just like the Americans. Don't feel that because your country was attacked by terrorists it gives America the right to start laying down the law.
Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 because they had a treaty with Poland, who were invaded by the Germans. They were given a deadline to get out. The difference is that in this case the war was legal, a country was invaded, this was an act of war, and Britain had a treaty with this country. The Germans were quite happy with Hitler really, he was a good leader.
Now, normally I'm open to views from all people on this topic, but it's fairly obvious that you don't really want to listen. Just step back a bit and look at America, a country that has illegaly invaded another and done what it wants, when it wants on the international political scene. I don't think it's any wonder that people from all over the world want to ask American votes to consider the effect that their foreign policy has. These letters won't be brainwashing, they will be polite letters explaining a point of view that Americans as a whole don't see. I'm sure that you agree that people should have all the information before they vote, and this is a way of giving them more. I'm also sure that the voters can think for themselves, being adults and all.