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Originally Posted by host
A reminder that the point of this thread, backed by the references, is:
<h2>How Do You Know?</h2>
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I don't believe that our government is perfect in any sense of the word. I KNOW that Democracy is a much better form of government because it allows people to change their leaders easily and without bloodshed.
I believe that even though Saddam did not have WMD's he was trying to make us think he did. He was probably financing terrorists and paying the famlies of suicide bombers. Would you rather defend the US on American soil or on Iraqi soil?
But the main point of this point host, is to ask you one question:
<h2>How Do You Know?</h2>
Don't quote me newspaper articles, my dad (a lawyer) won't even comment to the press anymore because 90% of the time they distort his words to support the article they've already planned to write, or they just don't understand enough about what he is saying to use it correctly.
All you have is an impression that our presence in Iraq is making terrorists and found a few journalists who share it. I believe that Iraqis, just like everyone else I know, simply want to live a shrapnel free life and see the benefits of democracy.
The New York Times, CBS News, Houston Chronicle - all of these are only symptoms of a major disease in the news media.
If you've been there you KNOW, If you know people there you KNOW, otherwise you are simply giving an opinion.
That's what most of world politics is about - opinions.