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Originally Posted by aceventura3
I did not support Vietnam. If I had been old enough to have been drafted, I would have choose jail.
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I would have been right there with you.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
My point is that some wars have to be fought. I think the war on terror, the invasion of Iraq had to occur given the circumstances. I guess we will always disagree. I understand that, just like there are some who disagree with me regarding Vietnam.
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I think the war on terror and the war on Iraq are very much different. The war on terrorism targets individuals linked with terrorism and planning terrorism, people and groups not necessarily associated with a country or government. For example: we want to catch and bring to justice those who were involved in the bombing of a US embasy, who happened to be Saudi. We do not want to go attack Saudi Arabia. The attack and invasion on Iraq on the other hand, has more to do with economic control, regional stability, vengence, and regional control than bringing people to justice.
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Originally Posted by aceventura3
During WWII there were many who wanted nothing to do with getting involved in the war in Europe, and Germany did not invade us. In the end I doubt there are many who thought that war was not worth the price. I don't use who invaded who first as the primary reason for war.
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The primary reason for war is defence. We were not in danger from Iraq (except for our planes flying over Iraq dropping bombs, those could be shot down, but I suspect you can see the difference).