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tecoyah,
When I look at a map, I see Afghanistan on one side of...and Iraq on the other side of...Iran.
Couple this with the realization that no discussion/thought about our foreign policy in the Middle East has been made without regard to energy sources: past, present, and future.
In regards to these two points, they actually *could* be legitimate reasons for the whole mess we find ourselves in currently. They are legit reasons that even the staunchest opposers to the war recognized...myself included. In all of my past posts, I never claimed that they weren't something to be concerned about. Yet, the ways in which our country was taken to war, that war is the most sensible way to achieve those two goals (deal with Iran and have a controlling interest in ME energy resources), and the fact the mess gives a reason to stay in the situation made me claim it was all wrong.
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