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My thought about if the war was necessary or not - the answer depends on one's perspective.
On one hand, we decided to invade Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein from power. Our decision to invade was preemptive and the timing was our choice. From that perspective I can see how one can conclude the war was unnecessary.
On the other hand, we had been in a undeclared war long before our invasion of Iraq against an enemy that had declared war on the US. Iraq is a key strategic point in the war against terror and removing Saddam Hussein served two purposes. In this regard I see our invasion of Iraq as a part of our broader war on terror, and that the invasion was a part of a military strategy that will prove to be successful or a failure. Given the two choices of fighting a defensive war or an offensive war on an enemy who has declared war on the US, I would choose an offensive war and I do see fighting the war as necessary, defensively or offensively.
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"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions on vegetarianism while the wolf is of a different opinion."
"If you live among wolves you have to act like one."
"A lady screams at the mouse but smiles at the wolf. A gentleman is a wolf who sends flowers."
Last edited by aceventura3; 05-28-2008 at 08:00 AM..
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