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Tully Mars · 06-12-2008, 04:52 AM

It might not have been a bad Idea to consult the USSR prior to this whole endeavor. It's possible they might have been able to give insight on how invading a Middle Eastern country and attempting to occupy it would turn out.

I keep hearing how once the violence stops having a force there will be much like it is in Japan, Germany or South Korea. First that assumes the violence is going to stop. Given the long history of the conflicts in the region I have my doubts. Centuries of war and killing, seemingly these folks don't let things go. We've lost something like 11 or 12 people this month and it's been the best month so far. Ok, we're down to one person a day. Is that acceptable? What if it were one a month? A year? How many American lives is Iraq worth? Then we have financial cost. How much is it going to cost to maintain a force there? Are we going to borrow that money too? Once we add Iraq to the list of foreign deployments are we going to added another country and another until we truly are "Team America World Police?"

06-12-2008, 04:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	It might not have been a bad Idea to consult the USSR prior to this whole endeavor. It's possible they might have been able to give insight on how invading a Middle Eastern country and attempting to occupy it would turn out. I keep hearing how once the violence stops having a force there will be much like it is in Japan, Germany or South Korea. First that assumes the violence is going to stop. Given the long history of the conflicts in the region I have my doubts. Centuries of war and killing, seemingly these folks don't let things go. We've lost something like 11 or 12 people this month and it's been the best month so far. Ok, we're down to one person a day. Is that acceptable? What if it were one a month? A year? How many American lives is Iraq worth? Then we have financial cost. How much is it going to cost to maintain a force there? Are we going to borrow that money too? Once we add Iraq to the list of foreign deployments are we going to added another country and another until we truly are "Team America World Police?" __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club Last edited by Tully Mars; 06-12-2008 at 04:55 AM..