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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
So you understand Kim Jong Il more than you understand Obama? I don't think you're alone on that.
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I post my problems with Obama's politics. I have never posted my views on Kim Jong Il.
I know what I post is often so pointed that it can be shocking, but I never try to make what is simple overly complicated.
The truth is that we were attacked on 9/11 and some people (those who are honest), have to admit that their first reaction was to retaliate with force. A man with a gun, trained to use the gun, may not want to use it, but he will use it if he feels there is a need to use it to defend life, liberty and property. This is in the nature of some people. We can play games all day long with the reasons why we used our military in Afghanistan, but at the root is this human nature issue. Your nature may be different, and I understand that - but do you understand my nature? I will never initiate a violent act, but if I am hit - my reflex is to hit back. A person like me can be reasoned with, and I can be persuaded by people who have a different nature than mine and I will weigh what I think is morally right. I am not saying I just want to go out and randomly hurt people, that is the nature of a criminal, not me. I understand my nature and I understand the person whose instinct is not to swing back - what I don't understand is what is in the middle of these two - Obama. I also never really understood Canada, Did you folks support the war or not? Was military action the right thing to do or not? Why? To me Bush had clarity.
Also, at some point the need to keep swinging diminishes - I got there with Afghanistan a while ago. I understand (understanding and agreeing with. are different to me) those who want to keep swinging, but I don't understand those who "swing" for political purposes - which I think Obama is doing.
So, we can compare what I present to world leaders who would kill indiscriminately or those who have actually killed millions of people who wanted to live in freedom - but there is an honest and real difference.