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Originally posted by skippy
OK it's time to ask the Big question. As our fellow citizens die!
American Soldiers are dieing every day now. Have we done the correct thing by entering into a war with Saddam and Al Quaida?
Isn't this just like the Russian war in Afghanistan years ago. (Are we doing any better than they did?)
Should we even be involved in Iraq?
Please state your opinion and then tell us why you think so?
Remember to be respectful of others.
Skippy
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There is no should haves now, we are where we are and that's what we need to deal with.
No, it's not like Russia vs. Afghanistan. We are doing much better then they did in Afghanistan, and by comparison we're still doing much better in Iraq. We've accomplished a lot in terms of commerce and getting their economy back on its feet and establishing a ruling system, I don't think Russia even managed to defeat the Taliban in the first place let alone focus on rebuilding.
Iraq is likely going to be a key piece of land in our fight against terrorism and our ability to quickly mobilize forces worldwide, it will allow us to replace our military base in Saudi Arabia and relieve some of the cultural pressure surrounding it's prescense there, and if Iran starts acting up we can have a large fighting force on them very quickly, and as we've seen, when you've got the most powerful military in the world standing on your doorstep, you change your tone quickly enough. So yes, Iraq is important to us.