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Old 23-04-2007, 00:07   #12
bullseyebarb
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Re: End the war; Right message sent to the wrong address.

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
Don't be afraid, ask.

Am I anti the war in Iraq? Yes.

Do I think the Iraqis are better or worse off than before the war? Worse off.

Do I think that the country is on the verge of civil war? Yes.

Do I think it has been worth the blood shed of British and American members of the armed services? No.

Do I think there would have been a war to unseat Saddam, instead of other just as evil despots like Mugabe, if Iraq wasn't places so strategically to the world's biggest oil reserves? No.
Didn't need to ask.....it was rather obvious. Mugabe is a nasty piece of work for sure....but he's only a threat to his own countrymen. It was the stated policy of the Clinton administration to have a regime change in Iraq.....and for very good reasons. Nothing came of it until after 9/11.

The more democratic governments we have around the world, the safer we all are. But it takes a lot of time and effort......and, alas, bloodshed to get there. I don't like it any more than you do.....but I do understand the goal.
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