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Author Topic:   War in Iraq, is there a point?
GDR
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Message 293 of 308 (236249)
08-23-2005 6:14 PM
Reply to: Message 284 by deerbreh
08-23-2005 6:04 PM


Re: Opposing Terrorism
deerbreh writes:
Beside the point. Nobody's hands were clean, including American companies.
It isn't beside the point at all. It is the reason that there would never have been Security Council approval from the UN. There would never have been a UN force because countries with vested interests and things to hide had a veto on the Security Council.
Your initial point was that the US should have had UN support. My point is that UN support was an imoossibility.

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GDR
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Message 306 of 308 (236264)
08-23-2005 6:45 PM
Reply to: Message 300 by jar
08-23-2005 6:27 PM


Re: Opposing Terrorism
jar writes:
Now that we've invaded and overthrown the governments in these two countries, I think our selfinterest and even honor says that we need to be sure that they get beyond simply having a democratically elected government. We need to stick it out until they are viable. That could well be 50 years, will certainly be decades at a minimum.
But those actions have absolutely nothing to do with the issue of terrorism.
Does that make any sense or should I try rewording it again?
I agree with the first part and it is much better put than what how I put it.
I disagree however with it having nothing to do with terrorism. A politically stable ME would be a huge blow to terrorism, and other than for the interests of the Iraqis themselves this is the main reason to be there.
This is a short answer as I have to run.

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