Misc Ramblings on the Iraq War

[nurseatty]

This past weekend I found myself debating the war in Iraq with a group of folks who all held different opinions on the issue. I suggested that we pull our troops back to the oil fields and invite the UN to secure the rest of the county. My thought was that we can protect the oil production, pay off the war debt, and set up a trust fund to help

Comments

[kimboosan]

The more I read, the more I agree with your idea.

It is just a fact: the minute we set foot in that country, there was no clean way to get out. The choices are bad, worse, or horrendous.

The only way to really remove ourselves from the middle east is to end our total reliance on oil as an energy source; yeah, like that's going to happen any time soon. Even if it was feasable, which it isn't at this point, the Oil Industry will not allow it. I truly believe our country is not being run by our elected official on our behalf, but on behalf of the big money lobbyists

[nurseatty]

The pages of history clearly demonstrate the unstable nature of the world. Enemies from one generation become the allies of the next generation. Religions rise, fall, and change. Social concepts of justice shift where what was considered the scourge of one era becomes accepted in another