Comments | rickster885: Iraqis no longer worth our time

rickster885

Iraqis no longer worth our time

Nov 06, 2006 15:55

It seems as if many people have forgotten our reasons for going to war in Iraq, perhaps because of the president's choice of words lately regarding it. He is always talking about relieving the Iraqi people of a brutal dictator and helping them become free. People seem to accept this better than the actual reason, which was to keep the US safe from ( Read more... )

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andthechildren November 7 2006, 21:52:40 UTC

The fact that the reason we invaded Iraq was for the continuation of empire building answers a lot of the questions brought up here.

rickster885 November 7 2006, 23:51:23 UTC

See I don't think that was the reason.

mrcleveland November 7 2006, 23:55:25 UTC

Unless you buy all that starry-eyed democracy and peace bullshit.

Or unless you believe it was to stop "terrorism", although no connections have yet been found between Iraq and Al-Qaeda.

rickster885 November 8 2006, 00:44:34 UTC

Well my post clearly says that I don't buy the democracy bullshit, which is the main justification President Bush gives today.

I think it was in the interests of US security based on faulty intelligence. Therefore, there was no good reason for invading Iraq, but we didn't know it at the time.

killershears November 8 2006, 01:59:12 UTC

u.s. wants the world to be u.s.

that's gay.

story over.

rickster885 November 8 2006, 18:23:08 UTC

I wouldn't mind that. The US has the best system of government in the world. If people don't want it, they're missing out ( ... )