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Originally Posted by dc_dux
ace...I focused on you because the articles you posted from aina and heritage perpetuate the propaganda.
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Then you waste your energy saying I have been duped, I suggest you focus on Dr. Jasim's editorial or focus on the merits of the Al Qaeda letter referenced by the Heritage Foundation. I know myself pretty well and get no satisfaction from discussing my merits and faults. Why do you persist in making direct comments about me while ignoring the data I post? I am betting you can't help it. I think the reason is because of your form of arrogance. An arrogance that suggests that anyone who doesn't see things the way that you do has to be a victim of something or someone. As evidenced in some of your other posts and the role you think government should play, your common theme is that the average person is going to be better off if some elitist Washington insider makes their decisions. Perhaps it is time for you to really reflect on this issue that you have.
By the way there is no charge for that valuable piece of psychoanalysis.
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After the first gulf war, Iraq was not a threat to the US or the region.
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But that was not the only issue. Didn't you read my post, didn't you look at the map. If you wanted a military stronghold in the ME, where would you have it? Or if you wanted to extend our influence in the region where would you have taken the next step?
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The small contingent of al Queda in Iraq today is not a serious threat to the US.
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Al Qaeda if left unchecked would be a threat to the region. Do you think the stated goals of Al Qaeda were made up by the Bush propaganda machine?
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If there is a threat to the US, it comes from the al Queda in Afghanistan/Pakistan that we allowed to reinvigerate in order to pursue the folly in Iraq.
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That sounds like a talking point. I wonder who is really being duped? I wonder how the Democratic strategy for the region is going to differ from the current strategy once the new Democratic President gets into office? Make your prediction now, and we can check in on it in a few years.
Here is my prediction: Clinton or Obama will be our next President. Our military will be in Iraq through their first term even though they will be elected with the understanding that ending the war, bring our troops home will be their number one priority. Clinton or Obama will serve only one term.