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Re: Not the right way to exit?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:41:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
> a US retreat, defeat, loss, whatever you want to call it, now in Iraq
> will embolden terrorist organizations to more terroist activities,
> for they will equate the US 'pull out' as lack of will to stand
> against 'em.
How do you figure? The war in Iraq doesn't have anything to do with global
terrorism. In Iraq, terrorism is merely a tool to repel the invader. We should
either conquer them or get the hell out.
Chris
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) We'd lose any remaining credibility if we just annexed them into the US (not to mention the added drawback of being permanently stuck with them until either we or they are all dead, which is really a greater cost than the oil is worth), and we (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Not the right way to exit?
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| (...) True, the Iraqi situation doesn't directly have anything to do with global terrorism, but here's an analogy-- You're a police officer Your duty is to protect the innocent civilians. You and your fellow citizens see a bully acting against the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Not the right way to exit?
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| (...) Seriously, whom do you suppose we are fighting in Iraq? You are simply clueless. (...) Again, you have no idea what is going on in Iraq. The Iraqis want us to stay, not as a conqueror, but as a protector. The overwhelming majority of Iraqis (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) These questions should have already been asked, and were asked, by those that compared this to the similarities to the Vietnam war--but those were brushed aside as 'unpatriotic'. The difference here is that, whereas the US evacuation in '75 (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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