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Re: Not the right way to exit?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 20 Jul 2004 04:53:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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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 thank God the day we decided to help free them from their
oppression under SH.
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They may thank us for getting rid of Hussein, but they don’t all want us to
stay. The best analogy I’ve heard of this is shortly after the fall of
Baghdad when an Iraqi citizen walked up to a US soldier and said something to
the effect of, “Thank you for coming, now please leave.” They don’t want us
to coddle them, and they don’t deserve for us to treat them like that either.
They deserve to have us help out when they want us to, and let them stand on
their own two feet when they decide it’s time for us to leave.
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I agree, but it wouldn’t be right to leave them before they were ready and able
to defend their land and freedom on their own. And what is the rush, anyway?
We are a powerful ally, and a valuable resource. The smart would utilize us,
not banish us (not to mention the grateful)
JOHN
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| (...) Because the longer we stay there, the more it looks like they're a puppet government controlled by the US. And if they can't stand on their own without having us there to quell rebellion, they effectively are, by virtue of the fact that we'd (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) They may thank us for getting rid of Hussein, but they don't all want us to stay. The best analogy I've heard of this is shortly after the fall of Baghdad when an Iraqi citizen walked up to a US soldier and said something to the effect of, (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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