Without arguing the issue of going to war in the first place, there seems to be two schools of thought on Iraq:
1. We cannot fail there. We must stay the course until Iraq has a functioning government and the ability to supply security for the country. Giving a time table for withdraw only helps the terrorists.
2. We must have a deadline to withdraw. Not having a deadline helps the terrorists. It's Ok if in the end, we don’t' win it - as long as we get out.
People giving their opinions on Iraq do it for one of two reasons:
1. They have a political axe to grind.
2. They have sincere beliefs about what is best for our country.
Unfortunately, most of the crap you hear on TV is based in politics. I would further say, most citizens with an opinion also base their opinions from a political slant. There is a lot of ignorance out there in the general public about what's really going on in the world and why.
I used to think this war had nothing to do with oil. I have changed my opinion. I think it's all about oil. It's all about trying to get fanatics out of power in the middle east, not because of altruistic motives, but because they control the oil. We need the oil. We are a junky and they are the dealers. We will do nasty things to get a more secure hold on our fix. We would not be there if they didn't have the dope.
It is also true that if democracy takes hold in the middle east the world would be a much safer place. So maybe some good can come out of this, but we are still going to eventually run out of oil!
Is Bush the dope addict? Isn't it you? Isn't it me?
1. We cannot fail there. We must stay the course until Iraq has a functioning government and the ability to supply security for the country. Giving a time table for withdraw only helps the terrorists.
2. We must have a deadline to withdraw. Not having a deadline helps the terrorists. It's Ok if in the end, we don’t' win it - as long as we get out.
People giving their opinions on Iraq do it for one of two reasons:
1. They have a political axe to grind.
2. They have sincere beliefs about what is best for our country.
Unfortunately, most of the crap you hear on TV is based in politics. I would further say, most citizens with an opinion also base their opinions from a political slant. There is a lot of ignorance out there in the general public about what's really going on in the world and why.
I used to think this war had nothing to do with oil. I have changed my opinion. I think it's all about oil. It's all about trying to get fanatics out of power in the middle east, not because of altruistic motives, but because they control the oil. We need the oil. We are a junky and they are the dealers. We will do nasty things to get a more secure hold on our fix. We would not be there if they didn't have the dope.
It is also true that if democracy takes hold in the middle east the world would be a much safer place. So maybe some good can come out of this, but we are still going to eventually run out of oil!
Is Bush the dope addict? Isn't it you? Isn't it me?
