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[girlsroxboys]

Put yourself in the shoes of the Iraqi people, or a majority of the Middle East for that matter. A larger nation is "liberating" you by force-feeding a form of government down your throat that doesn't exactly reflect the values of your ancestors, nor your religious faith. Farely soon McDonalds will be your main choice of nutrition and Wal-Mart your only choice of imported Chinese goods. Already there are military bases from that larger nation in your major cities when you have no bases in their neck of the woods. For the past decade or so, that same nation enforced 'no fly zones', in which you weren't allowed to fly in, though these zones were within your own territory. This is the pure definition of contemporary colonization; the same principle Americans fought against after leaving Great Britian and after both world wars. What right do we have as human beings to enforce our philosophy of life on others? We may lead by example and diplomacy, but not by force and violence. I would certainly dislike the United States of America if I lived outside its borders, but I do not. I love America for the freedoms and quality of life it represents, but forcing our views on other countries is an antithesis. Just as we fought to gain independence from a greater power, the people of Iraq and the Middle East should be allowed to create their own history and control their own future, whether it be democratic or not. When we can't even get to a final, just election result in our previous two elections, what nerve do we have pushing that flawed form of government on others? By forcing our values on people of different cultures and religious faiths, we are only creating more hatred and structure for 'terror' towards ourselves. We've seen it all before; The Roman Empire, Napoleon. Colonialism simply doesn't work. Total control doesn't equate to a just, peaceful society. I thought that is what the United States was founded on.

J. Mohler