I don't think pulling troops out of Iraq will automatically brand us as having "lost the war". It'd show that we care enough about our armed services to get them out of a bad situation before it can get any worse.
I think the main reason the Middle-Easterners are so pissed at us is because we keep poking our noses into their business, trying to influence them one way or another. We backed the formation of Israel, royally pissing off the Palestinians and their immediate neighbors. It's not that they want EVERYONE to be Muslim...Saddam Hussein, for all his evilness, had a Christian in his inner circle. I think most of them really do want to live in peace...it's just the renegades giving all the peaceful members of society a bad name. If the Israelis had come into Palestine, and peacefully integrated with them instead of forcefully taking over their country, I doubt we'd've had all the problems we see today.
Well, since we know they don't have WMD, pull out and let them kill each other. I don't care. I just don't want any more of our people to die over there needlessly.
That's a very short term way of looking at things, chaos in the region means we may not have gasoline... period. That doesn't just mean no SUV's, that means prolonged blackouts, people freezing to death in the winter etc.
Not to mention that it would breed even more islamic terrorism. Not just from the instability but from the fact that hey, violence can make them do what we want.
Well, considering that I don't own a car, the loss of gasoline is not a big deal to me. It just means I'll have to ride my bike more often, which is a good thing anyway.
My home is heated by natural gas, which is one of the few things we DON'T import from the Middle East, as far as I know.
Maybe if we started investing more into renewable energy sources, we wouldn't be so dependent on foreign fossil fuels for our livelihoods.
*shrug* There's always gonna be someone causing trouble around the world. That doesn't mean WE have to be the world police.
I think the main reason the Middle-Easterners are so pissed at us is because we keep poking our noses into their business, trying to influence them one way or another. We backed the formation of Israel, royally pissing off the Palestinians and their immediate neighbors. It's not that they want EVERYONE to be Muslim...Saddam Hussein, for all his evilness, had a Christian in his inner circle. I think most of them really do want to live in peace...it's just the renegades giving all the peaceful members of society a bad name. If the Israelis had come into Palestine, and peacefully integrated with them instead of forcefully taking over their country, I doubt we'd've had all the problems we see today.
That's just my take on it though.
Stay safe,
Jess
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Not to mention that it would breed even more islamic terrorism. Not just from the instability but from the fact that hey, violence can make them do what we want.
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My home is heated by natural gas, which is one of the few things we DON'T import from the Middle East, as far as I know.
Maybe if we started investing more into renewable energy sources, we wouldn't be so dependent on foreign fossil fuels for our livelihoods.
*shrug* There's always gonna be someone causing trouble around the world. That doesn't mean WE have to be the world police.
HJ
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