Most of Europe is starting to get it.
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Bush is trusted by the public to a far greater degree than Clinton ever was....
Even if you disagree with him, you must admit he is at least honest as politicians go.
Yes, no one is complaining about france unilaterly taking care of some rebel problems in Africa. And they are doing this without UN approval.
If it was about oil why are we not invading venezuala? Or saudi. Both would be much easier targets.
France and Russia were defiant when we liberated Kosovo. No UN approval was given for this invasion.
Kosovo is still a war zone btw and I was an still am against direct US intervention there. THAT is Europe's problem! Iraq is OUR problem!
Kosovo is still a war zone btw and I was an still am against direct US intervention there. THAT is Europe's problem! Iraq is OUR problem!
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IMHO, unilateralism != bad (not necessarily, anyway). Being a citizen of the US, I am all for the USA protecting its own interests. So yes, if insuring stability in the middle east to protect access to the world's oil supply is a goal of all this, then that's perfectly fine. Until an economically viable alternative is presented (and I am all for research in that area), oil is the cornerstone upon which modern civilization rests, so protecting the world's largest reserves of oil are critical to the survival and prosperity of civilization. If you disagree, then boohoo for you.
Secondly, the possibility does exist that Saddam would (or has already) aid and abet terrorists if their goals coincided with his. Terrorists capable of reaching the US (as Al Qaeda has been proven to be) armed with chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, are also a threat to civilization, and I am all for removing the possibility that they can be armed with those weapons.
Thirdly, the UN is currently spineless, because it's made up of member states that are uneasy about the fact that the US is the sole remaining superpower. Those member states also have their own agendas (i.e. France and Russia, both with significant economic investment in the current Iraqi regime).
Why invade Venezuala/Saudi.Thier' doing what the expected of them.
Something about Bush"s beady little eyes,gives me the creeps :frown:
Something about Bush"s beady little eyes,gives me the creeps :frown:
Hell Chavez is a commie, a commie dictator. A commie dictator of a nation that supplies more oil to the US than Iraq EVER will. If it was only about oil Venezuala would have been invaded half a year ago. This isn't about Iraqi oil at all, this is about the threat a rouge nation presents to other nations that have oil.
Venezuala is doing what is expected of them? We expect them to have a countrywide strike of all oil workers in protest of a commie dictator? That's "inline" with US expectations? Hardly a barrel of oil has flowed out of the country in 2 months because Chavez refuses to step down, if it was only about oil the US would have stepped in a month and a half ago.
I'm sure most people would take 4 more years of Clinton over Bush. Hell, he can have sex with, do whoever the hell he wants as logn as the economy is good
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