Foxfyre wrote:I have looked long and hard on the subject of 'what the Iraqis' think' and, if you read everything written, you can speculate that anything you want to believe is true.
What have you read? What sources? You mention the NY Post and FOx quite a bit, but little else.
Quote:The overwhelming evidence is that fundamentalist radical militant Islam hates the United States because we stand for everything they do not, and if they can bring us down, they can do anything they want including dominating the world or at least most of it.
But do you understand that not all of the opposition is made up of this group? The majority of the opposition seems to be made up of people who want the US to leave. Nothing more, nothing less.
Quote:The factions still fighting against us in Iraq are part of these fundamentalist groups. The last thing they want is for Iraq to be a free and open society in charge of its own destiny. They would then have no power to enforce their own agenda.'
Again, what is your evidence for such a naive statement?
Quote:Iraq is such a blip on the global scale, but so was the United States when it finally threw off the yoke of monarchy and took control of its own destiny. And look how democracy has spread from there.
Can we then agree that for Iraq to become free, it must throw off teh yoke of US oppression?
Quote:If Iraq becomes a free and prosperous nation, I think democracy and freedom will spread from there too. I hope I live long enough to see it because it will be a wonderful thing.
Good for you, want a cookie?
Quote:We can't afford to lose this war. It would be tragic for all the people of the world.
I don't see how we can "win" it and still accomplish the lofty goals you espouse.
