tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879685570329338775.post8805565807375302748..comments2018-01-22T18:44:30.814-08:00Comments on <B>JohnPaulJustLikeThePope</b>: The truth about Iraqjohnplikethepopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471932507721961905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879685570329338775.post-54821888050827231302008-08-06T20:28:00.000-07:002008-08-06T20:28:00.000-07:00I have to wonder why people love to claim we waste...I have to wonder why people love to claim we wasted the lives of our troops and money in Iraq. The majority of the troops do not seem to feel their efforts have been wasted. And I would rather have Uncle Sam burn money than have it used by politicians to propagate the failed collectivist experiment and buy votes.<BR/><BR/>Pointing to Iraq as the reason for the next terror attack is simply people with an agenda acting like spoiled brats. 9-11, and a whole lot of other unanswered attacks happened without an Iraq. Thepeople behind the terror attacks have been and will continue to do them to further their agenda to scare the West out of the Middle East, create a Caliphate, and then subjugate the rest of the world from it. They do not need any "catalysts" to prompt them to want to kill infidels.AlexinCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198266046412150569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879685570329338775.post-7465669784692371712008-08-06T18:59:00.000-07:002008-08-06T18:59:00.000-07:00Modernity may come, but brutality persist. I would...Modernity may come, but brutality persist. I would rather live in Lebanon today than Iraq of yesteryear.<BR/><BR/>While not a panacea, a democratic state has as a strength the ability to accommodate opposition without oppression. When the opposition is repressed by violence, the barrier to entry for political movements is the willingness to withstand such violence. When people die by the sword, they tend to live with it, as well.johnplikethepopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471932507721961905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3879685570329338775.post-17378445655447914472008-08-05T13:14:00.000-07:002008-08-05T13:14:00.000-07:00Yes, it has been well worth the 4129 (August 5) de...Yes, it has been well worth the 4129 (August 5) dead soldiers and 86000 dead Iraqis and trillions of $ spent so we could build a new Lebanon. The sad thing is that at some point, modernity WILL come to a more full fruition in the Middle East at some point, and war Hawks will point to Iraq as the catalyst, regardless of it's inevitability. And when terrorists strike again, in some new form, anyone who points to Iraq as a catalyst for such hate will be called "part of the blame America First Crowd."Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176579399845497491noreply@blogger.com