[Vision2020] Bush and War with Iraq

[Tbertruss at aol.com]

Dick et. al.

The amazing fact is, there are die hard Bush supporters who will admit that 
Bush and his administration "lied" about some of the reasons for going to war 
in Iraq, yet they will still support him, believing the war in Iraq was still a 
good idea for other reasons, and that it has made America safer.

I think one argument that might make some Bush supporters question their 
loyalty is to make the case that the war in Iraq has actually increased support 
for anti-American terrorism in the Islamic world, making America less safe.

However, what is revealing is how little the moods and opinions of the 
Islamic world are given any attention by the presidential candidates, demonstrating 
the insular, "we are the center of the world" attitude that is part of the 
reason the US is so hated in many parts of the world.

I've argued with hard line militarists who want to solve the terrorism 
problem with military force, and I pointed out we would need to bomb and/or invade 
numerous countries with a total population of over a billion people to wipe out 
all the Islamic world's recruiting for Al Quada style terrorism.

Better tighten your wallets, this could get expensive, though investment in 
military sector stocks might help.

Ted Moffett

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