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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: greenspirit who wrote (173845)11/1/2005 3:19:19 PM
From: wonk   of 281500
 
…It was horrible how many people died and suffered in Vietnam, but I think the real regret many Americans have is it was seen as a waste. In other words, they died in vein, [sic] for no real purpose, goal or vision.

Of course. But then you fail to realize why we can’t

….bring their vision to a successful conclusion….

Put aside how we got here (Iraq) and I’ll ignore the arguments used to “sell” the war. Forget about “visions.”

Think about the true objective of the American people.

Was their (the American peoples’) objective to eliminate Saddam? – NO;
Was their objective the elimination of WMD? – NO;
Was their objective to foster Democracy in the Middle East? – NO;
Was their objective to insure cheap and plentiful oil? – NO.
Was their objective to improve Israel’s security situation? – NO.

If the people’s objective was none of these what was it?

Simply, the objective was to create more – not less - security for the citizens of the United States.

We have failed in that objective and nothing we do now will permit us to achieve it. It’s increasingly clear that between two bad choices (stay or go) that the least harm will come from leaving.

The U.S. got sucker punched on 9/11, Afghanistan was an appropriate response. As for Iraq, William Odom said it more eloquently (“…the greatest strategic disaster in the history of the US…”). Colloquially, Iraq is akin to pulling out a pistol for defense, and shooting oneself in the crotch.

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