The population of Saudi Arabia is even less friendly to Americans than Iraq's. And with a population about the same size as Iraq's, an occupation of Saudie Arabia and Iraq at the same time is way, way, way, way, way out of the question.
So let me get this straight.. You would be utterly unwilling to take on a government that actually sponsored, and/or supported the 9/11 attack upon the US??
So what would you do... "contain them"??
Sure, but that doesn't mean that we should have to occupy Saudi Arabia. And in the long run, the results would be worse than if we left Saudi Arabia alone. But as a general rule, I do believe in the principle of revenge.
You sure could have fooled me... Sounds more like you believe more in having a soft and cozy life where its okay if people attack us, just so long as they don't attack you personally...
Using the logic you've expressed, the odds are that the US would have made a separate peace with Imperial Japan, rather than fight them...
After all, we knew that the Japanese were not particularly inclined to being invaded and occupied either and that it would require tremendous will and loss of life to accomplish that goal.
But from my impression of your attitude, it would seem that even American involvement during WWII would have been unjustified.... The 2,000 lives lost at Pearl Harbor would not have justified the 300,000 lives lost fighting the war.
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