I already said that those societies are so corrupt and unethical that we here in the US do not even know what that is since our politicians are not that unethical, even though we blame our politicians fro what they do.
Ok.. so you can state the obvious.. What are you proposing be done about it?
No we should understand their ways and adjust our approach accordingly similar to all the Presidents before GWB have done. We as Americans require the Bush team in Washington to do better than being just trigger happy. That is my read.
Dude... what's wrong with making them "understand" OUR WAY??
After all, they are the ones who defied international law and invaded a neighboring country, committing horrendous atrocities in the process..
Your view would be like confronting Nazi Germany and trying to "understand" their views of "Lebensraum" and "Meine Ehre heisst Treue".., or in the case of imperial Japan, their code of Bushido, or oaths of allegiance to their emperor....
It's those nationalistic views that brought them into conflict with the international community at large. It's what brought about the Iraqi eviction from Kuwait and the harsh terms of the cease fire accord, namely disarmament and reparations.
It's not my problem if they refused to follow OUR WAY.. If they hadn't been aggressive in the first place, they could have continued with "their way"..
It's like you and I debating.. You have a right to your opinion until you threaten me, or take a swing at me.. At that point, I have every right to "pound" my opinion into your face until you've "seen the light"..
And if you're big enough to do the same to me, should I swing at you first, then you obviously have the right your view of reality into me...
Pretty simple..
We have not found anything in Libya as wet, have we?
Chinu... have you already forgotten that PSI caught Qadaffi RED-HANDED trying to import centrifuges?
RED-HANDED!!! Intercepted the shipment back in October.. (but funny how few international politicians desire to discuss it)..
what has that got to do with tribal rivalry.
Honor.. Bush tried to kill him in response to his invasion of Kuwait.. And Saddam had to preserve his honor by attempting an assassination of Bush..
Except in the case of Bush, he was legitimately entitled by the rules of war to seek the elimination of the enemies political infrastructure.
Saddam conducted his operation in violation of the cease fire accords.
These are the simple (VERY SIMPLE) basic facts that I would expect a worldly person, such as yourself, to understand.
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