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Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:17 am to TreyAnastasio
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:17 am to TreyAnastasio
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the devil you know is better than the one you dont
I can agree with this.
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:17 am to TreyAnastasio
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I dont think anyone is arguing that Saddam was a good guy
Remember, we didn't invade Iraq because Saddam was being a big meanie to his people. We invaded because we were told he had WMD's that were a direct threat to our security. Turns out he had some, but they were the ones we had sold to him in the 80's and were no longer useful.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:17 am to pvilleguru
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I think we should just pull out and forget about them.
Well, when the oil runs out we will.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:17 am to pvilleguru
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I think we should just pull out and forget about them.
But we should promise to call them sometime
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:18 am to Rebelgator
The Trey/Rg saga goes boldly on. This is better than daytime television 
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:19 am to TreyAnastasio
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the devil you know is better than the one you dont.
Not always, but in this case where we didn't have concise end strategy objectives, I agree.
High time we cut our losses, so to speak.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:21 am to Landmass
How about we just let the Iraqis sort out Iraq? You can't fix ideology, especially religious based. America doesn't always know best, past or current. There are plenty of fricked up points of evolution in U.S. history.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:21 am to AUbagman
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How about we just let the Iraqis sort out Iraq?
Monetary interests
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:23 am to TreyAnastasio
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Well, when the oil runs out we will.
That's an asinine stance. If anything, it stems from large defense contracts, not OPEC.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:23 am to AUbagman
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You can't fix ideology
Eh...
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 11:25 am
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:24 am to AUbagman
So you think that after the oil runs out the western powers will give a frick about the middle east? No chance.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:24 am to TreyAnastasio
75 years or so ago if a country invaded another and won that battle then the invaded country became the formers property.
We need that again.
We need that again.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:24 am to TreyAnastasio
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So to fix a country that is a mess because we invaded, you want to invade again?
Iraq isn't a mess because we invaded.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:25 am to TreyAnastasio
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Monetary interests
Yes, we all know there are ulterior governmental motives, but can we speak on the merits of our opinions as citizens without interjecting special interests into the equation?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:25 am to Rebelgator
I seriously doubt we'd nuke another county. All hell would break loose.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:26 am to AUnite
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I seriously doubt we'd nuke another county.
They're less of a country and more of a wasteland.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:26 am to Rebelgator
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They're less of a country and more of a wasteland.
It's a country RG. With citizens. Come on now.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:27 am to AUnite
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I seriously doubt we'd nuke another county. All hell would break loose.
This.
But don't let this logic stymie the hypotheticals, y'all
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:27 am to CatFan81
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So... you want us to kick Iraqi's out of Iraq? Since when do we have the authority to kick people out of their own country?
We did it with the native americans.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 11:27 am to AUbagman
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Yes, we all know there are ulterior governmental motives, but can we speak on the merits of our opinions as citizens without interjecting special interests into the equation?
Im not sure what this even means. The only reason we have boots on the ground in any of these countries is to protect our interests in the region.
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