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War Child
Why is it ok for the US to have weapons of mass destruction, but for other countries not to?
Why is it ok for the US to use military force to create "regime changes" in other countries, but for other countries not to?
Why is the US view of capitalism and "democracy" the standard that must be followed by other countries?
Why do we claim we are a country with no national religion, and yet our politicians invoke god and christianity at every opportunity?
Why is it ok for the US to be blatently pro-isreal only because it's a christian nation?
Why is it that the US thinks it can fight a war on two or more fronts in a region that is so unstable at the current moment and believe that the region will hold together?
Why has the current administration failed to use diplomacy and leave force as a last resort?
Why does the US think it is always right?
Why is it not possible to question out government or its policies without being labeled un-patriotic or un-american?
These are only a few of the questions that run through my head these days. I'm not looking for answers, but I just acan't understand why our president is so eager to go to war when so many people, both in our country and around the world, are urging caution. When Dick Armeny (is that the right name), a Republican with whom I have no commonality, speaks out against war, that's got to be something. Saddam Hussein may be trouble, but the risks involved with attacking Iraq at the current moment seem to be to great. Did we not learn from N. Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, that it is not the right of the US government or any nation to attack a country and attempt to change it's government because we don't like how they operate. Iraq isn't the only nation that sponsors terrrorism. So why are we so hell bent on them?
If we go to war, we're going to lose our allies, lose our superpower status, cause the complete collapse of the Middle East, and probably destroy our credibility for many many many years to come.
George Bush Sr. understood foreign policy. Colin Powel understands foreign policy. Bush Jr. does not. He has no experiance in this matter, and it is showing. He is pissing off other countries left and right. What does it say when the one person in the Administration, Powel, who actually was a part of the Gulf War, is not supporting the idea?
I hate war, but I understand that sometimes you have to do it. But in this case, I think we're in the wrong.
Why is it ok for the US to use military force to create "regime changes" in other countries, but for other countries not to?
Why is the US view of capitalism and "democracy" the standard that must be followed by other countries?
Why do we claim we are a country with no national religion, and yet our politicians invoke god and christianity at every opportunity?
Why is it ok for the US to be blatently pro-isreal only because it's a christian nation?
Why is it that the US thinks it can fight a war on two or more fronts in a region that is so unstable at the current moment and believe that the region will hold together?
Why has the current administration failed to use diplomacy and leave force as a last resort?
Why does the US think it is always right?
Why is it not possible to question out government or its policies without being labeled un-patriotic or un-american?
These are only a few of the questions that run through my head these days. I'm not looking for answers, but I just acan't understand why our president is so eager to go to war when so many people, both in our country and around the world, are urging caution. When Dick Armeny (is that the right name), a Republican with whom I have no commonality, speaks out against war, that's got to be something. Saddam Hussein may be trouble, but the risks involved with attacking Iraq at the current moment seem to be to great. Did we not learn from N. Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, that it is not the right of the US government or any nation to attack a country and attempt to change it's government because we don't like how they operate. Iraq isn't the only nation that sponsors terrrorism. So why are we so hell bent on them?
If we go to war, we're going to lose our allies, lose our superpower status, cause the complete collapse of the Middle East, and probably destroy our credibility for many many many years to come.
George Bush Sr. understood foreign policy. Colin Powel understands foreign policy. Bush Jr. does not. He has no experiance in this matter, and it is showing. He is pissing off other countries left and right. What does it say when the one person in the Administration, Powel, who actually was a part of the Gulf War, is not supporting the idea?
I hate war, but I understand that sometimes you have to do it. But in this case, I think we're in the wrong.