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xyzer · Apr 9, 2007, 04:37 pm

I agree grandpa I feel the invasion of Afghanistan was retribution on Al Qaeda for 9/11. As to the fools errand in Iraq, that was ill conceived and failed to take into account the sectarian nature of the country. It was/is a waste! You cant convert or help barbarians to Democracy, its againt their religion.
I don't agree that we have lost power or are in any danger of losing power? We are still the wealthiest nation in the world and most powerful. I suspect that may be behind this UN bunch of Climate crazies trying to curb the use of fossil fuels..the US is the biggest polluter and they don't like us.
Mercenary I don't know where you get this nonsense about Vietnam? That one was the result of the 'Domino Theory' during the Cold War. The commies vowed to spread their evil doctrine throughout the world and we were the main bulwark for the Democratic countries thwarting their attempts.The US and other western nations wanted to prevent the communist take over of any more iof the world so, as in Korea, when the commies pushed into South Vietnam we assisted them in stemming the flow. It had nothing to do with oil!!!!
As a matter of fact it cost a hell of a lot of money.

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xyzer Liberated thinker Location: New Mexican Alps Posts: 2,198	I agree grandpa I feel the invasion of Afghanistan was retribution on Al Qaeda for 9/11. As to the fools errand in Iraq, that was ill conceived and failed to take into account the sectarian nature of the country. It was/is a waste! You cant convert or help barbarians to Democracy, its againt their religion. I don't agree that we have lost power or are in any danger of losing power? We are still the wealthiest nation in the world and most powerful. I suspect that may be behind this UN bunch of Climate crazies trying to curb the use of fossil fuels..the US is the biggest polluter and they don't like us. Mercenary I don't know where you get this nonsense about Vietnam? That one was the result of the 'Domino Theory' during the Cold War. The commies vowed to spread their evil doctrine throughout the world and we were the main bulwark for the Democratic countries thwarting their attempts.The US and other western nations wanted to prevent the communist take over of any more iof the world so, as in Korea, when the commies pushed into South Vietnam we assisted them in stemming the flow. It had nothing to do with oil!!!! As a matter of fact it cost a hell of a lot of money. Thus we play the fools with the time, and the spirits of the wise sit in the clouds and mock us.