I do not think Bush screwed up. I completely back this war, and why we are in this war.
Face it; Iraq was indeed in breach of its restraints that were placed upon it after the Gulf War had taken place. Iraq was not to have a military; it did. Is that not enough justification for war? These were not laws placed upon Iraq just by the United States, these were laws placed upon Iraq by countries all over the world. It is just a shame that Britain and we were the only ones to do anything about this.
Saddam was, simply by the nature of his demeanor, a weapon (WMD, if you will). This is a man who kills his own people using chemicals produced by his country. He oppresses and murders his own people without any ill remorse. This crazed man should not be allowed to have weapons, which he did, illegally. He should not be allowed a military, which he did have, illegally. To let him stand by, and further develop his armaments is a substantial threat to us, and other innocents in the Middle East.
What could he do to use? Well, take a look at Al Qaeda. They did not have as much structure as the whole of Iraq. However, they were still able to come together and plan a massive attack on United States soil, which killed thousands of mothers, fathers, daughters, and sons. Sure, they might not be able to develop a nuclear weapon deliverable to the US, but you do not need a nuke to kill Americans, and other people.
The Iraqis, the crazed Saddam loyalists, for which there were many, were not nice people by any stretch of the imagination. They were just as apt to kill innocent people as Saddam himself was. We need to rid the world of these religious totalitarianistic. Not only are they in Iraq, but also they are all over the Middle East, in general. Now, I am not suggesting another holocaust should be put into the works. Our growing presence in the middle east, with the establishing of democracies, is the only way to do this without being as bad as Saddam or Hitler were themselves. We desperately need changing of ideals in the Middle East before all hell breaks loose. This war is one of many steps that will take place in order to do this, not only for the US, but also for everyone.
These people are more than willing to commit acts of terrorism to get their point across, to further their cause. They are as fanatical as the World War 2 era Germans. Look at the constantly ongoing battle between the Israelis and the Palestinians, for example. People are more than willing to blow themselves up, killing others in the process, to get their point across. You know that every other country in the Middle East doesn't disapprove of this besides, of course, Israel. What do you think would happen to the Israelis if we had absolutely no presence in the Middle East? Over 6 million people would die, but not without the use of nuclear bombs. Israelis are tough people, and they are also completely surrounded by enemy countries. If they were to get into an all out war, Israel would use the nuclear weapons it possesses, without a doubt. How can we allow this to happen?
The United States cannot, and should not, stand by whilst another holocaust us taking place, whether it be just 100 miles from us, or 12000 miles away. To help others and give other oppressed people a free life is our job. What would the world be like if we didn't care? Establishing a democracy is the only way to prevent crap that this from happening. Sure we may not see results in the next couple of years, but positive results will result of us allowing people in the middle east to get a taste for freedom, because once you taste freedom, you will never go back.
Unfortunately, we have quite a problem with establishing a democracy in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is known to harbor terrorists, and is also known to teach anti-American as well as anti-"other than Arab" beliefs. So why aren't we chasing after them?
Oil.
Saudi Arabia has oil. We cannot afford to do away with their oil, and the money we may make from their oil without a big hit to our economy. I don't care if you are Bush, Clinton, or Kerry. No one will have the balls to sever ties with the Saudis, at least no one with enough balls to do that will ever be elected by peace loving Americans. Well, as we speak, there are groups out in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt, and many other countries plotting to kill Americans. To say they are not would be ignorant. 99.9% of what they plan will never follow through, but there still is that massive threat of having that .01% happen.
I see I have been rambling on, but everything translates into this-
We need to establish democracy in the Middle East. A whole section of the planet is anti-American, for the most part. To not take steps to rid us of this anti-American sentiment is dangerous to us as Americans, and others as supporters of America. You may not like how this sounds, but the American governments job is to keep American running. To ensure the existence of America. The government will do what it must, without resorting to the blatant and senseless killing of all anti-American believers (because we are better than that), to make sure that we will never leave this planet. Face it, in the government's eye, I do not care if you are republican, liberal, or democrat, anybody that is anti-American is a threat to our existence.
The Iraqi war is just another step to change ideals, and WMDs was the horse we rode in on. We will establish a democracy. Albeit, it will be slow going, for they have yet to experience true freedom because of all the groups of people still loyal to Saddam, and/or his beliefs. After the war, and a stable democracy is rooted into the country, something will happen that'll make us have to repeat what was done with Iraq, but to another country, thus furthering our pro-freedom anti-terrorist beliefs.
However, as I stated before, Saudi Arabia will be a large hurdle, and until the U.S. becomes more independent of other countries, we will have a hard time dealing with their terrorist ideals. It's wrong that money gets in the way of our safety, but that's how governments work.
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Some of what I have said, if not most, may have sounded a bit drastic if not extreme. I do not wish to kill people; I just don't want to see any more airplanes flying into buildings with Americans in it, or any people for that matter.
America is the glue that holds this planet together. Without us, Europe would be in shambles, South Korea would be gone, Middle East would be a constant war, and African countries would face a poverty they have never before experienced, etcetera. Sure I may be a nationalist, but what American shouldn't be?
Anyways, this is just my opinion, and I hope you people respect my opinion as much as I have respected yours. |
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