This is a toughy! Who really wants American service-people in harm’s way…. Ever? But, we will all acknowledge that there is a need for a strong military, should anyone ever attack us.
Without debating the original necessity of the Iraq war, what is the answer now? Where does our responsibility to the people of Iraq (human beings with families just like us) end… I would argue that our responsibility to them ends only when we have cleaned up the mess we made… Again, whether or not there was just cause to occupy, we can all admit our presence caused the Iraqi people some problems…
We should probably not leave them hanging, in our magnanimous American wake, to rebuild their shattered infrastructure…. (We did the shattering, you know) It’s so easy to invade and occupy when you know what’s best for the whole darn world… a little harder to clean up your mess in a culture you don’t really understand!
Let’s apply the wisdom of hindsight to the future potential conflicts we face. Isn’t it kind of arrogant to snub the U.N.???? Oh, I forgot… America isn’t arrogant; we’re just right! Without exception or ratification!
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