Originally Posted by joder

I think we should have put money into developing alternate forms of energy and never done any business with them again. The U.S. supported sanctions against Iraq. Why not against Saudi Arabia? Oh that's right, oil.

Last I checked, we are working on developing oil alternatives. Read slashdot. At least once a week there is another breakthrough in Solar, Tidal, Hydrogen, or some other power source. Lots of advances are being made.

However, we're simply not there yet. You can't cut your dependency on oil BEFORE you develop the energy alternatives.

Yes, now you're going to say that the money spent on the war could have made it happen faster. Well, I can't entirely disagree with you on this one.

To be honest, I don't know the motivations for the people who started the war. I don't know what President Bush was thinking, I don't know what congress was thinking, I don't know what the DCI was thinking. I'm not psycic. However, I'm glad it started. I don't care about Iraq's oil. It's idiotic to think that the oil we would get from Iraq could possibly make up for the money we've spent over here. I'm for the war because a horrible imperialistic dictator who is guilty of countless humanitarian violations was taken out of power, and replaced by a democratic government. So, now you'll say that the Iraqis don't want a democratic government. Well, despite the threats of bombs, IEDs, snipers, etc... They had a higher voter turn-out then our country has had in a long long time.

I'm glad Sadam is out of power. We tried to get rid of him every other way possible, and he just wouldn't go. Cuba is an example of why you can't just wait for them to die. Besides, Sadam's sons were more evil than he was. Just look at what was done to the Kurds in the north, the Kuwaitis to the south, and to disidents all over the country. That's why I'm glad we fought this war. However leaving now would be an injustice to both the people of Iraq, and to the Soldiers who have given there lives already.

Originally Posted by Cheshire_cat

Yeah your right, we should just let everyone who wants to attack America, who are we to protect ourselves and our freedom.

defend yourselves from who? random hijackers flew planes into the twin towers and before you know it, old george has declared a war on "terror". how in gods name did you americans give that man 2 terms in office? give us a democrat next time. please.

Originally Posted by robertjordan

defend yourselves from who? random hijackers flew planes into the twin towers and before you know it, old george has declared a war on "terror". how in gods name did you americans give that man 2 terms in office? give us a democrat next time. please.

Saddam was a threat, if he was not then the UN would not care if he had WMD’s or not. It Is America’s right as a country to eliminate any and all threats; we do not need the approval from the UN or any other country for that matter. I find it very, very funny how the world forgets how much our country has done for the world, and what happens when we eliminate yet another major deadly dictator, nothing but complaints.

As of right now (unless liberals destroy this too), America is the only country, that has the will and power to stand up against radical Muslims or terrorists.

Conservatives really pick and choose who is a threat or who they term evil enough to attack.

Originally Posted by Cheshire_cat

Yeah your right, we should just let everyone who wants to attack America, who are we to protect ourselves and our freedom.

Saddam's Iraq posed zero threat to the United States. So little in fact that Ronald Reagan sent Donald Rumsfeld to sell weapons of mass destruction to Saddam in the 1980s, to keep Iran down. There was a theory about "My enemy's enemy can do no wrong".

Originally Posted by mork29

Who is the approving authority on deciding who heads the NSA and CIA again? Oh, that's right... congress does that.... But of course they're nothing but Presidential lapdogs.... Even though they directly report to both Congress and the President.....

The rubber stamp Republican congress of 2003, you mean??

Saddam was a threat. It Is Americas right as a country to eliminate any and all threats; we do not need the approval from the UN or any other country for that matter. I find it very, very funny how the world forgets how much our country has done for the world, and what happens when we eliminate yet another major deadly dictator, nothing but complaints.
no, sadly we will never forget the utter devastation the US has caused to the world.when will you war hungry republicans ever learn?

Originally Posted by Learning Newbie

The rubber stamp Republican congress of 2003, you mean??

So you are implying the Democrats didnt vote for the war? Guess we gonna have to burn a few history books to get that one to fly....

Originally Posted by robertjordan

defend yourselves from who? random hijackers flew planes into the twin towers and before you know it, old george has declared a war on "terror". how in gods name did you americans give that man 2 terms in office? give us a democrat next time. please.

/chuckle. Unlike the first term. he won the second term by a majority of the populous, AFTER the war was underway. We put him back in office because the alternative was a Democrat. I know it must suck caring about an election you cant vote in. Rest assured we will vote someone in who will aide in the defense of your country in it's time of need, or that Obama guy.

Robert, looks like cbwm answered your question of "defend yourselves from who?" with the who being democrats.