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Jim Henderson wrote:
> But taking troops into Iraq was seen as an invasion of holy lands. So we
> repeat the cycle - they want us out, we become more entrenched in the
> region. I don't see how that's supposed to break the cycle.
I'm vigorously agreeing. :-) I'm just pointing out that committing more
terrorism to get the US *out* is as silly as sending the US in to
prevent terrorism by using the military.
> But even then, that was tried by Iraq in the first
> gulf war (burning the oil fields in Kuwait).
Well, the fields they burned weren't their own. A bit different, that.
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Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
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