SAY NO TO WAR!
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- kloudman0
Good discussion. It is heartening to see that people are thinking about the issues. It is sad that many world leaders are better at playing politics that our current administration.
I still want to make the point that we are already at war and have been for years. It is simply becoming more clear as it comes closer to the US. That does not mean that we need to take it to the level of a ground war with actual troops, but we can not easily say that war is not an answer while we are in a war. We can not stop the war as they are attacking us.
Also, as proud as I am to be an American (and embarrased at the same time) I clearly understand that we have been too bullish and agressive in the past. Many of the problems that we are dealing with today are due to mistakes we have made in the past. Will going to a ground war and attacking Iraq solve the problems? Certainly not! Does he need to be removed from power? In my opinion yes. Should we do it? I am not sure. I do not have all the facts. If he has attacked the US or supported terrorist attacks on the US or our allies then I would say that we have a reason to do so. Should we do it to protect our interest in Oil, no way. We should be spending money on developing alternative sources of energy.
P.S. I write my congressmen about once a month. I do not trust them either but I will not be passive and withhold my opinion from them. I get a nice form letter on the subject that I am writing about from one guy and a crappy letter from the other that does not address my topic. My congressman will not have read my letter but it will be logged and noted by his staff and be tallied with all the other comments to help make policy decisions.
Michael