War On Terror

Indeed I enjoyed debating my opponent. I would like to address my opponents comments in this round. -------> "Whether you like it or not, this is World War III. It hasn't technically been announced. We have a war with USA, Britain, Israel, and other ally's vs. Iran, Afghanistan (Al Qaeda), Iraq(Taliban), and we even have North Korea in Asia giving us a headache. "<----------------- First, there is no connection between Iraq and Taliban, so I do not why my opponent connected those. I'll assume it an error, otherwise please do advise how they're connected by posting a comments. Secondly, I disagree this is WW3 and the United States Government has gone on record numerous time stating "We're at war with a radical group and not a Religion or a Country". Lastly on this point, North Korea affairs should be their affairs. As a Libertarian we believe "no country is in any moral position to tell how another country should live". Why should one country be free to possess nuclear weapons and another shouldn't? I'm not saying North Korea should have nuclear weapons, what I'm stating is simply what many Libertarians believe. Defend your borders and country. Be pro-active and not re-active. Don't worry about other countries affairs. In fact, my best advice to the US is to trade with North Korea. That would do more in easing the tensions then any war. Frederic Bastiat said, "When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. " Countries that trade freely are almost unlikely and highly impossible to go to war or have any animosity. Will USA and Canada fight each other? ----->"We need to finish what we started by completing Project Iraqi Freedom, defeating the Taliban, exterminating Bin Laden and all of his Al Qaeda slaves. "<------------- That was the objective, however this is not the case. It's been almost 9 years and nobody knows where bin Laden is. But yet they found Saddam Hussein within months after capturing Iraq. It's clear the mission in Afghanistan is nation building. American troops are dying so that a functional government in Afghanistan is established. As mentioned before, the Taliban is being offered positions in the government of Hamid Karzai. Why give them offers when they're killing American Troops? The Taliban should be defeated, not negotiated with if they're the enemy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----->"What people have tried to tell us over and over again is that Islam is a religion of peace, but what peace was being made on 9/11? <---------------- The people who attacked America on 911 where in no way representing Islam or Muslim Values. George Bush and the White House Spokesperson at the time, Ari Fleischer, have both stated the people who attacked America have a "perverted" view of Islam. Islam has history that dates further back then September 11, 2001. Islams contribution to history is unmatched and worth the recognition. For arguments sake, we will not get into that. But Islamic history is rich with innovative, educated and productive individuals that have shaped the world we will live. --->"What peace is made every week when an IED explodes and kills a soldier who's baby had just been born. "<------- I want to point out, this statement is usually made with emotion and addressing it with another emotional statement proves no point. The best way to answer this question is; Iraq and Afghani innocent families ask the same questions "Why is this happening? " " Why are we being invaded and bombed at"? More than 100,000 thousand innocent Iraqis have died so far, if not more. . http://www.iraqbodycount.org... As a Libertarian I believe every country should deal with its own affairs. -------->What peace is being made when a car bomb in Time Square goes off and kills a couple hundred people (Thank God it was prevented)? <-------------- This is a classical example of fear mongering perpetuated by the media and more specifically Fox News. We are all thankful nothing happened and no one was hurt on that day, but the truth is we face death every single day. In fact, emotions aside, and just dealing with statistics alone you are more likely to die from an Accidental poisoning then a Terrorist act. . http://www.wired.com... Yet the budget allocated to the US Military to fight these terrorist is 600 Billion! . http://en.wikipedia.org... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------->We need to get the message across that the U. S. has came, and we aren't leaving until our job is done. So if all of the terrorists would just step aside, let out army handle the making of peace, and then we can all just go home, and live in a peaceful world for the time being"<----------------------------------- There soo many errors with this statement I'll try to address them 1) This makes the US look authoritative. 2) It goes against the Consititutional 3)) Lastly this is a Utopian world my opponent is proposing. America should defend her borders and stay out of these other coutnries affairs. These wars has bankrupt the country, the soldiers are coming back with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and it allows Radicals to use it to recruit misguided and emotionally unstable individual who lack judgement. Again Good Debate, but the burden of proof was on my opponent.