Iraq war/Afghanistan War/War on Terror

Ok. First of all you posted some good topics. You said that the administration was, "looking for any and every excuse to launch an invasion of Iraq." Since when was terrorists running planes into the towers an excuse. Yes i know you might say that Iraq didn't have anything to do with that. I believe that is wrong. I have personally seen way too much evidence that Sadaam supported the terrorists responsible for this. Does that constitute an ivasion? No, but if you tear down one of the major sources of income al queda is receiving, Iraq being that source, al queda will crumble. Why do you think that al queda is on the run now and hasn't had very many significant attacks since Sept. 11? You said, "utter devastation caused by our military intervention." We did not cause the devestation. The terrorists fighting us did that. We have built schools, government buildings, hospitals, etc.... The terrorists are the ones destroying them. This is why the Sunnis decided to join our side. Because they are sick of the violence and want a change. You said, "Life was good by Middle-Eastern standards in Iraq." I strongly disagree. If being tortured daily and being afraid to walk down the street in fear for your life is good then i would hate to see what a bad life was. I just finished reading a book called Mayada: Daughter of Iraq. It tells some of these horrible stories. I suggest you read it. When i was deployed over in Iraq back in 2003 i spoke with many of the local population that would attest to the fact that life was definately not good. You said, "The federal government's duty -- as outlined in the Constitution -- is to secure our borders and provide for the common defense." Well alot has changed since, September 17, 1787. I for one DO NOT want to sit here at our borders waiting for another country to build up the means to strike again. I believe in taking the fight to the enemy and "killing him before he kills me." If we pulled all of our troops out now what would that say to the enemy? Hmmmmm, well they cut and ran. We could do this again. No. We cannot show a weakness otherwise they will think that they can do this again. Look what happened when Clinton was in office, After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. Did not happen under his terms. After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. Did not happen. After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed 19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. Didn't happen. After the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished. Didn't happen. After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 39 U.S. sailors, Clinton promised that those responsible be hunted down and punished. Didn't happen. Maybe if Clinton had kept those promises, an estimated 3,000 people in New York and Washington, DC. who are now dead would be alive today. You said, "The vast majority of Iraqis want a religious dictatorship." That is all that they know. They are slowly coming around to democracy. Who wouldn't like a say so in their way of life?