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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
like it or not, the US is the last remaining super power. this menas we must continue, as we have for decades, to go places in the world to take care of problems.
what other nation has the military or resources to defend the whole world from terrorism and extremist organizations? none.
the only other option is to sit back and watch as all the little pissed off groups in teh world gain power/money/weapons and start attacking innocent citizens just because they see us as bad. it is not worth sitting back and waitng for people to die when we already know we are dealing with people who place absolutely 0 value on life.
if you have the ability and power to go on the offensive, you have to do it. that is how war works.
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1) just because we are a superpower doesnt mean we have the right to invade a country for no reason (no WMD found), overthrow their current government and force our way of life upon millions who really dont want it. damn, we're doing such a great job of protecting the world from itself
. And us invading Iraq is not saving the world from terrorism, its just pissing the terrorist factions off more.
2) did you ever stop to think that you would be just as pissed as all those "little pissed of groups in teh world" if the united states was bombed, invaded, overthrown and instilled with a new form of government?
3) we all know how war works, however, this is not something that a war will fix. if it was an entire country that was responsible for what happened, then yes a war would be appropriate. But the fact of the matter is that small cells of terrorists are operating in numerous countries all around the world including the united states. a war focused on one counrty isnt going to bring about any relevant changes in terrorist activity.