Ok... but would this not be a reason to be very careful before engaging in yet another land war in the Middle East? Assuming that the goals of the US are in fact altruistic -- which the cynic in me doubts, but assuming for a minute -- it is seeming more and more that we are liberating those who do not wish to be liberated, in Iraq at least... I can't even remember the last time I saw a news story about Afghanistan, so I am not sure what I think about that.
By the way, your other post was actually shockingly thoughful ;) >We should have been, I agree, and it's shameful that we did nothing, but >there you have it. We can only do so much, and we committed pretty much >everything to Iraq and Afghanistan. > >On 3/13/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> You know I used to read Orwell and not believe I would ever see >> double-think in process. The fact that the US has been known to do good does >> not erase the great harm it is being seen as doing. I am glad you think we >> are bringing democracy to Iraq, but by your logic we should have been in >> Sudan years ago. >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199940 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
