Wow! It doesn't take long for this group to implode! Since some people say the reason we are in the Middle East is OIL!, let's stir some of that in and really get everyones cajones in an uproar. (Just kidding!)
In the meantime, I've lost something and would really be grateful if one of the computer experts on the list would help me find it. It's the "back" box in Firefox. It's driving me almost as crazy as when one of my old VW Beetles lost its backup gear. I can still hear the UF students laughing while I pushed it out of a parking space at the Thirsty Gator. I've looked everywhere, tried everything, and can't imagine where it got off to. Really getting tired of having to reload a website every time I want to go back one page. Thanks in advance, Gerry Hendrik and Fay wrote: > Ohh boy, now we have politics and religion on the discussion table:) > It's all Wiltons fault for mentioning the war, I may have mentioned it > once but I think I got away with it. > Anyway, regarding the 'temporary' troop withdrawal from Iraq. > My vague recollection of this was that it was decided before President > Obama came into office > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement > And yes Max we can see that your trying to put some sort of xenophobic > spin on it, this is the sort of thing that lets to heated debates, > perhaps we should try and stick to the facts? > Fact is that a republican president decided to invade a sovereign > country on the basis that the regime in that country was involved in the > terrorist attack on 9/11 and had WMD. Neither of which where ever proven > to be true. > Then the spin turned to liberation of the Iraq people but there was no > clear plan on how to achieve this and perhaps no clear understanding of > the dynamics of Iraq. > In some ways the US has a simplistic view, insofar that they think, 'we > kicked the British out and lived happily ever after' so if we give > others that sort of opportunity it will work out well. > However one of the key differences is that America was a young country > with lots of opportunity and the people there pretty much had a common > goal (especially since they mostly had a common background). Whereas in > most other countries there are centuries old rivalries between the > different ethnic groups and all those groups are trying to grab as much > for themselves as they can. > Plus throw into the mix some religious nut jobs who appeal to the young > who have no job and can see no future and you get a nasty brew. > However the real question is how do you fix the mess, sure send in the > troops, wipe out as much of ISIS as you can and then declare job done > again but then another group of nutters will jump up and cycle will repeat. > President Bush junior had a lot of years to achieve some sort of > stability in Iraq but no, lets blame Obama because he is a democrat and > has a sort of foreign name. > > Hendrik > who sometimes mixes fact with fiction > > On 18/09/14 07:06, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > > Curt, > > > > I've asked several Iraqis point blank: did America do the right thing? The > > answer they gave me is "Yes!". > > > > The Iraqis didn't throw us out, Barack Hussein Obama made it a campaign > > pledge to pull us out. Iraq very much wanted to negotiate an agreement for > > our troops to stay, it was Obama who ended those negotiations. > > > > Max Dillon, > > Charleston SC > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8230 - Release Date: 09/17/14 > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
