Nym90
nym90
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« on: June 28, 2006, 01:43:04 PM » |
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I thought the purpose was to install a democracy, not necessarily to install a pro-American government. If an anti-American government is elected, are we going to topple it by force?
Saddam did have some weapons related research that he was concealing. All WMDs had previously been destroyed, however.
In any event, I fail to see how the massive expenditure of money and lives has made us a better or more secure country moreso than any other use of those resources would have. I support the goal of spreading democracy and freedom but it must be balanced against other problems that we currently have especially when doing so is so expensive not only to our national reputation and thus overall effectiveness in fighting terrorism but also in terms of our tax dollars and the lives of Americans.
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