Comments on: Iraq is back and no end http://butler-harris.org/archives/144 How can you have the last word if you haven't heard the first? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:50:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Ed http://butler-harris.org/archives/144#comment-1187 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:57:30 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/144#comment-1187 Good post Mr. Harris.... As per Keith's comment: While we may feel more comfortable with Saddam out of the position of power we placed him in, this and other such feelings are no justification for our presence there. *Now or ever, I might add...* "Retreating with dignity" is actually more reminscient of a bully trying to regain the moral highground before stomping off the playground. Except we aren't children, and there are reportedly hundreds of thousands of dead people in this bully's wake. We need to repent for our rapacious actions, apologize publically for our government's murders and lies to and about their country and its leader. Hopefully we've learned our lesson from this. If not that, than maybe sending in 20,000 more troops will help. Yeah, that's the solution. More men overseas. More imperialist bases in more countries. Never repentance. Never God's law. Good post Mr. Harris….

As per Keith’s comment:
While we may feel more comfortable with Saddam out of the position of power we placed him in, this and other such feelings are no justification for our presence there. *Now or ever, I might add…*

“Retreating with dignity” is actually more reminscient of a bully trying to regain the moral highground before stomping off the playground. Except we aren’t children, and there are reportedly hundreds of thousands of dead people in this bully’s wake.
We need to repent for our rapacious actions, apologize publically for our government’s murders and lies to and about their country and its leader. Hopefully we’ve learned our lesson from this.

If not that, than maybe sending in 20,000 more troops will help. Yeah, that’s the solution. More men overseas. More imperialist bases in more countries. Never repentance. Never God’s law.

]]> by: Keith http://butler-harris.org/archives/144#comment-1120 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:24:30 +0000 http://butler-harris.org/archives/144#comment-1120 I'm very glad we invaded Iraq and removed Saddam, and an ally in that area would certainly be valuable. For me the real question is, when do we pull out? rather than, should we have gone at all? Why do you think we will never be "successful" in Iraq? Personally I think that Islam is naturally geared towards dictatorship and not democracy. I’m very glad we invaded Iraq and removed Saddam, and an ally in that area would certainly be valuable. For me the real question is, when do we pull out? rather than, should we have gone at all?

Why do you think we will never be “successful” in Iraq? Personally I think that Islam is naturally geared towards dictatorship and not democracy.

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