Re: Right Wing detachment from reality

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:05:26 -0700, Black Elk
<windriver2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

>never@millions wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:31:56 -0700, Black Elk
>> <windriver2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Why did we go to war then?
>>
>> Black Elk, you questions are simple and direct and need answers as doe
>> this one.
>>
>> The geo-political nature of the area, one of constant instability,
>> surrounding Iraq has been an interest to the US and its allies for
>> over two hundred years. Currently, the modern inventions of
>> transportation, ground and air, along with other communication
>> technologies provides an opportunity to respond more quickly. The
>> areas surrounding Iraq, Iran, etc. was determined to be an area of
>> interest by the western nation, thus making US and allies presence has
>> been a goal. When the russians attempted to find their way to the warm
>> waters of the Indian Ocean to developing year-around ports rather than
>> relying on the winter-bound ports of Russia's north coast line. That
>> was one issue that was soon grounded with the defeat and retreat of
>> the Russians.
>>
>> Now the US expresses further interests in the area for it interest in
>> world-wide influence and presence. And that, too, has been very
>> expensive in lives and money. Will it work. It a task in progress. And
>> of course, the oil, the oil, the oil . . .
>>
>> I would enjoy reading the opinions of others.
>>
>> Thank you for the question, Black Elk.
>>
>> DCI
>
>I agree, but the cost is not worth the damage to mankind and the history
>that has been blown up, run over and obliterated.
>
>It has cost U.S. taxpayers a half trillion dollars and will grow
>exponentially.
>
>It has inflicted serious damage to our international reputation. We
>helped defeat the Nazis in WWII and prosecuted them at Nuremburg only to
>  use their methods against the people of Iraq.
>
>Maybe that is why we drafted Nazi war criminals into our main
>intelligence agency.


We, you and I and all the others in this modern world are living in
perilous times in which people, youngster and adults, are faced by
contentious others. Thus we also all have become far more contentious
at any point in history. The nations of this world have enough
weaponry to eliminate the global population several times over.

DCI
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