 mugofcoffee says: They're shipping more and more young kids over there who don't know what they're getting into," Janet Seymour said quietly after learning what her son had missed. "They've never seen war other than on the TV." Can someone please remind me why we're at war with Iraq. I'm Canadian, and we are not really involved in Iraq (our kids are bleeding in Afghanistan), but from what I hear/read, there are two trains of thought..... 1. To introduce democracy to the citizens of Iraq and to protect said democracy, once introduced, from the religious zealots in the region. 2. To protect the interests of big business (oil) in the region Who is right? Don't ask me, I come from a place where they club baby seals. Can someone please remind me why we're at war with Iraq.So we can catch Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, that is according to Cheney He didn't mention why we're still there after as he said "we killed him last June" I am reallllly confused by this statement... "They've never seen war other than on the TV."Isn't that every new recruit? *scratches head* Newfman, I appreciate your balanced response. A very true statement, BitDrifter. Newfman, I would counter that there is a little bit of truth to both of those statements. Speaking of oil interests, if you guys haven't heard of the documentary "Why We Fight", you might want to look into it. It looks at the military-industrial-congressional complex. How members of each faction interact with each other, and the effects it has. Basically, it concludes that there are not enough limitations on how members of one area can interact with others. A good example is a congressman going to work for a defense contracting company, or vice-versa. They still have old friends in the other camp, and are pressured to benefit both sides. It's not ... |
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