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There has not been an attack on American Soil since
9/11 So are we safer ?
Im not so sure. There have been a number of attacks
in various parts of the world including Morroco ,
Afghanistan , Bali , Madrid , Riyadh, etc; We read
on a daily basis about our men still dying in Iraq,
long after the war has been declared over. Recently
, since the US shut down an Iraqi newspaper
(Article link under News)
fighting has become intensified and on many separate
fronts. This is not just the "dying gasp"
of Saddams Baathists. These are Shiites uprising,
the long oppressed majority group of Iraq targeted
by Sadaam. We are fighting Jihadists, Al Qaeda , Sunnis
,Shiites , Arabs , and god knows who else (hopefully
the CIA Knows)
We have helped unite these groups of terrorists.
We MUST have thought this was a possibility. We knew
that WEAK states were potentially a threat to our
country as Afghanistan proved. The weak state provides
a safe haven for terrorists and druglords as there
is insufficient infrastructure capable of policing
the state. IRAQ was not one of those weak states.
It may soon become one.
We have not only incited and united terrorists but
created new ones. We created animosity towards Westerners
between the Moderate Arab nations. We have alienated
the populations and leaderships of Allies. The Polish
president has suggested that he was deceived when
his country agreed to participate in the coalition.
The newly elected prime minister of Spain has announced
he intends to withdraw his troops.
I believed in Bush , Read my post Prior
to the Iraqi war . How duped was I ? Is it my
fault , my ignorance. These are the words Bush used
to sway us ....
"You can't distinguish between al-Qaida and
Saddam when you talk about the war on terrorism....."
, "... Saddam Hussein is harboring terrorists
and the instruments of terror, the instruments of
mass death and destruction."
And We all know the key words WMD ,, Axis of Evil
, etc;
We now are beginning to find out That Bush and the
entourage had always intended to invade Iraq and used
WMD and Terror to persuade Americans, and Britons
to do so.
FORMER
TREASURY SECRETARY PAUL ONEILL SAYS INVASION OF IRAQ
WAS PLANNED IN THE FIRST DAYS...
White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke,
who told the 9/11 commission, "By invading Iraq,
the President of the United States has greatly undermined
the war on terrorism."
Condaleeza Rice refuses to testify under oath to
refute Clarkes DAMAGING testimony. That sounds fishy
to me. We don`t yet know all the facts , or who is
lying and who is not , But even If The Bush Administration
is not lying and we have not been misled....... ARE
WE SAFER ?
By attacking Iraq without the means or know-how to
rebuild a functional state we have aided future terrorists.
By attacking Iraq , we have enhanced our "Evil
Empire" image to the rest of the world. By attacking
Iraq we have helped unite scattered terrorist organizations.
By attacking Iraq , we have created rifts between
our Allies , and the United Nations.
I could go on .I admit it is easier to be a monday
morning quarterback , but thats my right as a citizen.It
is Very clear to me that the recklessness of Bushco
and company HAVE NOT made us a safer country and more
peaceable world.
Kevin Beary
4/7/2004
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