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what you think the next President will do (if Bush is not re-elected)?
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Just a quick comment - gotta go shortly.
First.. your post actually had some "content" in comparison with the trash usually on GFY.
On the "war" - "terrorism" is not a thing that can be handled by conventional forces alone since it stems from the beliefs of others. Ya can't control a mind or impose "values" on others.
You would probably agree, despite whatever billions are dumped into "Homeland Defence", that is not going to stop an attack. Attacks are "easy" in comparison to the cost/organisation of defence.
Places like Afghanistan, Iraq and that region have been fighting "wars" for centuries. Some of these people are "seasoned" vets at that game. They have "evicted" Russia and others before that.
The charicature of the "terrorist" is not often as it is portrayed. What is one man's "terrorist" is another's "freedom fighter". And loads of shades in between. (I can think of a few folks in the US who actually talk about "freedom" from the central govt - and, for some reason, use this as the basis for remaining armed!)
I suspect in the end - and that may come sooner than later - the US will, in some face-saving manner, gradually withdraw from Iraq and probably commit to more "actual" international help. I think it was a great mistake on the part of the current Admin to "go it alone" (despite the claimed "coalition of the willing"). To put both the people of Iraq and US soldiers into that war is .. unforgivable. Forget Saddam - he is not an "excuse" - there are plenty "Saddam's" in this world.
Bottom line? Sure would be nice to see the US govt attending to the people in the US and being actually committed to working with the international community on many issues as well as "terrorism". We may then see some real progress.