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Originally Posted by latinasojourn
well i am an independent thinker.
and voted for kerry.
and i am watching iraqi responses today.
and i will say everyone should keep an open mind on this. IF in 5 years the iraqi people are better off, the middle east is a safer place, and world energy costs are lower, then we can't really argue too much about this.
whether you like it or not, giving people some voice in what happens in their lives (democracy) is a noble thing.
it's just as noble as the idea that adults should be able to view porn in the privacy of their own homes.
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Don't hold your breath for a stable middle east OR Iraq anytime in the near future. They had to EMPTY the streets of baghdad literally (no cars) to stop suicide bombers..yet people were still killed.
Ok..they had an election. That is good.
BUT NOW WHAT? Now certain people hold positions with names on them. But the U.S. is STILL The power broker and the force that keeps things together in Iraq.
Are we really supposed to believe that since there was an election that suddenly the Iraqi's are going to have the will or the courage to take over protecting their own people?
NOT for a long long time! Get used to the continued presence of American troops, the continued dying of American troops along with Iraqis, and the continued spending of BILLIONS of dollars on Iraq..because hey, isn't the bottom line really this:
WHAT HAPPENS IN IRAQ IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHAT HAPPENS IN THE UNITED STATES?
That's what our funding percentages seem to say!