Yes, because we are the victors of World War III (U.S. and England vs. little old Iraq). I think the jury might still be out.
Well, I hardly consider the 200K or so troops involved in Iraq and Afganistan consituted a "World War."
This is much more on the scale of the Korean War. And probably just as easily forgotten in 50 years.
I'm sure the Nazis thought it was a good thing: taking all that art, gold, and technology. I wonder what could happen to make it seem like not such a good thing?
Ok, well art and gold they did take; as for technology, well, their superior technology and military tactics is what allowed them to take the art and gold in the first place.
Anyway, we digress
If you are infering that we are "taking" the old, well, that's just ignorant. We aren't taking anything. All we want to do is buy it at a fair market price. "Fair" being the operative word.
We're there to babysit those oil fields to make sure nothing slows the flow of oil. The oil must flow! Otherwise the price of gas goes up and that doesn't make anyone happy, particularly Americans, Now does it?
The war in Iraq was never really about WMDs in Iraq, but that those in that region who mean to harm us, might be able to procure one there. Essentially, Iraq's WMD threat was more posed than current.
Future historians will come to realize that once the reconstruction of Iraq is complete, the dymanics of the whole region will be forever and drastically changed, just as it was with Germany and Japan after World War II.
In the mean time, we get to baby sit the 2nd largest (cheaply pumped) oil supply in the world. Not a bad babysitting fee if you ask me.
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Yes, because we are the victors of World War III (U.S. and England vs. little old Iraq). I think the jury might still be out.
Well, I hardly consider the 200K or so troops involved in Iraq and Afganistan consituted a "World War."
This is much more on the scale of the Korean War. And probably just as easily forgotten in 50 years.
I'm sure the Nazis thought it was a good thing: taking all that art, gold, and technology. I wonder what could happen to make it seem like not such a good thing?
Ok, well art and gold they did take; as for technology, well, their superior technology and military tactics is what allowed them to take the art and gold in the first place.
Anyway, we digressIf you are infering that we are "taking" the old, well, that's just ignorant. We aren't taking anything. All we want to do is buy it at a fair market price. "Fair" being the operative word.
We're there to babysit those oil fields to make sure nothing slows the flow of oil. The oil must flow! Otherwise the price of gas goes up and that doesn't make anyone happy, particularly Americans, Now does it?
The war in Iraq was never really about WMDs in Iraq, but that those in that region who mean to harm us, might be able to procure one there. Essentially, Iraq's WMD threat was more posed than current. Future historians will come to realize that once the reconstruction of Iraq is complete, the dymanics of the whole region will be forever and drastically changed, just as it was with Germany and Japan after World War II. In the mean time, we get to baby sit the 2nd largest (cheaply pumped) oil supply in the world. Not a bad babysitting fee if you ask me.