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Originally Posted by rwking";p="
I feel like initially, Iraq was a big threat because we didn't know what they were doing or planning. But now that we've established that there are no WMDs and Saddam is gone, it almost seems like it's just another campaign angle now. I mean, we aren't really making a ton of progress over there, people are dying everyday, and the administration doesn't have a plan for withdrawl. So, it seems that a war that at one point "could" be justified has turned into a political blunder. The race to see who can come up with "the best plan" is on. Frankly, I'm tired of hearing every candidate say that they have the answer.  I don't think anyone can claim a direct personal benefit. In fact, I think we're all feeling the negative effects of the war... troop loss, higher gas prices, increased national debt... The list goes on. |
So you're kinda saying there's direct personal "expense" in addition to direct personal "benefit". Yep, I see that too.
Again, same as taxes, right? That's kinda my "model" for this question.
'Cause most people, when they pay taxes, consider that they're getting "something in return".
So, like, in Ix's case, that would be safety.
In Blade's case, I don't know how "tangible" that is, what he's talking about, but I'll go along with that, 'cause it's like, if you "perceive" that you're getting something, that's probably good enough for the purposes of this question. I mean, that really
is the question - what do you perceive that you're actually
getting out of this thing?