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Make fun all you want.....but I've always thought that the only way things would change in the Middle East is through a military solution. The world has been dealing with this "thorn in the side" since WWII....and it's about time some drastic changes were made. Especially after they finally brought us into it with their spread of terrorism. The problem of terrorism ALL emanates from that area......and the on-going war between Israel and the Palestinians. 9/11 caused us to come to our senses on a lot of issues. And one of those important issues is finally realizing that we can no longer continue to just let that area fester.
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While I agree that change is long overdue in the Middle East, I don't think a military solution was the answer to that. In Iraq at least - I supported going into Afghanistan. Since our war with Iraq terrorism has risen and Al Qaeda has tripled in size - not especially promising. While I think that we've done will bring democracy to the Middle East faster than it would if just left on its own, I think that we could have done a much more efficient job more quickly, which would have cost fewer lives and less money and not caused to much anti-Americanism. |
I disagree. What has brought more people to the cause of bin Laden and Al Qaeda is the successes they've had. Nothing more "inspiring" to them than what happened on 9/11. After that date....they now see themselves as invincible and able to pull anything off. So.....their increase in numbers was due to that huge success for them; not because we went into Iraq. 9/11 was what came from years and years of our doing nothing. So...IMO, doing nothing was no longer an option.