Reply #49: Keep up the insults, you are impressing everyone. [View All]

[Warren Stupidity]

"I didn't say that was the only, or the best strategy for Iraq, I pointed out the geopolitical strategy used for the Iraq War."

Well actually what you said was:
"While I believe that BushCo has done almost everything involving the Iraq War very badly, there was indeed a sound geopolitical strategy for the war."

And you then went on to say that it is perfectly fine to attack nations that pose no threat to us, topple their governments etc. so that we can remake the world as we see fit.

"The Imperialist mission? Man, welcome to 1969! Put away the love beads dude, the adults are in the room now."

Have you read the PNAC documents? The foreign policy of the current administration is expressly imperialist. We now view our role as the sole arbiter of planetary justice. The neoclowns are determined to establish a Pax Americana, global hegemony, and they intend to do so with military force as needed. You can toss all the insults you want but that does not alter the reality of the situation.

"What war would you have justified? The Korean War? WWII? Would you have squealed that we shouldn't invade Normandy because there might be kids playing on the beach? How about the Civil War? Ooooooh, we can't free the slaves, that would make us Imperialists!"

Where have I said I opposed our involvement in WWII? Huh? Where have I stated that our involvement in the Korean War was wrong? Or the civil war? Or Afghanistan? Pretty broad brush there 'Moderate Dem', don't you think? Try this on for size: Iraq WRONG, Afghanistan RIGHT. Opposing one instance of an application of military force does not imply opposition to all instances of applying military force.

What I oppose is the theory that we have the right to impose 'democracy' at gunpoint as we see fit. This is not a traditional Democratic policy.

Should we use force if we are threatened: yes. Were we threatened by Iraq. No. Was our use of force in Iraq justified: no it is a war crime.