Quote Originally Posted by Captain Jack Sparrow

But lately, I think I see more of the threat posed by radical Islam and terror and how important it is for the US to STAY in Iraq until the job is done (the job being a stable Iraqi government with control). On top of that, I want to see us march right into Iran if they do not stop with their nuclear program and take it the fuck out. I support a tougher stance on terrorism and I don't see the Democrats as being strong enough of a party to handle the threat. I don't think most liberals see it either.
The US government has already admitted that Al Queda was on its knees after we invaded Afghanistan. They were losing people left and right and had virtually no organization anymore.

Then we invaded Iraq. That gave Al Queda a new rallying call. And when the Iraqi government fell, it left a power vacuum, and Al Queda swept in to fill it up.

In other words, the Iraq war has actually made the world MORE dangerous because it gave groups like Al Queda a great recruiting tool to say "See, this is what the US is really like".

Also, before our invasion, Iraq had NOTHING to do with Al Queda or Bin Laden. Hussein and Bin Laden had opposite views on just about everything, especially religion. If you don't believe me, then read about when Iraq invaded Kuwait - Bin Laden went to the Saudi government and said "Hey, my troops and I can take care of Iraq". In other words, Bin Laden wanted to go kick Saddam Hussein's ass!

Violence breeds more violence. This is what people on the right don't seem to understand. How can the US even think about being a "beacon of freedom and democracy" with Gauntanamo and Abu Gharaib (sp??) incidents of torture and misconduct. The US govt spying on it's own citizens. People being imprisoned indefinitely w/o a trial or proper defense.

Invade Iran? We better not. The US and Israel are responsible for more violence then Iran has been. Furthermore, we don't have anything close to the military numbers we'd need. If we want Iran to stop its nuclear program, then we should also expect the US and Israel to dump their nukes as well, otherwise we're just a bunch of hypocrites.

I ask all the people who are beating the drums of war with Iran: Haven't we learned anything from Iraq? It's been an utter failure, brought on by lies, and I hope Bush and Cheney are dragged before an international tribunal for war crimes because they are single-handedly responsible for the deaths of 100,000+ Iraqis and thousands of Americans.
deadfan420 Reviewed by deadfan420 on . Finding myself leaning more and more RIGHT I would consider myself pretty left on the political spectrum, concerning American politics here. Against the Iraq war, I was for abortions, for gay marriages (still am, I'll elaborate on that later though), thought the war on terror was all a bunch of fearmongering, etc. But lately, I think I see more of the threat posed by radical Islam and terror and how important it is for the US to STAY in Iraq until the job is done (the job being a stable Iraqi government with control). On top of Rating: 5