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Originally Posted by gstelmack
I disagree with nearly everything you posted. As I said, I think it's a clear dividing line. I look at us going into Afghanistan and Iraq as taking the war to the Middle East instead of letting it come here. We have guys going to Iraq and Afghanistan and dying so I DON'T have to change how I live my life here. If you don't get that, you won't, so I won't try to change your mind. As I said, clear dividing line.
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Killing random people because you think they might maybe sorta be a threat someday is a Minority-Report-esque attitude. I supported Iraq at the time, but not for this horseshit. The fact of the matter, you made those bedfellows many times over in many cases - ignoring the responsibility for creating the problems takes an incredible amount of hubris.
When there is a clear and identifiable threat, taking action is a logical and reasonable approach. That has not always been the case, and does not seem to be.