1) It is amazing how people still interchange the words invasion with war. This has never been a war. The U.S. bullied its' way into a foreign country under both false pretenses and false evidence. Here in Canada, we don't have to call it "the war on terror". That term is used so Americans can feel like they are doing something good for their country and the world. If anything, the case can be made that the American war machine is really the terrorists.
The saddest part of the Iraq situation is the quagmire that the US keeps getting into. Lets see:
A) Support Saddam in the 70's and 80's because the Sunni Muslims are moderate and more receptive to US foreign policy and less likely to appease Iran.
B) Attack Saddam in the 80's because he is hurting their stable oil supplies in the west.
C) Kill Saddam in the 2000's to end his dictatorship and reestablish democracy.
So, lets see if I got this correct. The American war machine has spent countless billions of dollars, cost thousands of American military personnel their lives and has led to international condemnation of the United States to do a full circle.
Because once Iraq becomes this great democracy that Dubya, that warmonger, envisions, guess who will become the elected government in Iraq. Thats right, the Shia' Islam population. Which just so happen to be religion of choice in, you guessed it, Iran. Good job USA, if it wasn't for you guys, where else would I get my jaded and cynical outlook on life from.
War on Terror Liberates the World. Thank you USA.
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