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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55
Ain't it sad that just when you think you've got the monkey by the nuts, a coconut falls out of the tree and knocks you out. Not that I'm referencing the esteemed "macaca" senator from Virginia.
Here's a question that I'll preface with one of my favorite quotes, "those that ignore the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them."
Here's the question...
How did Americans react when an invading force attempted to dictate our decision to have independence, and sought through armed conflict, on American soil, to instill subserviance to their demands?
Follow up...
Would we expect the Iraquis to respond differently?
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That was a totally different situation. We were trying to gain independence from Britain. In the case of Iraq, the people had no means to overthrow Saddam. We were their only chance. As I said, the vast number of citizens supported us. The problem was that if you have even 1% of the citizens who are against you and are well-armed and are getting support from outsiders and are waging a guerilla war against you, you're in trouble.
There were a lot of outsiders from Syria, Iran, etc who did not want us to suceed in Iraq. They were helping with the insurgency. These outsiders don't have the best interest of Iraq at heart. They don't want Iraq to be free. They don't want there to be free elections.
What are we doing that's bad over there? We want to get the hell out of there. We want the people to be able to have free elections and be free. The vast majority of people there want the same thing. It's not like we're trying to force them to do something that they don't want to do. The vast majority of people there want to have free elections and they want to be free. Under Saddam they had no freedom. If you spoke about Saddam they would kill you.