03-05-2011, 07:52 PM
With all due respect to our troops, I do think there was more to our going in to Iraq than some humanitarian concern. OP's right that there are places that are committing even worse atrocities and we turn something of a blind eye to them.
That said, what country doesn't think of its own best interests? If we went in there with some ulterior motives and as a side bonus got rid of Saddam and installed some democracy in the Middle East, I'm okay with that. Mostly. I just hope Bush and his cronies realized what the cost would be going in (in lives and dollars) and that history proves that it was worth it.
Once we were there, to me, we had to win it.
I'm wondering if Libya is next.
That said, what country doesn't think of its own best interests? If we went in there with some ulterior motives and as a side bonus got rid of Saddam and installed some democracy in the Middle East, I'm okay with that. Mostly. I just hope Bush and his cronies realized what the cost would be going in (in lives and dollars) and that history proves that it was worth it.
Once we were there, to me, we had to win it.
I'm wondering if Libya is next.
Commando Cunt Queen