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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
The fact that some conservatives are now talking about taxing gas, however, would seem to be a fairly strong indicator that this Iraq thing isn't working out, and so people are looking for ways to disengage.
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No it is an indication that conservatives recognize that the war on terrorism is not going to be a speedy one and that we need to do more than kill the terrorists and attempt to build a democracy in Iraq to help to stabilize the mid-east. We have to be able to put as much pressure as possible on the Saudis and other oppressive regimes. As long as we are so dependent on them for oil, it makes it much harder. They have too much leverage over us.
No one with any sense ever thought the war on terrorism was going to be quick. We have to attack terrorism from all sides. This means stabilize the mid-east.
