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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
It only takes one.
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Right.
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And my belief is this: just as there are people that believe God created the entire universe in 144 hours, there are certain Muslims that have, that do, and that will, want you and me dead.
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I'm sure there are.
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This war did not change that.
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Here's where we part company. Even assuming for a moment that the war and occupation in Iraq have not added to the number of people worldwide that want you and me dead* and are willing to do something about it, the prosecution of the war and the mis-handling of the occupation have certainly radicalized individuals who will now be willing to aid and abet the guys who are foaming at the mouth for blood. When the British Army sent paratroopers to Derry, and they were fired on by idiot IRA "soldiers" with revolvers, and they returned fire and cut down thirteen civil rights marchers, normal people who wouldn't have dreamed of letting the IRA use their outhouse prior to Bloody Sunday lined up to sign on. Every innocent person that's been shot or tortured by our troops in Iraq hardens hearts and creates "favorable conditions" (to coin a phrase) for continued terrorist attacks.
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And the prevention of this war would not have changed it either.
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How would we be in any more danger had this administration genuinely sought a consensus before going to war? Would Saddam have armed the non-existent Al Qaeda operatives in Iraq with his non-existent WMDs and sent them to Grand Central Station? The case that was made for the clear and present danger that compelled us to attack was bogus. As nice as it is that Saddam, Uday and Qusay have or will meet their just rewards, we are either no safer or less safe than we were before the invasion.
*aside from personal acquaintances that may want you or me dead for non-political reasons
