Discussion of warfare and conflict as pertaining to current events. Conflict can be non-armed, although it will be related to the armed conflicts of today.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
5 additional reasons to be against war in Iraq.
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13) Destabilizing the region. 14) Undermining the security of NATO ally Turkey. 15) Emboldening Iran. 16) Weakening reform movement in Iran 17) Strengthening Islamist militants in Pakistan.
You could add two more: By going to war in Iraq we wasted the international goodwill that we had after 9/11. We also wasted the goodwill of our own young men who enlisted by the handfuls immediately after 9/11 for patriotic and righteous reasons, only to find themselves as Iraqi policemen trying to quell a civil war. Now we need more monetary lures to keep the eligible enlisting.
You could add two more:
ReplyDeleteBy going to war in Iraq we wasted the international goodwill that we had after 9/11.
We also wasted the goodwill of our own young men who enlisted by the handfuls immediately after 9/11 for patriotic and righteous reasons, only to find themselves as Iraqi policemen trying to quell a civil war. Now we need more monetary lures to keep the eligible enlisting.