Posted by zeugma on January 19, 2006, at 16:42:32
In reply to Re: could this be true?, posted by caraher on January 19, 2006, at 11:16:21
I think a truly frightening number of Americans would actually approve of bombing Al Jazeera>>
agreed.
I live in a blue state. Figuratively, and literally.
The tragic thing is that attitudes like these likely bring joy to Osama bin Laden's heart. Attacking Iraq only emboldens the Iranians to defy the U.N., since their traditional enemy is now in chaos, so it's really no surprise they're unsealing their uranium plants now. That prospect is far more dangerous to the U.S. than Saddam ever was.
I think of an Egyptian's quote when we first invaded Iraq: "Before, there was one bin Laden. Now there are thousands." Many analysts think that just as Afghanistan in 1979 proved to be an ideal training ground for a generation of terrorists, Iraq will be even more propitious a training ground for new terrorists. And we should not overlook the role a decade of bloody war played in the disintegration of the U.S.S.R.
-z
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