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Originally posted by nostatic
I don't know. I think Iraq and OBL are two different things. One could envision a president that would look for a graceful exit out of Iraq while still going after OBL.
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Everything Todd said.
I've been quiet because of the time difference - I only just got to work
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I'll recap this thread:
OBL has announced that he is the bad man of terrorism, and tried to bargain with the world (clever, but it probably won't work, as even little old NZ "doesn't negotiate with terrorists").
The Pelican Right Faction (PRF) semi-implied this as a justification not only for all actions against Al-Qaeda (good), but also a poorly thought out war in Iraq.
They have also spent some time rubbing each others tummies, and got excited because, quite clearly, a vote for Kerry is a vote for Osama, terrorism and the Islamification of the US.
Finally, Glenn said:
"I think the PO'd Iraqies can thank OBL for placing his stick in our hornets nest. We wouldn't be kicking butts in the middle east, now; if not for OBL's murderous attacks."
Cam's Editorial
WTF makes the PRF think that rational (an important distinction) people who didn't think the war in Iraq was a good idea also think that terrorism is ok? For instance, Kerry has, as far as I am aware, indicated he will see Iraq through and protect the US against terrorism.
And why should the entire Islamic world suffer because of OBL? Glenn's words implied to me that your invasion of Iraq was a semi-consequence of 9/11, and further, that the Iraqi population had some sort of magic ability to influence and stop OBL.