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Originally posted by RoninLB
In the two years since terrorists attacked us President Bush has ...
liberated two countries,
crushed the Taliban,
crippled al-Qaida,
put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
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I don't agree with a single point here.
Perhaps that's what your news is telling you. We've put new governments in place in two contries, 80% of which are not controlled by those central governments. The US-picked leaders would be overthrown if US forces left.
The Taliban is very strong in Iraq, again, ruling a large portion of the geographic area. Afghan farmers have turned back to heroin poppies as the best 'cash crop.'
Al Auaeda, we're now told, is not an 'official organization' but hundreds of cells -- gorups associated with a series of causes. We've taken away some training camps, and they have not made further attacks on US soil, but then they hadn't during the previous administrations, either. Our invasion of both countries has effectively recruited thousands of new "members" to al-Quaeda related organizations. many of whom are attacking US soldiers and cooperating locals -- perhaps you heard about the car bomb last week -- did Faux News cover it? about 70 new 'police recruites were killed.
If Saddam killed thousands of his own people, that will come out in his trial. The story about him 'gasing the Kurds'has recently become suspicious.
When going to war, it's good to have an inflammatory story to tell the troops. You remember our lapdog media telling the story that Saddam's soldiers were throwing babies out of incubators in Kuwait, right? False propaganda. It takes time before thr truth finally comes out, and it's not always what you think.
No, we're in two big messes in the Middle East; no more secure at home, according to the polls, and have lost enormous respect around the world.
Sorry if the 'nuclear inspectors in situ' doesn't excite. We had that in Iraq, too.