[bryanthompson]

Skip, Shaun's (and the rest of the liberals') bent version of 'logic' focuses on one point: The U.S. is the source of all problems in the world.

They have been attacking us far longer than 9/11. Their radical hijacking of a religion tells them to kill all infidels. Our culture accepts people of all religions and beliefs. They hate infidels, we accept everyone. They don't like that, and they want to destroy us for it--shaun will refuse to believe this, as it doesn't fit into his narrow definition of 'logic.'

The terrorists are now in iraq because they understand what a peaceful Iraq would mean to their way of life, and they are doing everything they can to stop it. The terrorists are coming from other countries in the area to Iraq, where we then promptly arrange a meeting between them and their Allah. If Iraq becomes stable and peaceful, with freedom and democracy, they fear it will spread to other countries in the region. Again, freedom accepts infidels. They want to kill infidels.