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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
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Why again are we there if it's not to spread our form of government and therefore in Bush's pee brain somehow our approved state form of religion? I realize there is no clear cut answer here but given America's general sense of self rightousness and feeling of superiority it's as good a theory as any.
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I think the idealistic reason the USA is now in Iraq is based upon an assumption that all humans generally prefer freedom and liberty. If the USA can "plant" this possibility in the minds of the Iraqis, perhaps it will grow in Iraq and further spread across the ME. If the assumption is correct and the desire for freedom and liberty grows, them perhaps these folks can keep the terrorists from taking over and running countries . . . and attacking us. Of course, this mess could fail miserably, but ultimately the Iraqi people will guide themselves where they want to go.
I honestly don't think the USA's plan is to plant the seeds of Christianity in Iraq, just freedom.
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