Why U.S. troops deserve to get blown to bits

hurlyburly · #1 10-14-2005, 01:30 PM

So who's next? Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, Somalia again, Libya, Saudi Arabia, China, Iran? Who wins the "US-will-provide-your-freedom-under-false-pretenses" lottery? Can we still use 9/11 as the emotional impetus or do we need something fresher?

MMMMMM · #2 10-14-2005, 01:42 PM

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So who's next? Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, Somalia again, Libya, Saudi Arabia, China, Iran? Who wins the "US-will-provide-your-freedom-under-false-pretenses" lottery? Can we still use 9/11 as the emotional impetus or do we need something fresher?

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Good question, and I think if the USA and Europe had a large enough military force they could potentially ALL be in line;-) However, we just don't have the power to be able to depose all tyrants everywhere, so the actual implementation of such ventures must depend on, and is to an extent limited by, the potential cost/benefits to ourselves.

All of the regimes which you mention richly deserve to be reformed or deposed. Hopefully, "Reform" is in the cards, but if those regimes become too threatening or too hostile towards us and our interests, the "Depose" card just might pop off on the turn or river...

hurlyburly · #3 10-14-2005, 01:56 PM

I'll be very interested in what goes down in Cuba IF Castro ever dies. And I agree that Saddam was definitely "Mr. Right Now" guy and hope if nothing else is gained, at least the despots will negotiate earnestly.

Except Kim Jung-il, he's insane, but we know that. I have a theory that if we just distribute a movie depicting a war between SK-NK and NK won and he was the "James Bond" hero, he'd step into his straight jacket and march right into his padded cell in a heady euphoria.