tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post4919245086052296852..comments2023-10-10T06:25:40.621-07:00Comments on Somnium of Sarcalogos: Middle East and MeSomnitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12907104365672102064noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post-78800638561134361552009-01-09T16:41:00.000-08:002009-01-09T16:41:00.000-08:00Soooooo true!Soooooo true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post-33245493858496053452009-01-08T13:28:00.000-08:002009-01-08T13:28:00.000-08:00*cheers* Yay, Q! That's so very true.*cheers* Yay, Q! That's so very true.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682333925680189852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post-17430853818208966692009-01-07T14:28:00.000-08:002009-01-07T14:28:00.000-08:00Oh, and I forgot to say: People only tell you to ...Oh, and I forgot to say: People only tell you to be open-minded when they are closed-minded and think you should think the way they do.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756447854917857756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post-68967734405624496852009-01-07T05:29:00.000-08:002009-01-07T05:29:00.000-08:00MismatchedSockGirl: I can see where you are coming...MismatchedSockGirl: I can see where you are coming from, and I admit we do need to fix the messes that we have made while over there, but our money is far better spent doing exactly what you said (repairing what we damaged) than in building up an infrastructure and transportation system that is in some ways better than our own for no cause other than to "help them out."<BR/><BR/>Like I said, I don't say that we should pull out immediately, but we should be working as fast as we can towards returning to the state that the country was in before we interfered (minus Saddam)and then leaving them to do with the opportunity what they will. An no, we definitely shouldn't leave the country in the state that it is currently in. Infrastructure and roads need to be repaired and rebuilt from the damage we have done.Somnitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12907104365672102064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post-89723069552657640822009-01-06T14:33:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:33:00.000-08:00I think we should pull out of Iraq a lot of our so...I think we should pull out of Iraq a lot of our soldiers, because it is really expensive and none of our business. but I think we should leave just enough there to have a presence in the Middle East. That way, we can react quickly if need be. We'll pull out totally when they ask us to. <BR/><BR/>My isolationist side says to just get out of there, though, so I can see the flaws in my ideas. Sometimes I think that the world needs to relearn what happens when the Americans completely withdraw.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I think we should let the Israelis do what they want if their neighbors are attacking them. Goodness knows they can take on their opponents. (Yom Kippur War, anyone?)Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756447854917857756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777365011262520334.post-74744047002928682722009-01-06T11:54:00.000-08:002009-01-06T11:54:00.000-08:00I'm not saying I disagree with you, but the Iraq s...I'm not saying I disagree with you, but the Iraq situation is complicated for me. Yes, we need to be out of there as soon as humanly possible. BUT! The fact of the matter is we went IN there to make things better. We took control and tried to help, and in the process, we also wreaked (sp??) some havoc and caused some issues of our own. We need to clean up the messes we've made there and then come back. I think of it this way. If another country came in to the US to protect us from something or try to intercede on our behalf, great. But if they destroyed our cities, changed our customs and political system and really just threw everyday life in an uproar, I would be furious if that military just said, "Um, OK, not quite how we expected things to turn out...so, well, see ya." and pulled out, leaving our country in disarray. It may not be our place to fix all of Iraq's problems, but we need to take responsibility for what we've done there, for better AND worse, and do what we can to fix OUR mistakes and give the Iraqi people the opportunities to continue to rebuild their lives. Does that make any sense?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682333925680189852noreply@blogger.com