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Cypress said:
So what? We're killing tens of thousands of people, and spending billions of dollars killing people who are no threat to Kansas City or Baton Rouge.


We could paratroop the 82nd airborne into the Congo, and engage and kill 50,000 congelese guerillas....for what purpose?
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Does the Congo have oil ?

We are into the era of "oil wars" . No one will admit to it yet, but history will.
 
uscitizen said:
Damo even the CIA and Pentagon have agreed that the war in Iraq has made us less safe from terrorism.
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And that changes my post no one iota. The only way to create stability in Iraq, at this juncture, is to either let them kill each other until they stop, or to have an international peacekeeping force that is not seen as "american" to put a stop to it.
 
Yeah, that surge sure is working, boy.

(05-21) 04:00 PDT Baghdad -- Six U.S. soldiers and an interpreter were killed Saturday when a bomb exploded near their position in western Baghdad, the U.S. military reported Sunday, underscoring the heightened vulnerability of U.S. forces as they increase their presence in the capital.

A seventh U.S. soldier was killed by a roadside bomb Saturday in Diwaniyah, about 100 miles south of Baghdad, the military said. Two soldiers were wounded in that attack.

The deaths raise to 71 the number of U.S. service members killed this month.

The rising death toll comes as thousands more U.S. and Iraqi troops are engaged in a high-profile operation to improve security in the capital. U.S. officials warned when they announced the new plan in mid-February that putting as many as 25,000 more U.S. troops in the urban environment would raise their exposure and vulnerability, and that higher casualty rates were expected.

Military deaths have been rising since fall, and the first half of this year has already been deadlier than any six-month period since the war began more than four years ago.
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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/05/21/MNGK1PUJ3V1.DTL
Our debate about Iraq is often stuck in black and white: success versus failure, staying versus going. But as this debate plays out, the far-reaching consequences of war are already unfolding. One consequence is Iraq's catastrophic refugee crisis.

One out of every eight Iraqis has been displaced by violence -- some 1.9 million Iraqis inside their country, and more than 2 million as refugees in neighboring states, primarily Syria and Jordan. An additional 40,000 to 50,000 Iraqis leave their homes each month. By the end of 2007, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) projects a total 2.3 million to 2.7 million internally displaced persons in Iraq. Most are fleeing sectarian violence in Baghdad and adjoining areas of central and southern Iraq to seek the relative safety of areas where they are not an endangered minority.

The implications of this unfolding humanitarian crisis are grave. Professionals and skilled workers are leaving the country. The standard of living is falling, despite efforts to rebuild infrastructure and restore basic services. More children are unable to attend school. Many teachers have left the country. Malnutrition is increasing. Access to health care is hard to come by.

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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070521/OPINION/705210303/-1/LOCAL17
 
So what? We're killing tens of thousands of people, and spending billions of dollars killing people who are no threat to Kansas City or Baton Rouge.


We could paratroop the 82nd airborne into the Congo, and engage and kill 50,000 congelese guerillas....for what purpose?


Assmunch I'm more against this war than you, save that shit for a Bushiete:pke:
 
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