03-17-2003, 03:23 PM
the way I see it, Americans had become complacent in thinking that we were King Shit, and anytime we said jump, most others would say "how high?". Then, 9/11 hits - and we all become sad, scared, then angry and vengeful. We go after OBL, we don't get him - still haven't. Many have argued "Why Saddam, and not OBL?" Does it make a difference? For all we know, OBL and Saddam could be a Hell of a lot more linked together than we know. Just the fact that Saddam may have WOMD that he could potentially sell to Al Queda or any other Terrorist group to use against us is, in my mind, reason enough to go in and clean house. I also think that North Korea should be next on the block - but we have to deal with that very carefully, which the gov't seemingly has been doing so far.
The bottom line is pre-9/11 we were all happy living in our little microcosm of "noonew will fuck with us because we own all" - but we were slapped hard in the face, and the reality that we might have to be more pre-emptive in our security is a tough pill for most Americans to swallow. Of course, I would like to see a peaceful resolution to this mess, but it won't happen. The fact that Bush essentially told the UN "we'll go even if you say no" should be enough reason for all these anti-war mongers to shut the Hell up and take up humanitarian efforts to support our soldiers - donate blood, their time, etc. And even if this is the wrong thing to do, there isn't a Damn thing we can do about it.
The bottom line is pre-9/11 we were all happy living in our little microcosm of "noonew will fuck with us because we own all" - but we were slapped hard in the face, and the reality that we might have to be more pre-emptive in our security is a tough pill for most Americans to swallow. Of course, I would like to see a peaceful resolution to this mess, but it won't happen. The fact that Bush essentially told the UN "we'll go even if you say no" should be enough reason for all these anti-war mongers to shut the Hell up and take up humanitarian efforts to support our soldiers - donate blood, their time, etc. And even if this is the wrong thing to do, there isn't a Damn thing we can do about it.