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Money is one of the reasons not to go it alone (or with few allies). We are in the middle of a budget crisis in the USA. The more allies you have the more the costs can be shared.
I have never said we would steal Iraq's oil.
The innefficiency of the UN stems from the inability of members to compromise on the Iraq issue. Both sides are guilty of obsruction and refuse to listen.
Do you not think the anger against America has no connection to the attitudes of the current US government? Does it mean that since we are already hated, we might as well play the part and push them more?
The troops that enter Iraq have to be from all (or most of) the nations of the UN. If not Iraq will merely be thought of by many as a stepping stone on the way to Global Domination by the USA (not my opinion).
I ask again, what good is a War if can not find the weapons that are at issue here? This is a quagmire that we will be unable to extricate ourselves from.
The best thing for the USA is to do what Bush had said he wanted to do for America during the Presidential Debates. He wanted to bring the Reps and the Dems together in a bi-partisan partnership. He said he would bring the 2 sides together for the good of America. USA needs to bring the nations together, not break them apart. The whole UN issue is a failure in Bush's foreign policy.
Mark
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