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Micah Foehammer · 01-20-2003, 04:17 PM

Barry,

What would you have the US do? Sit idly by while Al-Qaeda hides away in Afghanistan and attacks us with impunity? Sit idly by until Hussein develops a nuclear weapon and ships it off in an Oil tanker to a US port or drops it on the Saudis, Iranians or more likely the Israelis? No one else appears willing to, let alone capable of, stepping up and dealing with these mad-men. Don't forget that there have been citizens of Australia, England, Canada and several other countries who have also lost their lives in these mindless attacks. Don't forget that the governments of several of these countries have ALSO sent troops to aid us. And in both cases, we have done so with a UN mandate.

I'm not advocating that we leave the UN however. Historically, the course of Isolationism has proven that it will only delay the inevitable.

01-20-2003, 04:17 PM	#11
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	Barry, What would you have the US do? Sit idly by while Al-Qaeda hides away in Afghanistan and attacks us with impunity? Sit idly by until Hussein develops a nuclear weapon and ships it off in an Oil tanker to a US port or drops it on the Saudis, Iranians or more likely the Israelis? No one else appears willing to, let alone capable of, stepping up and dealing with these mad-men. Don't forget that there have been citizens of Australia, England, Canada and several other countries who have also lost their lives in these mindless attacks. Don't forget that the governments of several of these countries have ALSO sent troops to aid us. And in both cases, we have done so with a UN mandate. I'm not advocating that we leave the UN however. Historically, the course of Isolationism has proven that it will only delay the inevitable. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”