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iris427 · 12-01-2006, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rheanna83

I read it a couple more times, and I pretty much agree with both of you as well. To be fair, I do think there's propaganda from both sides. It is hard to know what to believe. One side gives one set of "facts," as does the other. I agree that most of that nonsense about Vietnam, etc. is pretty much useless. Like iris said, it doesn't make it okay because it has happened before. I did somewhat take the point of that part to be addressing the fact that people talk about Bush as though he is the only one who has ever been in a similiar situation, instead of simply saying 'it is okay because it's happened before."

Tantrum, how long were you in Iraq? When? I'm not trying to be nosy, just curious. Every. single. soldier that I have talked to that's came home has had mostly positive things to say. Really. They all have pictures upon pictures of Iraqi children hugging them, etc. I do think the media should talk about some of the positive; I just can't believe that there isn't any. Of course there is a lot of negative, and I do think we should hear about it all. It is just really hard to know who to believe.

Rheanna, you're right, there is propaganda on both sides. It's important to learn to recognize it because apparently a lot of people don't.

I haven't been to Iraq so I can't speak from experience, but--it's great that the Iraqi children are hugging soldiers but to me that is not the issue.

The issue is why are we in Iraq in the first place? What have been the consequences of our invasion? How will this affect the United States in the long run? There was a lot of international goodwill toward the US after 9/11 but that was pretty much squandered by our invasion of Iraq--how is that going to affect us?

I mean, if our actions make life better for Iraqis, good. Whether it has is a pretty complicated issue. But should we go around overthrowing governments that don't pose a threat to us? We can't overthrow every cruel, inhumane government in the world, so how do we choose? Do we only do it when it benefits us? If so, our motives aren't so pure after all.