government. He appears to be of the noton that the domino theory used to support the Vietnam war is a good reason to fight in Iraq now. In Vietnam the fear was that if we allowed Communism to advance there, then it would spread all around the world and even threaten the US. Problem with that is, each country starts with a different culture and there was no way that communism was going to advance everywhere else. The same is true now - all of the nations in the Middle East have different cultures and just because democracy establishes itself in Iraq doesn't mean anyone else will be overcome with a need to convert. Faulty thinking.
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
War profiteers...
President Bush (now) professes that the reason he invaded Iraq was to establish a democratic 
government. He appears to be of the noton that the domino theory used to support the Vietnam war is a good reason to fight in Iraq now. In Vietnam the fear was that if we allowed Communism to advance there, then it would spread all around the world and even threaten the US. Problem with that is, each country starts with a different culture and there was no way that communism was going to advance everywhere else. The same is true now - all of the nations in the Middle East have different cultures and just because democracy establishes itself in Iraq doesn't mean anyone else will be overcome with a need to convert. Faulty thinking.
government. He appears to be of the noton that the domino theory used to support the Vietnam war is a good reason to fight in Iraq now. In Vietnam the fear was that if we allowed Communism to advance there, then it would spread all around the world and even threaten the US. Problem with that is, each country starts with a different culture and there was no way that communism was going to advance everywhere else. The same is true now - all of the nations in the Middle East have different cultures and just because democracy establishes itself in Iraq doesn't mean anyone else will be overcome with a need to convert. Faulty thinking.
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Chuck,
Interesting point.
I don't believe they, however, made the mistake that there was going to be another Vietnam. They knew it would.
The question is how much time it will take before the money runs out-ie. the FED decides to bail.
Either way, there is profit to be made (dare I say it?) on both sides. And a LOT of it. Sometimes the fun-ist part of driving somewhere is the drive...
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