Originally posted by BP:1) no where did i insinuate 'response' mode only. i was all for afghanistan and they didn't even spit in our direction.
I bolded the relevant clause:
Originally posted by BP:as far as volunteering to fight in any war...i'd try to join the military in a second to protect our homeland if another nation attacked us first OR the US was in imminent and legitimate clear and present danger from the nation in question.
And being in 'response mode only' was referring to the fact that you can't identify a legitimate and imminent threat. Therefore, your only action is reactive.
Originally posted by BP:2) i know what imminent and legitimate threat is and iraq didn't meet the litmus test then or now.
Obviously you don't, because you think Iraq was all for naught. And if you think pre-emptive action should be based on a 'litmus test', then that is further proof that you do not understand the complexity of the circumstances surrounding military action.
