Originally posted by SVT Doood:...You either play by the rules, or you are a rule breaker, OR you don't play by the rules. Take your pick...
Since we have the power and ability to do all three, this is precisely the position I want the US in. ALWAYS.
It's arrogant, its unfair and it sets us up for not being liked by those that are threatened by it. Tough.
Being on top is never easy, though it's a HELL of a lot easier than being on bottom or even in the middle...
true. however being arrogant, irrespective of, and abnoxious about imposing your will threatens pretty much everyone to an extent. even the meager "coalition" we have supporting us in the middle east has been shaky at times. we need more of their help whether we want to admit it or not.
in order to sustain support for the war people have to remain convinced that we're doing the right thing in iraq. although i think the policy is hypocritical and i don't believe that iraq was strategically the next best target after afghanistan, everyone knew that finding wmds was inevitable. ...at least we knew where most of the wmds were before operation enduring freedom. securing the alledged stockpiles of wmds didn't seem as well planned or executed as other objectives.
