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"Because them blowing up buildings is something we should be promoting?"
Of course not. You dont hurt them with foreign policy, they wont do it.
"Their oppresive nature is something we should tolerate?"
Yes. Feel free to critisise it, or even take non-drastic measures against it (but be advised to take moral and well thought out measures). If the people want it changed, then it will be changed. If they dont or show no sign, then you have no right to waltz in there and change it.
"It's time we draw a line in the sand"
No it isnt. It never is. It is simply none of your nations business!
"If they didn't have oil, they would have changed long time ago... or else they would have died"
So it is about oil then?
"When we decide we've had enough, we can go in and try to make things right"
No you cant. Sure you can physically and you have the means as a powerful military, but ideally, you shouldnt, and you wouldnt be able to take such agressive, judgemental acts.
"He who sets himself up as judge of a man will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods" - einstein.
In the absense of the gods, I'm laughing.
"We let them do what they wanted for years now, but after 9/11 it just isn't good enough."
9/11 was an attack by a small number of individuals. Sure it kicked you where it hurts and it damaged your pride, another Pearl Harbour, but at the end of the day, it is no excuse to waltz in and change regimes. It is especially no excuse to go around changing societies, cultures, governments, simply because you dont like them on moral grounds. Im sorry but your morals are entirely subjective, and arent shared by everyone in the world. The sooner America ceases to assume otherwise, the better.
Meantime, if you are that scared about terrorism (which actually causes relatively little collateral... compare 9/11 with a single night of the blitz), then beef up internel security and intelligence. Sure it wont win votes, but it'll work.
Of course not. You dont hurt them with foreign policy, they wont do it.
"Their oppresive nature is something we should tolerate?"
Yes. Feel free to critisise it, or even take non-drastic measures against it (but be advised to take moral and well thought out measures). If the people want it changed, then it will be changed. If they dont or show no sign, then you have no right to waltz in there and change it.
"It's time we draw a line in the sand"
No it isnt. It never is. It is simply none of your nations business!
"If they didn't have oil, they would have changed long time ago... or else they would have died"
So it is about oil then?
"When we decide we've had enough, we can go in and try to make things right"
No you cant. Sure you can physically and you have the means as a powerful military, but ideally, you shouldnt, and you wouldnt be able to take such agressive, judgemental acts.
"He who sets himself up as judge of a man will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods" - einstein.
In the absense of the gods, I'm laughing.
"We let them do what they wanted for years now, but after 9/11 it just isn't good enough."
9/11 was an attack by a small number of individuals. Sure it kicked you where it hurts and it damaged your pride, another Pearl Harbour, but at the end of the day, it is no excuse to waltz in and change regimes. It is especially no excuse to go around changing societies, cultures, governments, simply because you dont like them on moral grounds. Im sorry but your morals are entirely subjective, and arent shared by everyone in the world. The sooner America ceases to assume otherwise, the better.
Meantime, if you are that scared about terrorism (which actually causes relatively little collateral... compare 9/11 with a single night of the blitz), then beef up internel security and intelligence. Sure it wont win votes, but it'll work.
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