Is it really that hard for Conservatives to see the difference between the Japan and Iraq threats?

Question

Japan attacked the USA
Iraq posed no threat WHATSOEVER to the USA.

I am being dumb here?

Answer 1

Your are not dumb, they are.

They know the truth, they just won't admit it in public.

It's similar to a mother you defends her mass murderer serial killer son publically but weeps in private and slaps him upside the head every chance she gets because she can't eat, sleep or look at herself in the mirror.

Answer 2

Since you asked, yes.
Iraq posed no immediate threat to attack the US through conventional military forces. That's a long cry from "no threat whatsoever." If you were more optimistic in your outlook on life, you could see the Bush doctrine as a far-reaching, long-range system of fighting terrorism, and "countries" as political entities have little relevance in modern 4th generation warfare. In that view, a successful outcome would, if you want to stay with the old concepts, drive a wedge between Iran and Syria, and limit their ability to sponsor terrorists, so in a way the whole invasion of Iraq turns into just a side-show in the overall strategic picture of politics in the mid-east.

Answer 3

What's your point?

Are you saying if Japan had never attacked Pearl Harbor we should never have gone to war against them?

Germany didn't attack us until we declared war on Japan and it's allies. Should we have just let the whole thing with pearl Harbor ride.

Are you saying that Saddam was not openly supporting terrorists? I'm not saying JUST supporting Al Qaeda. In fact I'm not even saying Saddam was supporting Al Qaeda at all. It is a logical assumption he was in some manner but not proven.

Given the possibility we should never have gone into Iraq, the fact we did makes the whole thing moot. What do we do now? Say I'm sorry. We'll leave now. Good Bye.

And to answer your last question. Yes you are either dumb or simplistic. You take your choice.

Answer 4

Iraq become ruled through a tyrant that idolized Stalin and become purely as brutal to his human beings, and had the fourth best military interior the international. Libya is ruled through a nut case, and has a military the size of the Rhode Island nationwide take care of.

Answer 5

Nobody makes that mistake.... Iraq is a UN engagement. The threat was to US Interests and the stabilization of the area. Stabilizing Oil may be a big part as well. Would the world economy be able to take $30 per gallon? Millions of poor people would have been starved out of existence! If a farmer had to pay that much for gas how much food would get to Africa? What are you a mad man?

Answer 6

I don't know if you realize this, but your opposal and the Congress's opposal is the most vital tool for Bush's plan to succeed. Let me explain. When Bush announced his new proposal, he knew, for a fact, that a majority of Congress would disapprove. Why did he do this? He did this because he knew it would wake the Iraqi Government up and make them take the lead on this conflict. He knew this would send a strong message that our support for their problems is not open ended. He also sent the additional troops to help support the government now that they are determined to settle this thing. Hillary Clinton's comments last night almost pissed me off. She said that the Democrats deserve credit for the Iraqi government arresting over 600 Shiite militia, because they know our support isn't open ended. But I sat back and thought about it, and that's when it dawned on me. The Democrats are indeed, blindly supporting Bush's new strategy. So now that the Iraqi government is taking things seriously, our soldiers can do what they were trained to do and we can get out of there a lot sooner than expected. If you ask me, that's pretty damn clever.

Answer 7

Iraq had chemical weapons. They used them one day in 1988 on a Kurdish town called Hallabjah. That bombing killed 5,000 Men, Women, and Children, hundreds more died later from the poisoning. Hundreds more were left scarred.

Saddam invaded Kuwait, Saddam attacked Iran. 1 million Iranians died in the fighting. Chemical weapons including nerve gas were used.

The US, Great Britain and Australia and Allies imposed no-fly zones over Iraq after the first war to protect Iraqi citizens. Saddam constantly violated those zones.

Saddam invaded Saudi Arabia as part of the first Gulf War.

Saddam was given 12 years and 17 chances (UN Resolutions) to come clean.

If he had the weapons, and used them how can we be sure he wouldn't use them in the future especially when he was given so many chances to turn it around.

Answer 8

It's a form of Republican coercion.

These wars are not even comparable.

Answer 9

Germany never attacked us.

Answer 10

Yes.
No.