Do you think ....?

Question

This question is for those of you who are answering my other question regarding Iran. So, those of you who agree that Iran is a huge threat I ask you this? Has the American war on terror made the world safer or more unsafe? Is the the American war on terror working i.e. are they winning? Which country in the last 5 years has illegally invaded a country of less military capability and still made a mess of it? Do you think America is a good and wise enough nation to act as the world's policeman or do they remain rather limited in their approach to difficult issues i.e yippe-i-ai, yee-hah etc?

Answer 1

Q1: The war on terror was always going to be a long haul, even said early on by this administration that it could last a generation, i.e. twenty+ years. There will always be setbacks, particularly when other nations back the terrorists, and when politicians who ought to know better concentrate on stirring up anti-war rhetoric in order to win an election. Safer? Well, the US hasn't been attacked since 9/11, and the UK & Europe far fewer attacks than if the terrorists were lining up to fight here instead of Iraq, so safer.

Q2: See first part of above answer.

Q3: Illegal invasion? well, only if you ignore the fact that Saddam gave them every reason to invade between post-1991 war and 2003, but Bush Sr., and later Bungalow Bill "have a cigar, girl" Clinton did precisely nothing to stamp on him.

Q4: Clinton did nothing when Osama Bin Liner attacked the WTC and killed 200+, or when he attacked USN ships, or US embassies and Consulates and their staff. Such inaction merely emboldened Al-Qaeda and led to 9/11. He only attacked when his misdemeanours and his crimes were being exposed, in order to shift the media spotlight. It's possible he didn't try to root out al-Qaeda because he didn't want another Vietnam, but doing nothing was never a good option. Making a mess of an invasion is usually something that goes with the territory, particularly when that nation has a very different outlook on life. But this isn't peculiar to the US experience: Britain discovered this in Afghanistan more than a century ago, and Russia too had its nose bloodied in Afghanistan. Without using draconian measures, which would be counterproductive, the US and her allies will continue to suffer losses, especially as the liberalistas, inadvertently or otherwise, encourage the terrorists with their cries of "Troops out!" They come out now, we'll face an emboldened, well-armed, jihad-spouting Nation of Islam within 20 years.
Yes, I think the US is wise enough to do this. True, the US does have the cowboy image, but the majority of this is Hollywood imagery. The fact is, US troops never lost a stand up fight in Vietnam, a war lost by the politicians not letting the war be fought properly. See "We Were Soldiers" to discover why that war was lost.

Answer 2

I think the question is that the US believes it is right. It may be, but that is not the issue. There is no difference between thrusting ones societal values on another or thrusting ones religious values on another. Who has the right to tell another how to live. Who has the right to force others to do anything?

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Answer 3

3 q's in one eh?
Well lets go for a simple answer. Oil - who conrols it controls the world due to its reliance on it. the countrie sthat produce large oil will always be fought over!
Dont notice many people fighting over iceland... why? no oil (Iceland is just an example - sorry to any icelandic folks)

Answer 4

very good questions, all of them.