Conservatives saying spend whatever it takes and stay as long as it takes to help the Iraqis and Liberals saying we are spending too much .. we should be spending it on Americans instead and that there is no helping them.. especially when we can help Americans first....
sounds like the conservatives are liberal on this issue.. and the liberals are conservative.... what a confusing time we live in lol.
2007-05-02 03:10:22 · 10 answers · asked by pip 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Which commitment Michele? Saddam has WMD's? well assuming he did and we couldn't find them.. no longer a problem.
Overthrowing a Dictator and instilling a Democratic Government? done and done
all that is left is for the Iraqi's to accept their new world and life.. and acceptance is not something we can force....
2007-05-02 03:22:40 · update #1
Interesting observation! Conservatives are traditionally in favor of smaller government and less government spending, but under Bush, the federal government has actually gotten MUCH bigger and we now have a sky-high deficit. If I remember correctly, I think that even the conservative commentator Tucker Carlson said that Bush isn't really a conservative.
2007-05-02 03:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by tangerine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to get democrats to financially support our activities in Iraq is to give the Iraqi people a vote in American political campaigns.
The only thing democrats want to spend money on is areas where it will buy influence or votes.
It isn't a role reversal...it is very telling as to the true nature of democrat liberal socialist.
My beef is that apparently republicans have learned the lesson from the democrats and are just about as bad.
Our country entered a period of lessening representation 80 years ago and the trend has been gaining momentum ever since.
Washington isn't about representation any more, it is about getting and maintaining power in the federal government, thus creating a political class that seeks to be the elite power group in the country, controlling all aspects of american life.
It is appalling.
I am looking for a safe harbor against the coming storm and find that there are very few possibilities out there.
We are witnessing the demise of a great country, one that was established with reason and wisdom by our forefathers.
Is there a way that this strangle hold of american politics by the political class can be broken?
Sadly, I fear that there is no way to do that. They will take us all into a long declining period of despotism and slavery.
Our only hope is for true american patriots that have no debts owed to the political class to somehow gain favor again with the american people.
This is a very very dangerous time in our history.
2007-05-02 10:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by cappi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course we went to Iraq to obtain oil. That is a given. Even as we sit here the Iraqi government is hammering out foreign contracts. And it isn't so much that al Maliki can't see to "get it together" re security issues in Iraq, or that his government is seemingly falling apart. It is more that there are so many DELAYS regarding those oil contracts. As long s al Maliki can't seem to "keep it together"
regarding his government, how in the world can we get it together" regarding those lucrative oil contracts.
Then there is the issue of Israel. Here we have Iraq - centrally located. The perfect place to set up a mini-US government in the heart of the Middle East. Israel right around the corner. Iran next door. What better place for the Israelis to keep a better eye on Iran, to eventually attack if necessary.
What has also been forgotten is the issue of US weaponry. The "shock'n awe' effect which resonated around the world. Reminding all of the military superiority of the great USA,. Scaring the pants off of the masses in even the larger countries.
Perhaps though, we have gotten too big for our britches after all.
We are no longer 'liberal' vs. 'conservative'. We are together in more ways than one. We all are shackled together, a disfiguring hand of occupation; we are all each other, living sacrastically within each others bodies.
2007-05-02 10:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by rare2findd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really? I thought libs wanted us out because of all the troop losses? Which is it?
Conservatives are the only ones in the process that want to ensure the job is done right and we dont leave Iraq vulnerable to insurgent and Al Queda attacks.
With the "price of freedom is priceless" argument aside for a moment, from a financial standpoint, it would be better to spend money in a military operation now then clean up more fallen buildings in NY filling thousands of bodybags on our own soil. Because that is what will happen if liberals get power and we let terrorism grow unchecked like we did in the 90's.
2007-05-02 10:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Right you are, Pip! That's why it's so very important, that we all show up at the Polls. And be sure to Elect the Candidates that we want. The Best to my Liberal Friend!
2007-05-02 10:22:55 · answer #5 · answered by Nunya Bidniss 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am liberal but I am also an America first isolationist. I don't feel like I have reversed my role.
2007-05-02 10:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by beren 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody likes to admit he's wrong. Conservatives are no different from anyone else in this regard.
2007-05-02 10:13:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can't speak for all Conservatives, but I believe this war is much bigger than Iraq.
And I believe we are possibly fighting for civilization as we know it.
Too scary for Liberals to contemplate, they prefer to focus on global warming as an apocalyptic threat.
2007-05-02 10:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
yeah it's pretty much the exact opposite as when we were in Bosnia.
2007-05-02 10:13:26 · answer #9 · answered by Louis G 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
standing by a commitment sounds pretty much a republican value............
2007-05-02 10:17:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋