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Originally Posted by Pete F.
This war is close to 1400 years old. The borders they are fighting over were largely set by European colonial powers. You think we will cure it with a few soldiers or even half a million. Or maybe we could set up another puppet for another thirty years, like Saddam Hussein, the shah of Iran, Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, etc.
We need to spend the money on alternatives to middle eastern oil, like the Pentagon proposed.
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"You think we will cure it with a few soldiers or even half a million."
The Surge worked. I don't
think the US military can help here...I know it.
"We need to spend the money on alternatives to middle eastern oil"
Right. As soon as we all start driving a Toyota Prius and using solar panels, Al Queda will lay down their arms...