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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Saltah'na: [QB] I have to admit, this is a very interesting post with a very interesting point. No, I am dead serious. Dubya pretty much cast America's reputation in the gutter. Whereas Afghanistan may have had SOME justification, Iraq was just plain stupidity, a war started on flimsy evidence, with victory declared without an adequate post-war plan. Dubya has cast America's reputation in the gutter, and that is a stain that will not leave for some time to come. When we think about it, we are nowhere close to winning this so-called "war on terror". In the wake of this "war", we have seen people's liberties being chipped away. People attacked and mistreated simply because of their religious background, or their colour of their skin. Due process is thrown out the window. People's lives are irreparibly harmed. And what if Iraq did have WMDs? What if American soldiers actually found the darned things and vindicated Dubya's venom and anger? What next? Would Canada be the friendly neighbour to the north or an annexed American State? Would Iran have been the next target? Would there be less evidence needed to justify an invasion? Would anyone look at a Muslim in the same way again, or would we assume that all Muslims are American-hating zealots? Those are outcomes that are hard to imagine, but we came very close to those realities, even without WMDs, something that I think none of us wanted to see happen. If there was a "war on terror" to be waged, I don't think it should have simply been a "scorched-earth" policy as Dubya had promoted. What should have been done? Well I don't have the answer to that either given that I am not an esteemed politician. But it is mostly agreed that Dubya's actions have done more harm to the world than help. Will we ever learn the lessons from Vietnam and Iraq/Afghanistan? No way we can tell. But one can only hope that future leaders will not abide by the "shoot first, ask questions later" policy. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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