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[QUOTE]Originally posted by DT: [QB] First: That's actually not the worst idea in the world. It's better than what the US did. It is a bad idea, though. The US really has no right to choose who runs Iraq. When Woodrow Wilson invaded Mexico, did the French come over here and depose him? I think the best equation with Iraq is the US circa the Mexican War. America, a very young nation, recklessly invades another country, one they have no right to invade, but it works out for economic reasons. They easily conquer them, since the other country is pretty much defenceless. Now, let's say Prussia, who was greatly superior, came running over with England, France, and Austria all in tow. They proceed to beat the shit out the US. Then, they completely cut the US off from the rest of the world (except for the tobbacco and cotton which they themselves take in exchange for small amounts of food). They regularly destroy American fortifications, even after they're rebuilt. They then restrict the American's ability to develop rifles, ships or smoothbore cannons (which, as for the latter two, everyone else already has). Whenever they choose, Prussia and Austria destroy the US armories and pursue a scorched earth policy, decimating whatever meager military the US builds. Who here would've liked that? Well, see, we're Americans (white Europeans, at that) so it better not happen to us! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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