tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463131630230091031.post4225525085642832345..comments2023-10-20T07:24:09.843-07:00Comments on The Patriot's Corner: Declaring War on the "War on ______": The Government's Never-ending, Multi-front Wars ( Part 2 of 2)Jet Laceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845445054429018067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463131630230091031.post-86090253159479509322008-09-18T05:32:00.000-07:002008-09-18T05:32:00.000-07:00I agree with your assessment of Afghanistan, and I...I agree with your assessment of Afghanistan, and I should have separated my arguments to a point. I am sure that there were some Al-Qaeda training centers in that nation, and that the gov't there at least encouraged if not assisted them. My point is that it was a great jumping off point for their campaign for an overall conquest of the area, as well as to "hem in" Iran, in a manner of speaking. I was also speaking about the overall deceitful manner in which the White House went about it because doing so was in their personal best interests, not in the best interest of the nation. If one is truly justified and forthright in their actions, sleight-of-hand or flim-flammery should not be necessary.Jet Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845445054429018067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463131630230091031.post-20359150774928211902008-09-16T09:47:00.000-07:002008-09-16T09:47:00.000-07:00I actually really liked this my brother. I gotta s...I actually really liked this my brother. I gotta say that I've never thought of the intel regarding Afghanistan to be bogus, however you make a convincing argument and I will have to research the topic. My feelings are this: The Afghanistan thing had to happen, it was a petri dish ripe with an assortment of pathogens desperately in need of a chem-wipe. Iraq? That's arguable, but I think it would have had to happen at some point, and I think that the World as a whole and the Iraqi people in general will benefit from our actions in the long run. As far as your assertion that our actions in these countries amount to the laying of groundwork for an eventual scuffle with Iran, I disagree that it was our primary motivation, though I've said for a long time that establishing these allies (occupations) will benefit us greatly at some point in the future when we have to tangle with Iran in earnest. Very good work, you forgot to add "the" in your sentence about plagues.The One and Only: Andrew MackNairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319411391882206446noreply@blogger.com