Originally Posted by
thegodfather
And in what way do either of those countries pose a threat to the national security of the MAINLAND United States? The only Constitutionally authorized reason for war, is if a country directly threatens the HOMELAND of the United States. Seeing as how, neither of those countries mentioned have an ICBM capable of reaching the United States, don't have Navy's or Air Forces which are 1/100th as capable as ours, and don't have beach landing craft off the shores of North Carolina, I fail to see why we need to be strategically positioned near either one of them? Maybe you could elaborate on how being proximal to either of those countries benefits the national security interests of the United States?
I'm interested to hear the elaborate justifications for interfering with the affairs of sovereign nations.
They hate us because we're free and prosperous? Errr ehhh uhh, no...
We are liberating them from brutal dictators? News flash, roughly half of the worlds 190 countries are under some form of totalitarian dictatorship. What makes Iran or Pakistan unique? Besides the fact that they are not dictatorships and hold open elections.
Insert neo-conservative or progressive liberal justification for pre-emptive warfare here <----------->
Damn.....Does anyone think that 1 billion dollars per day can be spent on something that might have a little more benefit to American citizens here IN the United States?
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