Protestantism

» Migisi - War and Sin

In response to War and Sin posted by BrianTubbs:
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I'd attribute just about all war to that. ["unchecked greed and the lust for gain"]
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Since you do, why would the Iraq war be the exception? Bush and other hawks portray the invasion of Iraq as some kind of rescue mission to save the Iraqi people from a 'ruthless, greedy, power-hungry government'. That's bunk. What makes you think OUR leaders, the corporate vultures, and the new Iraqi government Bush put in power - aren't just as ruthless, greedy, and power-hungry?
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But it's too superficial to lay the blame squarely on the shoulders of the United States.
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I agree. Tony Blair shares the blame.
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Anti-war leftists, however, thrive on superficiality when it comes to bashing America.
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Spoken like a true neocon.
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..The United States tried to check that greed and aggression through diplomacy and trade during the Cold War, but later resorted to force - first in 1991 with Desert Storm and then in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq and the takedown of Saddam's government.
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History as written in the government-sanctioned history text books. I'm not one of your high school history students, Brian. I'd be one whom your students would interview for a 'living' account of the Cold War era and subsequent world events. You were born around 1973, and would've been around 18 during Desert Storm, right? Don't presume to instruct those of us who've LIVED history.

-- posted by Migisi