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Originally posted by Mark W
The only reason the world has become a dangerous place since 9/11 is because GWB has MADE it one!
Why did the US invade afghanistan? because some of the hijackers went there - lets ignore the fact that most of those hijackers were from saudi arabia - and the report published about that event had pages of details about those saudi hijackers censored by the us government!
But hey - the us now control a major oil pipeline going through asia so lets forget the small details......
And what about saddam and the threat he posed.... what threat? the US was trying to link him and bin laden together - yet EVERY integence report that came to light catergorically stated they couldnt stand one another. Bin laden himslf was quoted as calling saddam 'The Infidel' - hardly pillow talk 
ahhh, well, he had all those WMD and was a serious threat to the west....oh hang on...we had better change our tune here now we have invaded, kicked him out of power and are the occupying force in a country that does not want us there - the same country where after 4 months of frantic looking, WMD have STILL to be found...("well, he obviously destroyed them before we invaded" - so, in other words, he did what you told him to do, but you invaded anyway  )
so no more talk of WMD, lets all pat ourselves on the back for ridding the globe of an evil leader..... just a bit odd we do that in an oil rich country, and leave FAR WORSE tyrants in far poorer countries to do what they want - mugabe et al spring to mind...
And who is the US making noises againsed now? Iran - ANOTHER oil rich country
So in a year the US has made threats (and action), under the guise of fighting international terrorism, towards 3 countries and the only things that link them are very tenous links to terrorism, oh, and a massive abundance of oil - yet other dictatorships, with oppressive murderous regimes get hardly a mention - call me cynical but i somehow doubt 'fighting the good fight' is the US' main objective here....
*gets off soap box*
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Hey I agree, If i could find my posts on the .com site, posted before the war, I said that comming Iraq war is just a way to screw over opec by possessing Iraqi oil.
The US is alienating most of the world, including Europe. Theres no way anyone is going to want to have anything to do with the UN now, not after Bush n Blair destroyed it. What about NATO, is the US too large for NATO to protect it, well someone better explain to Mr I'm an American idiot bush thats not the point of NATO.
Its a horrible thing to say, but I think its going to take another Spet 11th before the US administration comes to its senses and realises that its democracy is failing, it has become imperialistic and no matter how much it throws its weight around it cannot and will never be able to, change international law.
its also funny how, until Clinton came into power, that the US gov funded the IRA. you know the Irish republican Army, who blow women and children apart with bombs in city centre litter bins and shops.
All because no administration wanted to lose the Irish american vote.
Well I say this to the Irish americans, if Ireland is so bloody good why dont you live there? And to the US, I say, practice what you preach, your gov is corrupt, you interfere in too many other countries and the results are attacks on the US.
Beleive it or not, most of the world doesnt love the american way of life, we dont want nor need the american way of life.