No one is threatening the US except nations that would sponsor terrorism and terrorist actions. The reason the US was in Saudi aggravating Bin Laden was because they were there to defend the Saudi's against the threat of Saddam. Again, if Saddam isn't the threat he proved to be all along, the Ameircans wouldn't be there. You feel if the Americans played a game of condemning Israel to a fate of conquest by the Arabs, they would just get along. That is condoning the acts of those who commit terrorist acts to attain a position. You would tell the Americans to just condone terrorist attacks against Israel to keep the peace? Nice princples you have there Eki...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eki
No, American foreign policy has always been to try to reach a middle ground. No matter the politics of the President, they have always been trying to mediate a peace in the Middle East. When two parties want it, it works, witness the Camp David Accords in the late 70's. They have often dealt with and tolerated some of the most exterme and rotten leaders in this part of the world to try and keep a peace. They have did what you suggested for years Eki. Then Saddam invaded Kuwait, and it all changed. Add in the fact Saddam was funding Hamas and was one of the few leaders cheering when the WTC fell says all you need to know about his potential threat to the US. Left unchecked, there is no way of knowing how much havoc he would create, but it is clear he didn't give a damn about peace....
