Comments on: McCain and the 100 year occupation

By: Ted

Ted — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:26:55 +0000

dude what is happening to your blizzog
[I took care of it - Chris]

By: Why We Worry » Blog Archive » McCain and the 100 year occupation: Revisited

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:10:42 +0000

[...] Check out the original John “100 Years in Iraq” McCain post (with video) on this subject. [...]

By: Why We Worry » Blog Archive » Blowing up stuff in space and other updates

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:34:38 +0000

[...] In early January, I wrote about McCain’s desire to see American military forces in Iraq for 100 years. The senator has yet to run away from these comments, no matter how damaging they might be to perceptions of the U.S. in the Muslim world. Wednesday on ABC he went a step further. “The U.S. could have a military presence anywhere in the world for a long period of time,” said McCain. Great. [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:05:24 +0000

There’s some worth in fighting for a way of life, or to protect your family and friends. Otherwise, I agree, fighting for the abstract idea of a nation is sort of silly.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:27:03 +0000

If people want to die fighting to drive the US out of the middle east, let them. If people want to die out in the desert protecting the US, let them. I support the idea of freedom to choose what you want to do. Me personally? I think fighting for the cause of a nation is borderline retarded. How many nations have come and gone from this world? What makes any piece of land any more special than another? Get over it. How many soldiers died fighting for Rome, or fighting to bring Rome down? Rome fell anyways, and probably would’ve on its own. What a waste of life.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:21:34 +0000

I got your point that some people are just being a**holes, but my counter point was that we could very easily be Japan in your analogy. There are legitimate reasons to be concerned with our actions in the Middle East.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:32:54 +0000

I think you missed my point. And for the love of god, if you can deliver on the blood for oil humbug, then you could be president. Oil is more expensive now than ever. So blood for oil sounds fine with me.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:23:21 +0000

Isn’t our desire for raw materials driving our entire presence in the Middle East?

By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:54:17 +0000

The desire for more raw materials is what motivated Imperial Japan’s expansion. Doesn’t mean we rolled over and said, “Gee, let’s keep selling them oil and scrap metal so they won’t attack us.” Understanding is fine. Giving in to our enemies isn’t. Sometimes people are just being assholes.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:59:41 +0000

I agree that we shouldn’t let Bin Laden dictate our policy. But if we’re actually interested in reducing terrorism, we should be keenly aware of what motivates Muslims. And I think it’s up to those who want bases left in Iraq to make the case that increased risk of terrorism is worth whatever we’re accomplishing by staying there.