So we are in the process of
kicking Saddam’s butt, liberating the oppressed Iraqi people and eliminating
illegal weapons of mass destruction.
We have adopted this role, with a somewhat divisive national
attitude. Some for, some ******** ****** **** ***** ***** ** *** ***** *** **** **** ***** ***** ** *** *********** ******* **** *********** ******* ******* **** **** ***** ** ***** ** ********* ** * ********** ************* *** ****** * ****** ** **** ***** ***** ** ******* *** ************** **** ******* ** ***** ************** *******
Initial estimates of the cost to
the American taxpayer of our involvement in this theater approximate ************ **** ** * ******** ***** ** ************* ** **** *** ******* ************ ***** ****** * ***** ****** **** ************ *** ** * ******* ****** ** *** ******** ******** ****** *********** ******** **** ************** ******* ** **** **** ** ***** *********** *** * ****** ** *****
This is the initial cost of
taking the often thankless “Global Policeman” role. But of course ** **** *** **** ************** ** *** ** *** ********** ********** ** *** **** ****** ** **** *** ***** *** *** ***** **** *** ****** *********** *** ***** *** ***** ** ******* ** **** ********** ********** *** ***** **** ** ******** *** ******* ************** ** ******* *** ****** *** **************** ******* ** *** *********** ** ******* ** **** *********** *** ************ *******
How do we feel about this further
impost on the public purse?
Shouldn’t the
France’s,
Germany’s *** ********** ** **** ******* ******** **** ** *** ********************* ***** ** ***** **** *** **** ************ *** **** *** ********* ***** *** ** ****** ****** ************** ***** ** ***** ******* *** *********** *** **** ********* *** ************ ** * ****** *** ****** ************* **** *** ****** * *** *** **** ** ******* ** *** **** ** ******* ****** *** ************** *** ***** ******* ***** ************ **** ***** ** ******* ************** ******** ***** ** **** *** ******** **** ** *** ***** ********* ** **** ** ******** ********
One could argue that; “you broke
it, you fix it”, but this would be a somewhat ******* *** *********** ********* **** *** ************** *** ***** ***** ****** ** ****** *** **** ******* **** ********* ** ***** *** ******** ***************** *** * *** ** *** **** ******* *** ******** **** ********** ********* *** *** ***** ****** ************** **** ******* ************** *** ***************
For instance, let’s consider for
a moment the concept of “liberation”.
What is our intent here? ** ****** ********* ********** ******* ** ******* ********* ** **** ********** ** *** ************ ** *** ***** ************* ****** ** ** ****** ** ******** *** ***** ****** *********** ****** ********* ****** ****** *** *** *********** ********* *** ***** ****** ****** ***** *** *****
But let us for a moment fully
consider the ideal of “liberation”.
Should we simply remove *** *********** ******* * *** ** ** *** **** ** ****** *** ***** ********** *** ********************* ** **** **** ** *** **** **** **** *** ******* ****** ** * ***** ** ********** ******* ** ********* ** **** **** ***** ************ ****** **** ********* **** *** ****** ******** *** ********** ***** ** * ****** ****** **** **** *** **** *** ****** ****** ****** ********** * ***** ******* ************ **** ********* *** * *********** ****** ** ************ ******* **** ****** *** *********** *** ***** **** ** * ******** ** ******* ********** ** ******* ********** ***** ** **** ***
Let’s look at this from another
couple of angles. Our mission
statement, as confirmed by Gen ***** ******* ******** *** *********** ** ******* **** **** ****************** *** * *** ************* *** *** ** *** * ****** ********** *** *********** ** *** ***** ****** **** **** ** ** *** **** *** *** ******** ******** ***** ******* ** ****** *** *** *** *** **** **** *** ********* ** ** ****** ******** **** *** ********* ********** ******** ******** ******** ******** ** *** ******** ****** *** ************* ****** ** ******* ********** * ********** * *** ******** ******* *** ********* ** **** ** *** ********** ************** **** **** ********* *** * ********** ** ********** **********
It is perhaps an unfortunate
thing, but very little we debate today does not at the *** ** *** *** ****** ****** ** ** ******** ************* ** ** ********** ********* ************** *** ********** ** ****** ** ** ****************** ******* ** **** ** ** ***** ** *** *** ****** **************** ** ***** *** ****** ********* ******* ** *** ******** ********* *** ************ *************** ****************** ** *** **** * ****** ******** ** ****** *** ******** **** ** ********** ******** ******** ** ***** **** ******** ***** ************* ***** ** ** ********* ********* ** **** ********** **** ***** * ********* **** ******* **** ** ** ********* ******** *********** **** ************ ***** ****** **** *** **** ****** ** *** ******** *** **** *********** ** ***** *** ********** ****** ** ****** *** **** **** ****** *** ******* ** *** ******** ************ *** **** ****** **** *********** *** ********* ** *** ************** ******** *** ******* ** ******** ***** * ****** **** ******** ********** ** *** ******* *** *********** *********** ***** **** *** **** ******** *** ** ** ******** *** ********* **** ** *** *****
Let me perhaps conclude by
leaving you with just these three salient points; 1 Liberation means ******* ************* ********** **** * ****** ******** *** *** ********* ********* * ********* ************** *** *** ** ******* ************ * ****** ** **** *********** * ** ***** **** ******** *** *************** ***** ** *********** ***** ****** *** ********** ********* ** ** *** ** ** ********* ** ** **** * ***** ************** ** ****** *** *********** ************* *** ** *** ****** *** **** ******* ** **************** ** *** ******* ** *** ****** ** ***** ** ****** *** ************************ ***** ****** *** ***** ** **** ** **** *****
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