A lot of people have been talking about the good we're doing here. The need to stomp out oppression and terrorism. I applaud your ideals, but wonder how deeply your convictions run. Would you feel as supportive if our troop were in Somalia, North Korea, Iran, Liberia, or the Balkans? Or what if we attacked our allies like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait who commit many of the same atrocities that gave us cause to label Hussein a "mad man"?
I have no problem playing the role of the world's police, but I do not want to be a crooked cop who looks the other way when blatant crimes are committed in front of my face. And we need to hold ourselves accountable to the same principles we attempt to enforce on others.
We need to decide what it means to be the "last super-power". If we are to truly rid the world of terror then we have to be willing to go places we don't want to go and do things that we condemn other nations for.
I don't believe our nation is ready to do what would have to be done, nor am I sure that I myself am ready. And it may not yet be necessary. Perhaps there are other solutions than a global war on terrorism. Or perhaps it's a combination of the two.
One of my pet peeves is when people complain and point out things they think are wrong, but fail to offer an alternative solution. I may disagree with your ideas, but if you have none you're just a whiner. So I dare not rant on like this without any suggestions of my own, but this blog has gone on long enough so for that see part 3.
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