weapons inspectors might've been allowed to find, is it not better that a ruthless, evil dictator like Saddam Hussein has been removed from power through American unilateralism?
I think there's a problem between following procedure and taking necessary action. For long I've believed Saddam didn't have WMD's but just because of that, doesn't mean no action should've been taken.
So every country has their motives and interests. I'd like to think that American Foreign Policy is not the same as that which took place before the end of the Cold War. Times have changed, and so has AFP. It's no more angelic than what it used to be, but it contains a lot more beneficial externalities for humankind as a whole than it ever has before. It's still a bitch though, but I'd rather that than the terrorists not feel the heat.
Terrorism will never be defeated, but this is as much a war to get as close as possible as destroy the motivation, the urge and need for those on the tipping point, or well-entrenched to resort to further atrocities.
Sure, go ahead and quote me the increase in suicide bombings here and airline cancellations there but those are short-term drawbacks. In the long term, with enough checks and balances, things should be a lot better than they've been for a while.
The international community can assist with the checks and balances by cooperating and creating an air for such a relationship with the USA rather than confronting it and being cast aside the way Germany and France were last March. That was probably the lowest point in Western History since 1939.
America is the most powerful country in the world and with such power comes great responsbility. On several occassions it hasn't lived upto those responsbilities and unfortunately its innocent civilians have paid the price for such acts of stupidity. It's been more than two years since 9/11. A lot of the initial confusion, anger and haste has died down a fair amount and now we're ready for what I will term the golden era of global affairs and world politics.
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Date: 2004-02-01 05:45 pm (UTC)I think there's a problem between following procedure and taking necessary action. For long I've believed Saddam didn't have WMD's but just because of that, doesn't mean no action should've been taken.
So every country has their motives and interests. I'd like to think that American Foreign Policy is not the same as that which took place before the end of the Cold War. Times have changed, and so has AFP. It's no more angelic than what it used to be, but it contains a lot more beneficial externalities for humankind as a whole than it ever has before. It's still a bitch though, but I'd rather that than the terrorists not feel the heat.
Terrorism will never be defeated, but this is as much a war to get as close as possible as destroy the motivation, the urge and need for those on the tipping point, or well-entrenched to resort to further atrocities.
Sure, go ahead and quote me the increase in suicide bombings here and airline cancellations there but those are short-term drawbacks. In the long term, with enough checks and balances, things should be a lot better than they've been for a while.
The international community can assist with the checks and balances by cooperating and creating an air for such a relationship with the USA rather than confronting it and being cast aside the way Germany and France were last March. That was probably the lowest point in Western History since 1939.
America is the most powerful country in the world and with such power comes great responsbility. On several occassions it hasn't lived upto those responsbilities and unfortunately its innocent civilians have paid the price for such acts of stupidity. It's been more than two years since 9/11. A lot of the initial confusion, anger and haste has died down a fair amount and now we're ready for what I will term the golden era of global affairs and world politics.
Mark my words. :)