In the news
Iraq: More soldiers killed in Iraq today. I can't conceive how the US can possibly succeed in rebuilding Iraq without international assistance, especially the assistance of other middle eastern countries. The bush administration seems especially ill-suited to the task as they've supported Israel unilaterally, accused Iran of being an axis of terror and associated with folks who publically call Islam a violent religion.
Without touching on whether or not, they're morally correct in their views, it seems to be as if by saying what they've said, and doing what they've done, they've eliminated the possibility of negotiation. I believe that right now, to bring other islamic countries in the region into iraq on US terms, they're going to need to negotiate.
Liberia: Several ships have been positioned off the coast of Liberia. These ships contain marines poised to help stabilize the country, should bush order them in. I'm glad international attention is being paid to the plight of refugees in africa, and I'm glad the US is involved and might help.
I fear for those marines, should the president order them into Liberia. I think that there are some very brutal folks there in Liberia who live to kill and that it will be very difficult to deter them.
Thin military: There have been some news reports lately that have talked about how thinly spread the US military is. I think that there are a lot of people out there who resent the US, and I wonder if we won't see flareups in Serbia, in Korea or in Afghanistan as people try to take advantage of what they perceive as a weakened US military.
Iraq: More soldiers killed in Iraq today. I can't conceive how the US can possibly succeed in rebuilding Iraq without international assistance, especially the assistance of other middle eastern countries. The bush administration seems especially ill-suited to the task as they've supported Israel unilaterally, accused Iran of being an axis of terror and associated with folks who publically call Islam a violent religion.
Without touching on whether or not, they're morally correct in their views, it seems to be as if by saying what they've said, and doing what they've done, they've eliminated the possibility of negotiation. I believe that right now, to bring other islamic countries in the region into iraq on US terms, they're going to need to negotiate.
Liberia: Several ships have been positioned off the coast of Liberia. These ships contain marines poised to help stabilize the country, should bush order them in. I'm glad international attention is being paid to the plight of refugees in africa, and I'm glad the US is involved and might help.
I fear for those marines, should the president order them into Liberia. I think that there are some very brutal folks there in Liberia who live to kill and that it will be very difficult to deter them.
Thin military: There have been some news reports lately that have talked about how thinly spread the US military is. I think that there are a lot of people out there who resent the US, and I wonder if we won't see flareups in Serbia, in Korea or in Afghanistan as people try to take advantage of what they perceive as a weakened US military.
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