Didn't have sufficient time to answer this until now. If this topic is beeeeeeten to death, please ignore.
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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I don't really care what they think. Do you?
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Of course I care what the terrorists think, especially if they think (a) that they can influence democratic elections through terror and (b) believe that they can isolate the US from its "allies." This will embolden them even further. Do you not see the difference between the two potential responses? Put aside the basque issues, do you not think it would have been better if the Spanish people would have still elected the party that stood side by side with the US, then reversing course because of the terrorist activities?
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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy I know it's popular in Republican circles to think that anyone who doesn't support the war in Iraq is pro-terrorist, but all I can say to that is "Whiff".
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I don't think that, but I do believe that the war in Iraq and against terror would be easier if we presented a united front at home. I can't imagine what would have happened if my grandparents generation split 55%-45% in WWII.
Incidently, "whiff" always makes me laugh, because it reinforces how uncool people of my generation have become with age. We were once cool, weren't we?
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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy Start with NATO. NATO officially deployed in Afghanistan, including sizable German support. Next, look around for support from neighbors and from other Islamic countries. Then look at levels of commitment from some of our closest friends, like Canada, Mexico and Australia.
If you're going to argue we have minimal support from other countries in Afghanistan, I'm going to have to start pulling out Administration quotes on the subject. Careful what you ask for...
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We have minimal military support from our allies in both places, mainly because none of our allies have much of a military to speak of. This is do to the fact that western europe made a brilliant tactical move and relied on the US to defend it for the 50 years after WWII and instead put money into socialist programs.
