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Originally posted by interventor:
For the next 20 months, the US will be subjected to the six-ring circus, cheap carnie and various sideshows, including various chicken chomping geeks, that make up the Presidential campaign.
Then, we shall have an election. Two months after that, we will have a new President. But, no matter the party in power, we will still face a vicious enemy of headhunting Islamofacsist, salifists, wahhabis, islamists, etc. that believe God wants you and me dead. And, will use every means to achieve that end. Have a nice day!
Muslim extremists are relatively small in number, around a couple thousand , but because of Bush's wars and atrocities the numbers are growing. They have stated repeatedly that they are trying to drive the West from the region. They want to create Islamic religious states but the majority of the people reject their extremism. If the US was to withdraw from the region and force Israel to abide by international law it would take the wind out of the extremists sails.
The threat by Islamic terrorist does not require the American people to forfeit our constitutional rights and freedom. Simple police work and international cooperation had already crippled it's leadership but because of our atrocities and looting in Iraq they continue to grow. Same in Afghanistan.
The US is in the region to control the oil. We need to find alternatives to oil. We are spending billions of dollars and thousands of lives to control a resource that is finite and will run out one day. As supplies dwindle costs will rise. We should be spending the money on safe, renewable energy sources.