I've Been Accused of being Liberal. Okay I'm laying my cards on the table

St. Widge said

Not one? Except for your neighbor of course. Or, is he just here on a work visa or do naturalized citizens not count?

As for Iraq, if the reason we went there was to fight them there instead of here, why weren't we told that when the war started? And, what makes you think just because we are fighting them there that they won't also bring the fight here?

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I'm really disgusted by the fight them there argument. I don't think anything could be less moral than causing tens of thousands of innocent deaths so that we can draw any enemy into their country and "fight them there".

I don't think that's why our government did it. I think they have actually been surprised by the number of foreign fighters that have come into Iraq. However, when I hear citizens use that talking point as validation of the war I just shake my head at how heartless a statement that is. :jpshakehead:

I really think people don't even pause to consider how many innocent people have died in Iraq when forming an opinion. To many it's just numbers on a screen like a score in a video game. When considering wether or not Iraq was "worth" it you have to consider the loss of innocent Iraqi life as well. Those aren't just numbers in a news article they are real people with real families that really are dying. Sadly I think many Americans only consider a death to be meaningful if it has the term "American" in front it.