Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
In Iraq there was possibly a causus belli - which turned out to be utterly discredited. I doubt there would have been so many Hawks who'd've gone in for basically nothing.


I think we should be everywhere whenever even minor causes turn up. I thought that the WMDs were a distraction when I was urging us to back a war against a dictator. One at a time we should topple dictators. Befriend them when we must, then find a reason to undermine their authority and drag them out. Do it for reasons other than national security - not for treasure, not for anything other than targeting leaders who profit off of the misery of their own people.

I think that we are a police force internationally and that this reality is discounted for no reason; I just wish that other nations would join us in policing the world. We are a stable country and all stable countries have an obligation to aid their unstable and oppressed neighbors.