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Originally posted by Cloud9
Ok, if you can tell me exactly how OUR government knows, and EVERYone else doesn't know what's going on, I'd really like to know. Keep in mind that all of these nations that oppose war know firsthand what it's like to experience war in their own land within the last century. They realize in the most intimate way what war does to a nation, and the domino effects that follow. I would really be interested to know how much war support there would be if we were holding the battles right here in the US, rather than witnessing it in our living rooms...and I believe you claim you don't even want to do THAT...interesting how those who want war can't bear to know just what it is they're asking for...but I digress. I just want to know why you think that we are soooo much more informed than everyone else. I'm not going to trust Bush just because he's the head of the country I live in. That would be the same as the French trusting their leaders just for the same reason. At some point, it has to be more than blind trust. If someone's going to wage a war, spending my money, and my neighbor's lives, I want to KNOW, I don't want to TRUST. As they say, faith is blind.
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Ok, I dont' mean that our government knows more than other governments, I meant they have more information that they do not necessarily share with the Ameircan people. There is no way that they are able to keep us informed on every minute detail, and we dont' need to know every minute detail. We elect our leaders to lead us.
I'm a little confused by your comment about me saying i don't want to witness the war. I don't remeber saying anything like that. I have no problem seeing the effects of war. It's sad, but it's gonna happen. As far as battle happening here- yea, i'm sure the war would lose some support because a lot of people are not willing to take a stand and fully support themselves. I would be awful if it happened here, but if it happened it happened. There have been wars fought here before. And who is to say that something might not happen here. I wouldn't be surprised if there were more terroist attempts.