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I'm a poli sci major too, so this is what I study everyday!
The way I see things regarding our invasion of Iraq is how I view Vietnam. It was none of our business and we were lied to. Having said that, we're already there. It would hurt the innocent people of Iraq MORE if we just pulled out now. Although I think it's a idiotic thing to try and democratize/americanize Iraq. However if we hadn't gone to war in the first place we could have saved over 500 American lives, and spared the loved ones of ALL troops. Also, because we are now in Iraq we will continue to have troops occupying Iraq for MANY, MANY years. (We just pulled troops out of Germany from WWII two years ago!)
On a side note... (and probably a controversial one!)
None of the hijackers from 9-11 were from Iraq or had ties to Iraqis. All the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia and Eqypt... Our only two ALLIES in the Middle East. Perhaps our president should stop worrying about oil and start worrying about the collusion of our so-called allies and the royal families within those countries. Or perhaps he might even want to worry about North Korea, Kim Jong II and their nuclear capabilities... but then again North Korea has no oil, just nuclear weapons and a dictatorship.
Sorry... politics get my blood flowing!!
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