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Originally Posted by scaeagles
To respond to NA, last time I checked there was massive escalation before we did anything in Iraq, with he exception of expelling them from Kuwait, of course. Do I really need to list all of the attacks against American targets that took place prior to the invasion?
It will escalate on their side no matter what our side does. So the choices are to fight back, give in to their demands, or accept their continuing escalation without reprisal.
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I think that's where I find the most disconnect between people of "whatever camp you want to call it". I can't buy into the whole "they started it" thing, because - it doesn't matter. What matter is how we respond. It's like one very serious playground fight between a couple of bully's, only there is not principal in this situation. I have a really hard time defending what actions we have taken. Maybe I'm bing too optomistic and simplistic to think that it is possible to "take the high road" but, we're getting targeted because we got involved. It has escalated to the point where we are the primary enemy and target. Have we really done anyone any good here? We certainly have no done much good for ourselves.