Mike - I agree. Of course it is a very complicated situation - but your overall premise I agree with. The bottom line is that whether we went over to Iraq or not is not going to immediately change the way extreme Islamists feel about America. But, I for one, would rather be proactive in trying to democratize the situation in hopes that it has a long term positive effect. The other option is that we kept going like we were (band-aiding the situation) and forever make ourselves the target of the Extremists.
Do we make ourselves more of a target initially? - probably. But, is it a better long term scenario? I believe so.
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