re: Today's Tribune Op-Ed cartoon pretty much sums up our COIC*

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Al Queda wants the US out of the Middle East and they too are hated by many countries ther

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Al Queda wants dead Americans and the world to be muslim.

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All the more reason the Saudi's have been shopping for atomic weapons as they should. Where have you read anything about plans for Iran to conquer the world and install Islamic governments?

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Oh yeah having two nuclear armed countries in close proximity to each other would just make them best friends.

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Have you read about how the CIA installed the Shah of Iran in 1953 to protect US and British oil interest?

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A little bit and it was and still is the best move because we have to protect our interests. Do I like it? no. Does it makes hypocrites? Yes, but who gives a shite nobody else is going to look after our intersts.

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BTW Persians and Arabs hate each other and have for centuries. The pragmatic Bush (1) understood this and left Hussein in power. Iran has too many enemies in the Middle East to be concerned about attacking the US.

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GHWB left SH in power because the UN resolution only called for the removal of Iraqi's from Kuwait and if he had proceeded onto Baghdad the coalition would have fallen apart.

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There are consequences to being involved in other people's business and Al Queda is one of them.

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there are consequences for not being involved too and WWII was the last great example.