Nine More Dead Today...
Quick blog today. I read that nine more Americans died in Iraq today. That brings the total to 1,565. I ask, how many dead Americans does it take to give Iraqis their freedom? At what number do we say, "alright, that's enough." ??? Is it 5,000? 10,000? 100,000? It took about 55,000 in Vietnam to leave and about 405,000 to liberate Europe in WWII. Granted, those wars were very different than this one; at least we knew from the start what the real objectives were.
But seriously, at what cost do we liberate a country thousands of miles away in the name of democracy? $250 billion and 5,000 lives? $500 billion and 10,000 lives? Whatever it takes? And then what do we do with Iran and North Korea? And Rwanda? And Cuba? And China? And Somalia? Where do we draw the line with, "Ok, Iraq needs liberating right now, but things aren't bad enough in Iran yet... let's see what happens there. How many people starved in North Korea yesterday? Only 1,200? Well, when it hits 3,000 a day, call the Pentagon, we've got a country to liberate."
I've got a number - 112,000,000,000. That's how many barrels of oil are under Iraq. When the number hits 0, our interest in Iraq will end and so will the US casualties.
But seriously, at what cost do we liberate a country thousands of miles away in the name of democracy? $250 billion and 5,000 lives? $500 billion and 10,000 lives? Whatever it takes? And then what do we do with Iran and North Korea? And Rwanda? And Cuba? And China? And Somalia? Where do we draw the line with, "Ok, Iraq needs liberating right now, but things aren't bad enough in Iran yet... let's see what happens there. How many people starved in North Korea yesterday? Only 1,200? Well, when it hits 3,000 a day, call the Pentagon, we've got a country to liberate."
I've got a number - 112,000,000,000. That's how many barrels of oil are under Iraq. When the number hits 0, our interest in Iraq will end and so will the US casualties.
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