Reply #37: It all depends [View All]

For starters we need to end our dependence on foreign oil. Or oil period. This obvioulsy won't happen over night, but gradually it will put an end to the geopolitical "game" of fossil fuel dominance that keeps us entangled in Middle East affairs.

Then we need to decide how we approach the Israeli/Palestinian situation. This is not an easy question, as many Americans, myself included, do not want to see Israel completely abandoned. But as with any relationship, we need to be able to accept the risks. Would we abandon our relationship with any other country based on the possibility of terrorism?

Finally, instead of War on Iraq, which fuels MORE hatred, and subsequently MORE terrorists, we should have spent the money on security HERE. We spent BILLIONS, achieved no better security here, and in fact lost credibility and ruined relationships with countries that WERE assisting us in the "war on terror". Did you know that France tipped us off to Moussaoui? Do you think they're going to be as likely to tip us off the next time around? Or how about any number of Islamic/African countries that perhaps were willing to share info before Iraq. Meanwhile we ignore countries that DO have legitimate ties to terrorism AND WMDs... Pakistan, North Korea, Saudi Arabia...

And now, the icing on the cake, even our own intelligence agencies' credibility is blown, because the Bush cabal chose to manipulate the intelligence. This has long term implications, my dear. Wait until a real threat is on the horizon, and the CIA tries to raise an orange alert.

So, feeling safer yet?