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Originally Posted by Drake

I believe it is important for several reasons.

It is our vital national interests to contain conflict.

It is our moral responsibility to reduce the capabilities of despots to commit atrocities. If he will gas his own people he will gas us.

It is in our interests to align with Gods interest concerning Israel.

Drake

Can we all just stop the charade. We are not fighting this war to contain conflict, or because of atrocities, or because of a concern to bless Israel. We are fighting because this is where the oil is (also natural gas). 911 was simply an excuse to put our military there. Prior to that Bush (Sr) suckered Saddam into invading Kuwait as an excuse to put our military there (no way Saudi Arabia would have backed us if they didn't feel extremely threatened). Russia is not there as some kind of anti Israel atheist motivated war, but simply to protect their vital interests regarding the oil. China is making inroads with the broad coalition of Islamic states for the exact same reason. Europe is there for the same reason. State sponsored terrorism is there to fight against these superpowers who they see as usurping and pillaging their land. Oil transformed the US from an agricultural economy to a superpower. Why hasn't it done the same for the Middle East? Because we don't want them to use their oil, we want them to export it to us.

For those who take issue with this position can you answer a very simple question. These smart missiles cost approx $1.5 million each. They shot over 100, so the missiles alone cost $150 million. That is simply the tip of the iceberg when you look at the cost of planning, surveillance, sending in the ships, etc. So this little strike certainly cost over $1 billion when everything is taken into account. So my question is how much money is being spent on helping the people? We are spending billions killing them because of their inhumane treatment, yet at the same time we are strengthening our wall to make sure the refugees don't come here. So can you explain how this fits in the context of "our moral obligation"?