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**pXss8cyx** · 08-23-2007, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by Patroklos
I think the point is over emphasized, but it has always been a long term goal to make Iraq a stable, democratic buffer state in the area so that we could tone down our direct presence. If (big if) Iraq stabilized where would we need to keep any significant troop concentration in the Gulf? The Navy would stick around sure, but they have no footprint except for Bahrain, which we might leave behind as well. But the toning down of our direct presence was more of a cost issue than a "let's pacify OBL" issue. In fact, the later would be incredibly distasteful... especially since it wouldn't pacify him at all.

[q=Cybershy]You want to deny that OBL caused 9/11 b/c of the USA troops in SA?[/q]

Do you actually think that if US troops were removed from SA in 2000, OBL would have just stopped and not gone after the US? Really?

I'll not participate in your "attack the poster, not his opinon" way of debating

"your opinion to be batshit crazy" is now not attacking the opinion, but rather the poster? That's a new one.

08-23-2007, 04:55 PM	#24
pXss8cyx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	Originally posted by Patroklos I think the point is over emphasized, but it has always been a long term goal to make Iraq a stable, democratic buffer state in the area so that we could tone down our direct presence. If (big if) Iraq stabilized where would we need to keep any significant troop concentration in the Gulf? The Navy would stick around sure, but they have no footprint except for Bahrain, which we might leave behind as well. But the toning down of our direct presence was more of a cost issue than a "let's pacify OBL" issue. In fact, the later would be incredibly distasteful... especially since it wouldn't pacify him at all. [q=Cybershy]You want to deny that OBL caused 9/11 b/c of the USA troops in SA?[/q] Do you actually think that if US troops were removed from SA in 2000, OBL would have just stopped and not gone after the US? Really? I'll not participate in your "attack the poster, not his opinon" way of debating "your opinion to be batshit crazy" is now not attacking the opinion, but rather the poster? That's a new one.
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