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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha
Beems,
I like that you're honest and admit that you don't care about the sectarian strife. But, do you believe that Al Qaeda is in Iraq? If not, we'll just have to agree to disagree. If so, why should we leave Iraq but stay in Afghanistan? Or do you believe we should leave both countries?
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Yeah this is the whole thing. I'm quoting SGG here because he brings up a good point, this post is more directed at Beem.
Al Qaeda has been working hard to expand and establish a presence in Iraq. They sent Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi in there to set up shop. Luckily, we killed his ass. Then they sent in another guy, can't remember his name. They will continue to attempt to establish a HQ in Iraq to strengthen their influence on the Muslim community, recruit new members, and continue to wage war on the West.
Our goal should be not only to track them down and kill them, but to limit their influence on young, impressionable Islamic citizens. If we don't fight Al Qaeda in Iraq and Afghanistan, their influence will spread unabated, and soon enough could have the financing and network capable of striking us at home whenever they please.
We can't just stay out of "messy Mideast religious conflicts." The Sunnis and Shia are indeed ready to destroy one another, but that's not why we're there. We're there to keep our country safe from Al Qaeda. We're not at war with Iraq, or the Sunnis, or the Shia, or Iran, or Syria. We're at war with Al Qaeda, and they just happen to be working to establish themselves within Iraq (where there is a power vacuum) and in Afghanistan (where the regrouping Taliban offers a safe-haven for base operations).