Originally Posted by
Superguy
I agree that it's much larger. Personally, I think Afghanistan was justified because the Taliban WERE harboring Osama. As he claimed responsibility, we couldn't just let that go. Sudan shouldn't just be our problem, and Somalia I really don't think we needed to be involved there as it's still a mess there too.
The Arab-Israeli conflict is centuries old and that's going to take a long time to resolve, if it ever is. Honestly, I think we should largely butt out of a lot of world politics and spend our money at home. The mess we have right now with wars and so on is starting to cause an economic downturn. And maybe if we start focusing more on things at home, things will start to settle down elsewhere.
I don't think America's imperialist, but I do think it's a bit too nosy. And that nosiness with even good intentions can and has gotten us into trouble.
There's a lot of truth to what you're saying.
And there's a lot of truth to what people say about us being over there for oil. But I also note that those people complaining about us being over there for oil are still consumers. When they sign up to live the Amish lifestyle then I can listen to their argument with more enthusiasm.
Because non-commercial gasoline is only a small part of oil consumption.