<div class="quote_poster">TheBlackMamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I love how everybody comments on this and Bush's plan of action, but honestly, you guys don't know anything. Stop pretending to be smart about the situation. Where you in the conferences and meetings? I don't think so. If you were, I'd love to have you removed from your position if you can find time to post on a message board. Where you confronted by Bush? Did you talk to Bush? Did you talk to Colin Powell? Did you talk to D Rumsfield?
For example, dunksworth, do you really think Bush went into Iraq with minimal intentions of making life better for the victims of Saddam's sadistic tortue methods? Saving little kids from brutal rapes? You don't think Bush wanted to stop that? You think he put oil infront of everything? I think you're wrong, but I don't know the truth. Oil prices are still pretty damn high, but you don't hear about the kids being raped every day there.
I do agree with you people saying why didn't Bush act on Africa's situation? That's a horrible situation over there 100x worse than Iraq. Kids are being gang-raped and murdered for the hell of it. People are dying for the hell of it.
I may be wrong and you guys may know everything about the situation in Iraq. Everyone has their opinions and beliefs, but nobody knows why for sure Bush went into Iraq. Nobody knows for sure what Saddam had brewing up. Nobody knows for sure what would've happened if Bush left Iraq a lone.</div>
This is exactly what pisses people off about the current administration. They aren't honest with the citizens of this country. The fact we don't know what's really going on and the fact they don't want people to ask questions is absolutely frustrating.
It's terrible for the kids being gang raped and people being tortured, but those things take place in the USA everyday aswell. The US needs to take care of problems at home before they start policing the rest of the world. We should be setting the example by improving the quality of living in the US first.
I just don't understand the concept of spending billions of dollars to fund military and provide a means to kill, when you can take the same billions and invest it on your own citizens.
Start by making college education free and making health care more affordable. You start with those two areas and the quality of life in the USA improves immediately. It makes it more accessible for poor families to get an education and not worry about health. It makes it more affordable for middle class families to provide a better life for their children and themselves. It also keeps people who graduate from college out of enormous debt from student loans or maxed out credit cards.
Next they can improve on the infrastructure of major cities so people don't have to use a car to get around. Build more efficient public transportation, running on hybrid engines. If you can get just 1/3 less people driving on freeways, that's 1/3 less dependence on oil, 1/3 less people causing traffic, which all equates to less road rage, less wear and tear on the roads, less pollution all helps improve quality of living.
