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Well, no one could ever say war is a good thing, or that it should ever be the first course of action, but as far as I'm concerned, regrettably it is sometimes the only course of action, as abhorrent as it is. There was a good point made about the world not being black and white anymore. WWI and WWII were clear cut; the expansionist bad guys needed to be stopped and shown the error of their ways. Those wars had clear cut good and bad. they had borders and "rules" (if there is such a thing as "rules of war".) Obviously these parameters don't apply to the scenario we find our selves in today. History will eventually show whether the correct decisions were made over Afghanistan and Iraq, but having watched everything as it has happened, committing to fighting terrorism was the only option. If that meant taking war to the terrorists own countries, then so be it. What's that old saying?...The best form of defence is attack.
As most of you know, I'm not American. But Australia, along with Great Britain, is one of the US's firmest allies. We have committed troops to both Afghanistan and Iraq in support of the US forces, and I could not be prouder that Australia, as a small nation (population of only 20 million) is doing it's bit to fight for a cause I strongly believe in. I'm damn proud that our government, against popular opinion, stood up and said "count us in". I'm also proud to live in a country that values doing the right thing in trying to make the world a safer place for everyone, so that eventually war may be a thing of history (though I doubt that will ever be the case).
The other thing is to explore the our options. Do you think terrorists are willing to sit down and talk about things? Do you think they are happy with anything other than the total destruction of the West, and of democracy? Of course not. The world for these radicals is black and white, and that's where the problem begins. For them it's domination or death, and I for one certainly won't let them dominate. They made the choice, now they can suffer the consequences.

05-10-2007, 01:33 PM	#8
Outrider It's been a great ride! Offline --> Posts: 14,302 --> Join Date: Jun 2005	Well, no one could ever say war is a good thing, or that it should ever be the first course of action, but as far as I'm concerned, regrettably it is sometimes the only course of action, as abhorrent as it is. There was a good point made about the world not being black and white anymore. WWI and WWII were clear cut; the expansionist bad guys needed to be stopped and shown the error of their ways. Those wars had clear cut good and bad. they had borders and "rules" (if there is such a thing as "rules of war".) Obviously these parameters don't apply to the scenario we find our selves in today. History will eventually show whether the correct decisions were made over Afghanistan and Iraq, but having watched everything as it has happened, committing to fighting terrorism was the only option. If that meant taking war to the terrorists own countries, then so be it. What's that old saying?...The best form of defence is attack. As most of you know, I'm not American. But Australia, along with Great Britain, is one of the US's firmest allies. We have committed troops to both Afghanistan and Iraq in support of the US forces, and I could not be prouder that Australia, as a small nation (population of only 20 million) is doing it's bit to fight for a cause I strongly believe in. I'm damn proud that our government, against popular opinion, stood up and said "count us in". I'm also proud to live in a country that values doing the right thing in trying to make the world a safer place for everyone, so that eventually war may be a thing of history (though I doubt that will ever be the case). The other thing is to explore the our options. Do you think terrorists are willing to sit down and talk about things? Do you think they are happy with anything other than the total destruction of the West, and of democracy? Of course not. The world for these radicals is black and white, and that's where the problem begins. For them it's domination or death, and I for one certainly won't let them dominate. They made the choice, now they can suffer the consequences. __________________ "The future's uncertain and the end is always near." - The Doors "Roadhouse Blues".