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Saturday, July 23, 2005 Okay, LookIt's gotten fashionably political to argue over whether the bombings in London were "because" of the Iraq War or not. Great fucking Christ. Of course they were. Berlin is safer than Rome, for now, because of the complexion of troops in Iraq. The question is, Should the British put up with it? Or, should Americans (if something else happens in America)? The way Bush has led the invasion: No. If people start to get fed up with big-city bombings after his bungled leadership, and protesters take to the streets, and we pull out of Baghdad like we pulled out of Hanoi, and everything goes to hell, it will be on Bush's shoulders (not Sean Penn's) for failing to respect his own people enough to make a proper case for war.Which doesn't mean we should pull out just because the terrorists are fighting back. Good God, people. Imagine what would happen if we left The Land of the Two Rivers to the so-called insurgents. No, no, no. At Radio Free Mike we don't think that's a good idea. But let's be clear: London got bombed this month because London helped with the war. And if that makes Tony Blair's job a bit harder, it's not because anyone has forgotten -- or even misunderstood -- September 11. posted by Michael Scott Moore | 1:38 AM
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"whether the bombings in London were "because" of the Iraq War or not."
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I like the way you put because in quote marks. That seems to be the actual issue here at hand for debate. It seems undeniable that Iraq is a short term factor but one of many short and long term factors. Crucially the Iraq war is also a factor that could be read both ways- after all the war was quite a while ago now, as was the election. In fact the only recent development on the Iraq issue from the UK point of view was the UK expressing its wish and demand to actually pull its troops out of Iraq within the near future. | |
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