Dan Luke wrote:

wrote:

I seriously doubt we would be at war with terrorism instigated mostly by
Arabs if imported oil were not a vital national interest that has required
a
military presence in the Middle East for decades. The cost of Homeland
Security and the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan should count in the
price
of gasoline, IMO.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

Yeah, that World Trade Center thing is not worth getting excited about...

Huh??

Do I really have to explain this?

The US military presence in the Middle East was tiny until the invasion
of Kuwait (1990). The post Gulf War presence was larger than before,
but still small until 9/11.

Homeland Security and the invasion of Afghanistan were direct results
of 9/11.

As for Iraq, if 9/11 hadn't happened, Saddam would probably still be
in power.

--
Jim Pennino

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