interesting point to bring up the war... (especially since Nik lives on an American base in Germany, (American presence in Germany established in the war)...
It's amazing how many people do think like Nik is describing, as to whether something is worth doing compared to the cost of doing it.
If america had joined the Allied war effort in 1939 when it started for the rest of the world, do you really think it would have gone on for so long, do you think as many people would have died? would 3000 people have died in a few hours trying to take a beach that wasn't even occupied when the alies first asked the Americans to join the war effort...
There are far to many people who live on a moral high ground of supposed rights and freedoms but think that it's not worth the cost to get involved when they see things going on that goes against their beliefs.
If you saw an old lady being robed you'd do something about it even at your own risk, or would it be because you see that happeneing? does the distance away from Iraq, and the relative comfort of your civillised surroundings meant that you are happy to rest in your own comfort and let others suffer, (so long are you are OK what's the problem?).
and what about the time when the day comes that your freedom is endangered, I suppose you'll be crying out for people to help you, but if you won't help anyone, then why should anyone help you?
IMO if saddam was that bad he should have been taken and captured after the first gulf war whilst there were troups in the country and whilst he was commiting these attrocities, not some ten years later once he's had time to do a little more evil...
I 100% agree, Germany wanted to go futhur in 91. Bush said no, so now we are here again. We could of tooken out Saddam then and the world would be happy now, British have military bases in Germany as well. We got bases in the UK, Portgual, and Spain. WE got bases in Turkey (We did) Greece (we still might actually) frankly US didn't get invovled because of WW1. Lots of americans would going with what Geogre Washington said "WE shouldn't get invovled in any tangling treaties" America doesn't wanna get invovled in european wars because it doesn't benefit them andthats the truth. Either way Saddam was worth it in 1991 cause it wouldn't of cost as much he was a defeated man, we didn't have Bin laden and the type as major figure heads, and we had the UN's support.