We constantly hear President Bush say that we are fighting terrorists in Iraq so we don’t have to fight them at home. I have been struggling to find the logic (or lack of) in this statement. Does this mean that if we fight terrorists in Iraq, than we don’t have to fight them in the U.S.? Wouldn’t that be like saying we’re fighting street crime in New York so we don’t have to fight it in L.A.?
And what are we defining as terrorists? Iraqis who are defending their homeland from invaders, much as we would do if another country occupied ours? Does this not blur the line between terrorist and patriot? And if we weren’t there, would Iraqis be storming our borders with “terrorists”? Does it mean that our troops are drawing terrorists to Iraq? If so, does that mean that our troops are being used simply as bait and targets? Or does it mean that Iraqi patriots have been demonized as “terrorists”? Does this statement, which is repeated over and over again by Bush, really mean anything? Or is it simply convenient rhetoric of the moment to justify his actions?
Everett
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