20/20 hindsight Or Money better spent

[Charlie P]

You think if we had spent the billions here building up strong borders and intelligence we'd be better off the spending the money to liberate Iraq?

We wouldn't be fighting Terroists here because they wouldn't be able to get in.

We could kick out all the ones that are on expired Visa's.

If we had better intel we would have known Iraq wasn't a threat.

As far as the people of Iraq go is much really going to change in that country.Looks like they are heading for a strict Islamic rule.

[etothepii]

You think if we had spent the billions here building up strong borders

But then countries (Mexico, e.g.) would be upset with us.[][][]

[Aught Six]

You think if we had spent the billions here building up strong borders and intelligence we'd be better off the spending the money to liberate Iraq?

No.

We wouldn't be fighting Terroists here because they wouldn't be able to get in.

There will always be some way in. The more we clamp down, the lower the chances of that happening, but nothing will ever be absolutely secure.

We could kick out all the ones that are on expired Visa's.

We could do that now if anyone in the federal governemnt had the orbs to support it. It's not money, but political pandering that's allowing these people to remain.

If we had better intel we would have known Iraq wasn't a threat.

Intel is hit or miss. The only way to be sure of something to see if up close and personal. No way to do that with Iraq except to invade.

As far as the people of Iraq go is much really going to change in that country.Looks like they are heading for a strict Islamic rule.

They might, but it's still too early. They have a lot of work on the constitution ahead of them. The Shi'ites will dominate, but I'm not completely convinced they want to become the next Iran.

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[Aught Six]

Its much easier and cheaper to police the world than to police our own borders.

Easier and cheaper, probably. But would we get the same results?

Come on, I thought you isolationists had come to your senses by now.

[North Texan]

Or we could take what we spent on Tsunami and put it toward strengthening our borders.

I thought it was past time to go into Iraq and start taking names and kicking butt. We let them remain after the Gulf War, but they continued to be a real pain when it came to inspections and not firing on airplanes enforcing the no-fly zone. For me, that was grounds enough for action. I think that Bush thought we might get some more help if he emphasized WMD's, but it didn't happen.

As far as Iraq changing, I don't think they will be the democracy America wants them to be. The culture is just too different. And I doubt any government they form will have much seperation between church and state, or mosque and state?

[Charlie P]

Or we could take what we spent on Tsunami and put it toward strengthening our borders.

That's a drop in a swimming pool compared to what we've spent in Iraq and will spend there.