[SATLUG] [Even More OT] Speechless

[Bruce Dubbs]

Travis H. wrote:

> As far as I'm concerned, this is a dark period in our history.  By
> invading Iraq, we have joined the ranks of aggressor nations such
> as Germany and Japan.  Most people think dropping the bomb on Japan
> was justified because they attacked us first.  What does that mean
> when you consider that we attacked Iraq first?
> 
> Incidentally, Japan attacked us because we embargoed oil to them.
> Germany attacked Russia to get the oil fields in Eastern Europe.

Your knowledge of history is a bit spotty.  What was Japan's excuse for
invading Korea, China, and quite a bit of Southeast Asia?  Maybe the oil
embargo had something to do with unacceptable behavior?  Today the UN
calls such actions sanctions.

What was Germany's excuse for attacking Poland, Austria, Hungary, and a
lot of other Eastern European countries before they attacked Russia in
June of 1941?

Hussein invaded Kuwait with the intention of permanent rule just like
Japan and Germany invaded other countries.  The US has *never* wanted to
rule Iraq, but the intention, wise or not, was to provide freedom to the
 Iraqis.  I've never heard anything else from the politicians, although
there are conspiracy theorists who say we did it for the oil.

Comparing the US of the 21st Century to Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan
is like comparing apples and oranges because they are both fruit.

  -- Bruce