Consider the source, but I'll certainly read it if you find it.You see, we had this conversation before. I referenced precisely that articles coming from far left web sites in "objectively" criticising Bush really couldn't be taken that seriously. I do believe you opined how you would use your vast "critical thinking" skills, and devine objective conclusions, regardless of where it came from. Strangly, they coincided consistently with the left wing web sites, yet with RW web sites, pundits, and papers we must "consider the source".
Either we "consider the source" for all pieces of commentary and criticism, or we don't. I'll still keep my eye out for the report I was referencing. I can only recall that it was a high ranking Clinton fella, either in the Intelligence agency, or Terrorism agency. But obviously if his viewpoint is running counter to yours, I guess we just have to "consider the source"
I was talking about America in answer to your questionStrange, I thought we were discussing Iraq
We had a very good idea of what occupied Japan was going to be like. I suggest you read some material on the occupying government of Japan and the first American forces stationed there. We certainly knew what we were getting into.Oh we did, did we. Over a million Japanese solidiers killed at the hands of the Americans, and we knew precisely how they were going to greet us? Care to provide some of those "materials"? The ones that declare how their citizens, especially those most loyal to Yamamoto & the Emperor were going to behave, please.
it may surprise you to know that if you look at a map of Japan it is remarkably close to the Korean peninsula. Amazingly we used Japan quite a bit during the war in Korea. I suggest using a map as referenceGeography wasn't the issue, it was the duration of our being there. But if you wish to play the geography angle, Let's see, Iran just to the east, you got Syria over there to the west, rock's throw from being able to help out Israel in a pinch. Pretty stretagic location to keep close eyes on all of them, with the ability to provide major military assets in a heartbeat. See the current strategic importance of our being in Iraq? Here's a link to a map for a greater perspecitive....just in case
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.alternative-learning.org/international/meast.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.alternative-learning.org/international/middleast.html&h=650&w=650&sz=29&tbnid=6guq2KLNyaootM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmiddle%2Beast%2Bmap&start=2&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=2I take being asked if I support fascist dictators as a personal insultFunny, I've looked all up & down the thread, and at no time did I ever claim that you supported fascist dictators. You seemed to support something to make things work better in Iraq, because we were apparently making everything so much worse. I then provided a suggestion. You were free to disagree with it. But take it as a personal insult?