"We are fighting them over there so we don't have to fight them over here"

[kentuck]

Is that bullshit? Why?

Is every terrorist in the world in Fallujah and Baghdad? So they could not possibly come over here and attack us in any way while we have most of our troops in Baghdad, could they? And would they have more or less incentive to attack us since we are fighting them over there? I'm tring to find some rationale in thsi stupid ass comment. Could someone please explain?

[MuseRider]

1. To me it is

supremely egotistical. We want to fight the bad guys but we don't want to dirty our own nest. Let us totally disrupt and destroy other peoples countries in order to guarantee our empire.

[annabanana]

2. This is demonstrably stupid because.........

If you were a terrorist, and wanted to kill as many
Americans as possible....where would you go?

To the one place on Earth where they are looking for you and armed to the teeth?...riiiight.

[Union Thug]

3. Yeah, we wouldn't want their huge..

Naval and Air forces overwhelming our meager defenses... whoever 'they' are, that is...

I'm still waiting for the Iraqi TERROR SHIPS to appear on the horizon, as reported by our newsmedia... those and Saddam's super secret fleet of radio operated TERROR PLANES that were supposed to storm the east coast of the US in some kind of super-blitzkrieg.

It's all standard-fare imperialist BULLSHIT.

[Jade Fox]

4. There is no rational. It is a simplistic comment derived from a.....

simplistic world view.

This country has never been invaded by another. The closest we have
come to that was 9/11. People who make the remark you quoted have
no idea what they are advocating. "Fighting them over here" is largely
a fantasy nurtured by frightened people. 9/11 could have easily been
avoided by paying attention to the warnings, improving airport security,
adequately funding the INS. It was our own arrogant belief, however
unconcious, that it could never happen to us that allowed it to happen.

[punpirate]

5. This was the standard line...

... when challenged on the war in Viet Nam--can't let the communists roll over the world, etc.

There's been a fairly conscious attempt by the right to create the same emotional response to "terrorism" as there was to "communism."

[kentuck]

9. Reagan said that about the "Communists" down in Nicaragua also...

If we didn't stop them, they would be swarming over the Mexican border...

[punpirate]

11. Yeah, I remember that...

... but I still think, somehow, that it was and still is so ludicrous a remark that I'm embarrassed to mention it. :P

[AmandaRuth]

6. did anyone ask the Iraqis if it was OK with them?

Hey Mr. and Mrs. Iraqis, is it OK if we invade your country and invite Al-Qaeda (who had no presence in your country before) in and use your country as our own personal battle field? More proof that we did not in anyway invade Iraq to for the complete and total benefit of the Iraq people, and the truly screwed are the Iraqis citizens and our brave solders.

[polmaven]

12. What does their opinion matter?

After all...they are NOT Americans, and everyone knows the lives of Iraqis, or the lives of people in ANY other country for that matter, are not NEARLY as important as American lives. After all...we are God's chosen, lead by God's premier chosen.

If a few tens of thousands of them sacrifice their lives for us, God will be less harsh with them. God might not send them to Hell for their lack of Christianity....Now, isn't that worth it?

edit: Wow..."Ckhristianity" got by the spell check...:7

[A_Possum]

7. desperate people spout desperate nonsense...

when they realize they have done something really really stupid

[Blue_Roses]

8. I've often wondered how they get away with this one

since we were attacked here. This is the dumbest thing to say but they believe it.

[donsu]

10. the phrase is a political ploy

it gets the bushgang want it wants: citizens for the war and citizens joining the military to fight the war. the corporations need the military to aid with the raping of resources.

[sangh0]

13. Do the terrorists know that?

.

[wurzel]

14. Must have sounded great to the Iraqis.

This Republican was actually saying: "'We' prefer to use someone else's kids to fight our war in someone else's country so we can watch it in peace."