wow, this news has been going on for yrs. ths for update.Â
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maybe contact ur local congressmen and inquire, why are tax dollars arent spent helping mexico..
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unlike iraq who has oil.. are tax payers monies destroy and rebuild.. They now have better intra power structure then us... and we pd for it. lol.. duped?
@tomeb: no, there were many reasons as to why we were in Iraq:
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1) take the fight to the terrorist in their own backyard, as opposed to having it play out on American soil especially after 9/11
2) try to set an example in that part of the world that besides Israel, democracy and capitalism CAN work if given a chance, depsite the history in that part of the world
3) we put a better infrastructure in place and it opens the door for opportunities for Americans and Amercan companies here in our country to expand operations over there ...More JOBS........
4) protects national interest for American's working over there and yes energy production, as you so eloquently pointed out........Now let me point something else out to you........
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Ever heard of Madagascar ( no not the hokey disney animated movie either...) It's a country off the southeastern coast of Africa facing the Indian ocean...if anything were to ever happen over there, we would jump in a heartbeat...know why??? Because it is where 99.9% of all vanilla beans/production are grown/harvested...you say big deal, right? Well their are a lot of medicines that plenty of Americans depend on that derive from the extract of the vanilla bean that keep folks healthy and alive ....not to mention all the commercial applications derived from said crop!!Â
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