This is okay to declare war, but not for us to invade their country and try to spread our politics.
And how do you expect us to actually fight the war? Saddam wouldn't move out of his country, and the only way for us to attack him would be to invade his country. As for spreading our politics, as I said before the Iraqis made their own Government, they made their own constitution, and they voted on their own constitution. That isn't spreading our politics.
This isn't the business of the US. We had no right to impose our political system on these people. We had a right (maybe) to protect them 9like your CPS example) but not to impose our ideals.
Except we didn't the Iraqi Constitution has things that we oppose in the way of ideals. But it was created by the Iraqi People, voted on by the Iraqi People. That isn't imposing our ideals as you said. The only thing we did was take out the abuser * Saddam *, which the Iraqi people had no power to do. And then allowed a transition into a fully formed Iraqi Government created and voted in by them.
Actual, nuclear power still emits radioactivity. Some of it is harmless. Some of it is dangerous.
Which we have safeguard after safeguard for.
Well, you said the ban was passed by liberals. It was passed by George H. W. Bush in 1990.
And continued under Clinton, and a Democrat Congress in 2008
And currently, Obama supports limited drilling.
Because he had to if he wanted to get elected. That being said he hasn't done anything really to further it since reaching office.
Second of all, if we do strike oil deposits here, it will be a long time before it actually becomes of use.
Which can take anywhere between a few years to a decade. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be trying to get it.
Once we find the oil, other countries will be attempting to buy it from us.
And we can decide if we wish to sell it or not.
Not to mention, some oil companies have acres upon acres of land that they didn't drill, and they actually still have the oppurtunity to.
Already proven to have little to no oil on that land. If you wish to keep repeating Democrat Talking Points you are going to lose this.
Plus, the Natural resources Defense Council said that the oil here wouldn't help consumer prices fall much. they estimated that it would only fall 3-4 cents in the next 15-20 years.
Based on old numbers. Not to mention a group that supports and I quote "works to protect wildlife and wild places and to ensure a healthy environment for all life on earth." doesn't sound like a group that can provide a un objective view.
They also caution us that it would distract us from finding safer energy sources, as I stated.
Low oil prices that we currently have distract us from finding alternative energy sources. We should not sit around waiting for the price of oil to sky rocket because it gets people wanting to search for alternative means. Not only is that stupid it is destructive.
So, we could drill in those places for the next ten years while implementing new sources of energy. But, ignorance strikes again, and people aren't investing into these safer sources.
Except we have been, problem is that some of those safer sources, such as Ethonal, have turned out to be money wasters. We can invest and drill at the same time, but allowing politics to the situation will keep us in the same horrible situation.
Anyway if you want to continue this, I would suggest taking it up in the Politics thread.