yup. and feb 5 is judgment day apparently. hmmOriginally posted by mrbigisbudgood
we will lead a coalition to disarm him"
He stopped just short of a Declaration of War.
Discuss.
Just for giggles (not that it changes anything) the full quote in context reads:Originally posted by mrbigisbudgood
we will lead a coalition to disarm him"
He stopped just short of a Declaration of War.
Discuss.
Or should you say, Ms. Lewinski blew his image?!?!Originally posted by BurlySurly
Clinton was a wuss, too worried about his image, and then he blew that anyway.
It wasn't his image she blew........:devil:Originally posted by Triphop
Or should you say, Ms. Lewinski blew his image?!?!
Originally posted by androshandrew
its stupid, Bush says they have waited twelve years for him to disarm and now because sadamm has not they are going to invade. if sadaam really wanted to blow up any country he could have done it by now, but i dont think hes that stupid. and so what if they have "weapons of mass destruction", so does the U.S and a lot of other countries but the US has enough to destroy the whole world if placed right. "a pistol in your hand is offensive, but a shotgun and assault rifle in mine is just defensive.
No argument there. My question is do American soldiers deserve what they're going to get?Originally posted by BurlySurly
Sadam deserves what he's going to get.
Give me a break. No matter the president, it's all about image. Bush Sr was the first to screw up Iraq (well actually it goes further back than that...). Bush Jr is trying to save his ass just like everyone else. If we come out ahead, we can count ourselves lucky.Originally posted by BurlySurly
Its only now that we have a president who's willing to act, that something's actually going to be done about it.
Clinton was a wuss, too worried about his image, and then he blew that anyway.
Originally posted by ohio
No argument there. My question is do American soldiers deserve what they're going to get?
Give me a break. No matter the president, it's all about image. Bush Sr was the first to screw up Iraq (well actually it goes further back than that...). Bush Jr is trying to save his ass just like everyone else. If we come out ahead, we can count ourselves lucky.
He's helping his image by diverting attention from the impending scandals surrounding his administration. Going to war may or may not be the best thing for the country, obviously it's debateable, but Bush doesn't care one way or the other.Originally posted by BurlySurly
If helping his image by doing whats right for the country is his matter of course, i cant see any way for that to be bad.
I think that is quite a common view.Originally posted by ohio
I haven't explicitly said it yet in any of the threads, but I'm actually for invading Iraq, and ousting Saddam. What I'm against is the way we're going about it, and the precedent that our methods are setting. This won't be our last battle, and I don't believe we're thinking about the repercussions enough.
Duh--- but Iraq isn't Saddam, more than one person lives there.Originally posted by BurlySurly
Sadam deserves what he's going to get.
Originally posted by Eddie420
I heard Dubya say on the news last night "this is not America's gift to the world, it's God's gift to humanity"
This made me puke.
:angry:
Ask and you shall recieveOriginally posted by ummbikes
If you would put the quote in context it would be easier to see if you are making a vaild point of just blowing smoke...
sadaam is not the only one who has supported some kind of terrorism. do u think the US always uses its own forces to destroy an enemy, we have used many people who support and are terrorsits in wars. and there are crimes that warrant retaliation but Sadaam has broken rules with the possesiona and maybe sometimes the intent to use his weapons, but then what is the US's intent, that when one nuke is launched we just nuke everyone we are pissed at becuz we are screwed and want to take everything out with us.Originally posted by llkoolkeg
The danger lies not with the sword so much as the hand that wields it. I would personally be more frightened by a deranged lunatic holding a steak knife than a policeman holding an MP5. Saddam has been funding and otherwise supporting(and committing) acts of terrorism for many years now. 09/11 has merely been the catalyst for galvanizing our national resolve to thwart it. Your comments simply illustrate the fact that for many, no crime is egregious enough to warrant armed retaliation. As blitzkrieg fell upon Poland, voices similar to yours suggested that war with Germany was "stupid".
It is unfortunate that the inocent will die.Originally posted by Eddie420
because killing innocent Iraqi's isn't liberty.
I don't think God would think bombing Iraq is a gift to humanity.
Originally posted by androshandrew
sadaam is not the only one who has supported some kind of terrorism. do u think the US always uses its own forces to destroy an enemy, we have used many people who support and are terrorsits in wars. and there are crimes that warrant retaliation but Sadaam has broken rules with the possesiona and maybe sometimes the intent to use his weapons, but then what is the US's intent, that when one nuke is launched we just nuke everyone we are pissed at becuz we are screwed and want to take everything out with us.
you're missing the point. this is not a pre-emptive strike. this stems from the original surrender agreement 12 years ago. in order for saddam to save face and stay in power, he signed a "treaty" stating that he would disarm. he hasn't disarmed and it's been 12 YEARS! it's about time we went in and finished the job.Originally posted by androshandrew
its stupid, Bush says they have waited twelve years for him to disarm and now because sadamm has not they are going to invade. if sadaam really wanted to blow up any country he could have done it by now, but i dont think hes that stupid. and so what if they have "weapons of mass destruction", so does the U.S and a lot of other countries but the US has enough to destroy the whole world if placed right. "a pistol in your hand is offensive, but a shotgun and assault rifle in mine is just defensive.