So you are saying if someone doesn't belive in the war effort that they shouldn't protest. Sorry but that doesn't jive. I feel bad for the soldiers because they don't get the support but in reality the protests are against your president...not your forces. Your forces just get the brunt of the attack because it is obvious that Bush is a little thick headed and the troops do take what people are saying to heart.Originally posted by mplutodh1
Here is my view on the whole thing. I think we should have taken care of crap when we were there the first time but we tried to be the good guy, and it didnt get us anywhere. I am not really for invasion but I also am not for the crap that is going on over there either. My biggest peeve is with everyone who is running around protesting this stuff and not thinking about what they are doing. Now I wasnt around for the Vietnam war but I do know what resulted. I dont want to see the members of our armed services to come back to that same crap. Hippies running around(and yes they still exist) protesting the war efforts and protesting the soldiers wont get us anywhere, how about we all support our military personel, they dont want to be there anymore then we want them to be.
I have several friends and people around me who have or are going to be shipped off to the middle east, none of them want to go, they are all scared, none of their family wants them to go either. But they have to, they took it upon themselves to defend "US," defend our freedoms, so lets treat them with respect, support the armed forces.
I need clarification.Originally posted by Dirt rider
the main reason I as going to go was to support the cause of having Canadin troops not be involved... but I do support the american troops there...
Originally posted by rbx
when you protest for peace its for ALL countries not to go to war not just the one you live in.
Protest for Peace.... LOL!Originally posted by rbx
when you protest for peace its for ALL countries not to go to war not just the one you live in.
I like the way you think.Originally posted by Certified Drunk
Protest for Peace = Pro Saddam
Either you support are troops or you support Sadddam!
Dont be a spineless.
Just my 2 cents.
please explain your black and white view of thingsOriginally posted by Certified Drunk
Protest for Peace = Pro Saddam
Either you support are troops or you support Sadddam!
Dont be a spineless.
Just my 2 cents.
Holy crap, that's awesome! This is such a gross manipulation of other people's views, only to support your own--- Like a pro-life person calling the pro-choice people "pro-babykill". Which, in some people's view, may be appropriate--- but still, nobody's "pro-babykill" and nobody's pro-Saddam, and calling people those names, when you know they're not, is lame.Originally posted by Certified Drunk
Protest for Peace = Pro Saddam
Either you support are troops or you support Sadddam!
Dont be a spineless.
Just my 2 cents.
I went to school with a ton of folks that were against the orginial Gulf War. I never felt they were against me.Originally posted by Certified Drunk
Protest for Peace = Pro Saddam
Either you support are troops or you support Sadddam!
Dont be a spineless.
Just my 2 cents.
Originally posted by manimal
large mass of people in one area.
sounds like a good opportunity for a terrorist attack; i wonder if that would change peoples minds
Originally posted by LordOpie
How come no one had signs that said something like:
SADDAM PLEASE DISARM AND STOP THIS WAR.
SADDAM PLEASE COOPERATE FULLY AND STOP THIS WAR.
SADDAM BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST.
I'll be damned, I think Burly is finally starting to understand. You forgot the democrats though...Originally posted by BurlySurly
Oh didnt you hear?
Everything is the fault of those evil republicans and that just plain awful George W. Bush, whose only interest is obviously oil. Even though spending billions of dollars on a foreign invasion would be exponentially more expensive than simply purchasing the oil in a peaceful manner. It must be evil at work.
Dammit man,Originally posted by ohio
I'll be damned, I think Burly is finally starting to understand. You forgot the democrats though...
Originally posted by LordOpie
How come no one had signs that said something like:
SADDAM PLEASE DISARM AND STOP THIS WAR.
SADDAM PLEASE COOPERATE FULLY AND STOP THIS WAR.
SADDAM BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST.
Of course it's about oil but the mistake some people make is to say it's just about oil. Now whether oil is the major determiner or not....well I'm not sure. But I do agree that Saddam has gotta go. Now is a war your best way to achieve that? It's certainly the most obvious.....Interestingly, I read an article the other day that Saddam has placed his defence minister under house arrest for fear he is plotting a coup. If the US/UN keep ratcheting up the pressure, I wonder if the Iraqi armed forces will crack....I'm sure as hell they remember the road to Basra.Originally posted by BurlySurly
Dammit man,
That was sarcasm. Why cant the hippies just see that its not about oil? I guess a million or 2 people can be wrong.
I would like to find that out. I doubt we'd still attack if Saddam completely complied. It'd be fascinating to see what the rest of the world would say if we attacked anyway.Originally posted by patconnole
And I don't think Saddam cooperating fully would stop our push for war...
mmmmm..... nitrous....Originally posted by llkoolkeg
... NO2 balloons
ahahahahaOriginally posted by I Are Baboon
Protesters are simply bored, unemployed folks with nothing better to do. They ought to grab a garbage bag and go clean a park instead.