What's your opinion on Iraq?

[Philip]

If saddam had the balls to do anything, it would have been done by now.


Too bad that Bushs crack-down on terrorism involved him getting himself a war bitch....Blair.

Now our country is gonna go to **** again while he plays wargames.

 

[Mark/Static]

Its the U.S.A. people who have funded the I.R.A. for years, so dont tell me its all about 9/11.
There is something else going on, that we are not aware of.

What does Irish-Americans funding the IRA have to do with an ulterior motive in Iraq? Perhaps you mean hypocrisy? Who's not without that?

United States want to kick out Saddam Hussein, do you really think that it
will solve the terrorism problem ?

Best I can surmise, no one claimed it would. Fact is, he's supported terror, and his removal will make any terror group look elsewhere for support.

Problem is Mark, lotta countries fit that bill, yet we only go for Arabs...Sharron is a terrorist who regularly flouts UN regulations,

Because, unfortunately, they have been the majority of those attacking us. While I will not claim that Sharron is a saint, but a terrorist? When was the last time he cut loose his suicide bombers on innocent Palestinians waiting at bus stops?

To re-cap:

Most don't support the removal of Suddam because the Israelis are terrorists too, Irish-Americans funded the IRA, China & Russia have been bad too, it won't end terrorism, and George dubya is doing it because he wants his daddy's love. Is that about it?

 

[headrock6]

Originally posted by Roland
Shame the US didn't get serious about terrorism before Sept 11th, perhaps it won't have happened if they had.



We have lived with terrorism for years, funded mainly by the US. But it was seen by the US as someone else's problem, it didn't happen in the USA.

Sorry if I seem bitter but I have personal experience terrorism.

And by the way who is Dubya?

My condolences on your experience with terrorism!!I too have just learned whats its like after losing a friend on Sep. 11th.

But we also have lived with terrorism for years!!
1)The Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building
2)The marine barracks bombing in Lebanon
3)2 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa
4)U.S.S. Cole
5)WTC

Yes we overlooked terrorism many a times.But it seems we cant anymore..Theres 2 many lives at stake and finally we have a president with the balls to do something about it..

By the way, Dubya is George W. Bush..Little nickname he's earned here in the States

 

[Mordhir]

the us goverment is funding major terorist organizations and this is what they have to deal with first personally i think that the us government is just trying to secure oil prices and feels that iraq is a threat to 'their' oil

 

[garycarrot]

You can not compare what has happened in the U.S. and what has happened in the U.K.
And what is the difference...between a Freedom Fighter and a Terrorist?
Only your point of view!!!!!!

Its not one group of people who are doing this.
We need to find out why they hate us, and correct that first.
Killing people never solves anything, you need to make them understand you, and reach a compromise.

And now i need a lie down, its too deep for a friday night....

 

[Philip]

Im starting to think that the biggest terrorists are G.Bush and T.Blair

 

[Baca Loco]

Hurray, another ugly American!

Originally posted by Mark/Static
To re-cap:
Most don't support the removal of Suddam because the Israelis are terrorists too, Irish-Americans funded the IRA, China & Russia have been bad too, it won't end terrorism, and George dubya is doing it because he wants his daddy's love. Is that about it?

I could certainly use the company.

Philip--if you call that "thinking" best stop chewing that gum at the same time.

 

[Micah]

Just thought I'd throw this into the mix

G.Bush #1's approval rating was never higher than during Desert Storm.

G Dubya's aproval rating was ... welll ... VERY VERY low pre 911.

War makes Presidents popular. If Clinton really wanted to get around his little 'fling' He could have just dropped some bombs and all would have been right with the world .. for him atleast.

Basically Bush going on the offensive iso just him tryng to stay popular in the eyes of the public.

Remember, individules are usually ok, people are stupid, and it's people that Bush has to appeal to, not individuals. (holy comma splice batman)

-Micah

 

[Philip]

Firstly, i dont chew gum

terrorism [térrrizm ] noun
political violence: violence or the threat of violence, especially bombing, kidnapping, and assassination, carried out for political purposes

Right, now the US may call it a crack down on terrorism, what about the iraqies, they would call it terrorism, now if they were doing to to america, we would call it terrorism. If that makes any sense.

It works both ways, and Bush just feels like getting into fights.

 

[Mark/Static]

the us goverment is funding major terorist organizations and this is what they have to deal with first personally i think that the us government is just trying to secure oil prices and feels that iraq is a threat to 'their' oil.

If you're referring to the cold war training and supply of the Afghan rebels during the Soviet invasion, we can go over and over how the US sold our soul to every Fascist dictator around the world. Does that mean we must accept being a target for terrorism? As for cheaper oil, how much of a break are we going to get from OPEC if we're ready to go into Iraq without the sanctioning of the Arab nations?

You can not compare what has happened in the U.S. and what has happened in the U.K.

I didn't, you and Roland brought it up, but I don't see what it had to do with Iraq either. Sure we had citizens giving money that eventually went into buying weapons and explosive for the IRA, but again does that mean we need to let ourselves be attacked?

And what is the difference...between a Freedom Fighter and a Terrorist?
Only your point of view!!!!!!

The difference is that they're not fighting for freedom. They're fighting for a Taliban type of theocracy.

Its not one group of people who are doing this.
We need to find out why they hate us, and correct that first.

Agreed, but a terrorist preparing himself to attack a target here in the US is not going to be open to debate. Aside from our support of Israel, I think they hate us because we prosper as a free society. Much in the same way communism failed in the face of capitalism, a theocracy will fail in the face of a democracy.

Killing people never solves anything, you need to make them understand you, and reach a compromise.

Depends on which ones you kill. A compromise means they win. It encourages terrorism whenever negotiations fail. That's why Britain never gave into the IRA, and rightly so.