Posted by Jimbo Hicks at 24-164-157-241.si.rr.com on January 11, 2003 at 02:19:25:
In Reply to: A worthwhile site... but posted by Roman_Maronie on January 11, 2003 at 00:05:05:
: Bush has repeatedly said that War is the very last option.
Which is why the White House has continued to push and position themselves for war, despite the wishes of the UN, most other nations, and a large portion of the American population.
: While most think he is trigger happy, I for one am glad we finally have a president who is proactive. I'd rather he stopped Iraq from doing something than waiting until after something happens, wouldn't you?
Doing something? Like, say, threatening us with a nuclear weapons program like North Korea? Who, I might add, the government is trying to deal with peacefully. Iraq, on the other hand has recently been found to be clean of WMD by the UN weapons inspectors.
: Of course, I am one to assume something is going to happen. Why do I assume something is going to happen? Simple, we are viewed by most of the Mid-Eastern countries as "the Great Satan". Our rights and freedoms don't translate to their way of life, and they think we are a bunch of sinners for it.
Right. Not because we continuously bomb them, rape their countries for oil and keep military forces stationed constantly on their land, often in areas seen as sacred. It's because we're free. That's why they want to kill us.
: Now I know it's not all the people in the countries, just certain governments that control certain countries. I for one, am against a war on Iraq, but I think the weapons inspections must be given wider scope, and we must know whats going on...
You mean, to search for the chemical and biological weapons that we gave them and supported the use of during the Iraq/Iran war of the 1980s?
: God Bless all the troops out there, they are the bravest and best men and women on the planet. I hope war doesn't happen, but if it does support the President, and pray that we get all our service people back safe and sound.
Yeah, I hope the service men and women get back safe too.
But fuck the President.