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Learyfan
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Why Iraq?
#1395663 - 03/20/03 02:17 PM (21 years, 14 days ago) |
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What is the official line on why we're attacking Iraq for disobeying UN regulations, and giving Isreal, a country which has done the same, billions?
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1395669 - 03/20/03 02:21 PM (21 years, 14 days ago) |
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The official line now is: disarmament and freedom of Iraqis.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1395819 - 03/20/03 03:24 PM (21 years, 14 days ago) |
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because we've got millions of voting jews in this country and there's no oil under isreal.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: ]
#1395824 - 03/20/03 03:26 PM (21 years, 14 days ago) |
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Careful, you'll be branded an anti-semite by the neocons.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1395841 - 03/20/03 03:32 PM (21 years, 14 days ago) |
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Is the official line from the US 'for disobeying UN regulations?'
I thought the USA didn't give a flying fuck about the UN, and even sort of wants to withdraw from it.
In any case, invading Iraq in defiance of the UN consensus sure undermines the US claim to be respectful of it's regs...
Oh, wait, that actually makes sense, in the sense that the US makes no sense in it's foreign policy lately...(which lays naked the lie)
Oh, never mind...
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1396668 - 03/20/03 11:53 PM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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There must really be something to this question. No pro-war poster has responded.
Therefore I say you can't justify going into Iraq just because they disobeyed UN resolutions since Isreal does the same.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1396745 - 03/21/03 01:02 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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They served us with really lousy reasons for this war. Maybe that's why only about 10% of the world population supports it.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: zeronio]
#1396756 - 03/21/03 01:08 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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You'd think they'd have some excuse for ignoring Isreal and not Iraq though.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1396783 - 03/21/03 01:19 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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Yea, at least something like: "God gave the land to Israel, they have every right to ignore UN demands." or "Israel needs WMD to protect itself from neighbouring pagans."
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: zeronio]
#1396808 - 03/21/03 01:39 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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10% of the world population supports it.
source?
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1396833 - 03/21/03 01:52 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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Quote:
What is the official line on why we're attacking Iraq for disobeying UN regulations, and giving Isreal, a country which has done the same, billions?
another question: why does this seem to be a taboo subject for the media?
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: ]
#1397031 - 03/21/03 03:15 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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Quote:
10% of the world population supports it.
source?
45.7 percent of statistics are made up.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1397039 - 03/21/03 03:17 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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Because Isreal is not a threat to us (percieved or otherwise).
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Learyfan]
#1397044 - 03/21/03 03:20 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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because we've got millions of voting jews in this country and there's no oil under isreal.
Brilliant...I think Mush hit the nail on head with that comment.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: z@z.com]
#1397051 - 03/21/03 03:21 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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Because Isreal is not a threat to us
Please explain how Iraq is threat to the U.S.?
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: z@z.com]
#1397053 - 03/21/03 03:22 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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Because Isreal is not a threat to us (percieved or otherwise).
Read the rest.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: z@z.com]
#1397065 - 03/21/03 03:28 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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So you admit that Iraq is not a threat?
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: Rono]
#1397082 - 03/21/03 03:32 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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I would say that Iraq is not yet a direct threat to the USA unless they arm others.
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Re: Why Iraq? [Re: z@z.com]
#1397105 - 03/21/03 03:38 AM (21 years, 13 days ago) |
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I agree with z@Z on this. No direct threat, but I certainly think there is/was a potential for them to be a threat by arming terrorist orgs. However Iraq is not the only nation which hates the US and has potential to arm a terrorist org. This is the main reason why I believe that the gov't has ulterior motives in the war. Whatever they may be, I do not know.
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No direct threat, but I certainly think there is/was a potential for them to be a threat by arming terrorist orgs.
You could say the same thing about your own country, and it would be more accurate.
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