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rileydog22 
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 Posted: June 19 2007 at 20:43 |
 Kid-A wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
stonebeard wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
^ I agree. Not mention our environmental policies have nothing to do with the storms. |
Based on what I've read and seen, if an increase in pollution leads to an increase in global warming, it seriously strengthens the force of hurricanes, at least.
That point is contentious, obviously.
Now, of all the major post-industrial nations (US, much of Europe), not industrializing nations like China and India, the US pollutes a lot more than it should have to, IMO, and if the other point turns our to be accurate, we wouldn't be able to deny that we played a part in the increase in force of hurricanes.
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There's no serious evidence or even a concencous in the scientific warming that carbon emissions can cause a noticeable change in the atmosphere at their current rate. |
Who the hell told you that? Fox news? That's completely false. World scientists are as good as agreed that there is an affect. Over 2000 recently signed an agreement saying humans were to blame. And it's not all about global temperature changes, you've got to look at local human effects, for example the rediculous levels of water pollution that threaten China due to the rapid industrialisation. And yeah I guess it can cause hazards, its something called 'el nino effect', and extreme climate conditions have increased in equatorial regions.
Summers coming two weeks early compared to ten years ago in the Arctic - that's rapid change. And don't try and say it's a natural cycle, it's a far more rapid change than any cycle in recent times. Glaciers around the world are in rapid retreat.
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Do we have hundreds of thousands of years of data? How the hell does anybody know what longterm trends are? About the hurricane issue, we've had accurate hurricane data for all of about 40 years; before satalites, nobody had any clue how many hurricanes there were at sea, so that data is utterly irrelevant. "Hurricanes have doubled in the last 30 years!" people shout. Well, how was the trend in the previous 30 years? What about the 30 years before that? Nobody knows. How the hell can you say that we are experiencing an unatural increase in hurricanes when nobody knows what a NATURAL change is?
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IVNORD
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 20:24 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
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THe US is the main pillar of global economy. Excluding ourselves from it is ridiculous. Blaming it for the loss of manufacturing jobs is even more ridiculous. Global economy is a self-regulating mechanism. THe process of globalisation is at leas 100 years old, they just didn't call it that way back then. Migration of jobs and entire industries began probably with the debasing of the steel manufacturing if not earlier. When it became economically profitable to produce steel closer to the sources of iron ore at much cheaper labor cost while the shipping costs declined. Textile, chemicals, agriculture and many more followed suit. 20 years ago engineering began its displacement. Nobody said a word. All this latest crap is pure politics. Manufacturing will not be spared. But eventually new jobs will be created as new technology will appear. And some old jobs will return to the US when the world salaries level off thanks to global economy. Right now we are simply priced out of some industries. |
Right now manufacturers are able to enjoy the booming American market without the burden of paying American taxes or labor. Correct. Capitalism always strives to maximize profits.
To say globalization is not the cause of the loss of manufacturing jobs is ridiculous. Of course the global economy is the cause of the job loss, my entire post attests to that. BLAIMING it for the job loss is ridiculous. It's like blaiming the wind for blowing your hat off your head. The capital will always seek cheaper labor markets. Prohibiting it will result in ultimate demise of capitalism.
If we were to put protectionist policies in place producers would be forced to move their factories back to American to sell to the market that they depend on. And prices would rise immediately causing a recession; foreign govenments would respond in kind closing international markets for us, not to mention we would be out-priced first; the global economy would collapse, etc.
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Kid-A
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 17:18 |
 Look mate, you can find links to say ANYTHING on the internet. If every link you found was true, then everything would be true, even things which condradict each other are true. I didn't just dismiss them arbritrarily, I looked at them, looked at who did them. That enables you to make a judgement, not just accepting everything which is given to you.
Lets talk about scientists working for the US government. What affect would going 'green' have on the US economy? Huge. Would scientists working for the US government twist data try and twist data to try and make it seem like there is not a problem? I wouldn't bet against it, especially seeing as what they say seems to contradict what is said by many scientists across the world. I'm not just going to take any findings they find as a given fact. Otherwise both ends of this argument would be a given fact, global warming both wouldn't be due to humans, and would be due to humans. But that's not possible is it?
And things have moved on a lot since 10 years ago haven't they? A lot of research has been done into this topic as it is such a highly charged political issue. So 10 year old sources are really useless in this.
But OK, if you're willing to just take things at face value because 'you don't know the scientists personally' (what difference does that make anyway?) here are some links for you, just from the BBC web site.
But look there's argument going the other way too.
Oh, that 2000 scientists thing was on the news a few months ago, can't be bothered to find a link.
Look I found links of findings made by scientists!
Well some of them must be wrong, so we can ANALYSE THE SOURCE. And don't criticise people for not accepting sources you find on the internet at face value. . I saw something on the internet once saying the difference between a whale and a dolphin is no whales have teeth .
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 16:59 |
^ I suppose your posting no evidence besides your immaculate word was sufficient for me to believe your claim? Your not trusting the sites is not relevent here. They have nothing to do with it. They are quoting scientists. I don't see how your approval of the site would have any bearing on the validity of independent scientists' claims. Since I'm going to assume you're not a member of the scientific community, you can't claim to know anything personally about the mentioned scientist, so you have no grounds to not believe them. 2000 scientist agreeing does not mean there's not a widespread disagreement, nor is scientific agreement truth, but nonetheless there is no agreement here.
My above it all attitude only comes out when people exhibit that attitude themselves and attack me. I'm not going to bother posting more links for you if you're just going to dismiss them arbitrarily. If anyone else would like more I'd be happy to post plenty.
Edited by Equality 7-2521 - June 19 2007 at 17:02
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Kid-A
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 16:43 |
^Erm, hell yes I need more.
I hate people linking loads of internet links and acting like that is fact, there is a lot of sh*t on the internet, it is not regulated. And half of those articles are 10 years old, or at least based on things from 3-4 years ago. So yeah I'm not totally convinced by your quick google search  . And most news sites I do not trust anyway, I do not know their partiality, and something based on 50 scientists claims to the US government in the top link have to be viewed with some scepticism. 2000 gloabal scientists agreed it was rapidly increased by humans.
It would be nice if you keep that patronizing 'above it all' attitude to yourself.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 16:16 |
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Kid-A
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 15:50 |
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
stonebeard wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
^ I agree. Not mention our environmental policies have nothing to do with the storms. |
Based on what I've read and seen, if an increase in pollution leads to an increase in global warming, it seriously strengthens the force of hurricanes, at least.
That point is contentious, obviously.
Now, of all the major post-industrial nations (US, much of Europe), not industrializing nations like China and India, the US pollutes a lot more than it should have to, IMO, and if the other point turns our to be accurate, we wouldn't be able to deny that we played a part in the increase in force of hurricanes.
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There's no serious evidence or even a concencous in the scientific warming that carbon emissions can cause a noticeable change in the atmosphere at their current rate. |
Who the hell told you that? Fox news? That's completely false. World scientists are as good as agreed that there is an affect. Over 2000 recently signed an agreement saying humans were to blame. And it's not all about global temperature changes, you've got to look at local human effects, for example the rediculous levels of water pollution that threaten China due to the rapid industrialisation. And yeah I guess it can cause hazards, its something called 'el nino effect', and extreme climate conditions have increased in equatorial regions.
Summers coming two weeks early compared to ten years ago in the Arctic - that's rapid change. And don't try and say it's a natural cycle, it's a far more rapid change than any cycle in recent times. Glaciers around the world are in rapid retreat.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 15:20 |
StyLaZyn wrote:
stonebeard wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
^ I agree. Not mention our environmental policies have nothing to do with the storms. |
Based on what I've read and seen, if an increase in pollution leads to an increase in global warming, it seriously strengthens the force of hurricanes, at least.
That point is contentious, obviously.
Now, of all the major post-industrial nations (US, much of Europe), not industrializing nations like China and India, the US pollutes a lot more than it should have to, IMO, and if the other point turns our to be accurate, we wouldn't be able to deny that we played a part in the increase in force of hurricanes.
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Off Topic:
You have some American conservative types who will insist all the global warming is nothing more than false hype and is a natural progression of climate change. They maintain human related emissions have no effect on the climate. (I guess smog is our imagination)
Another recent thing I heard is the reference to Al Gore's movie as "A Convenient Lie".
In time, we will see the effects. I hope the predictions are wrong for the global sake of all of us and our children.
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Nobody is denying the existance of smog. However, I'm not sure what that has to do with global warming. A causes B, so A must also cause C?
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 15:16 |
stonebeard wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
^ I agree. Not mention our environmental policies have nothing to do with the storms. |
Based on what I've read and seen, if an increase in pollution leads to an increase in global warming, it seriously strengthens the force of hurricanes, at least.
That point is contentious, obviously.
Now, of all the major post-industrial nations (US, much of Europe), not industrializing nations like China and India, the US pollutes a lot more than it should have to, IMO, and if the other point turns our to be accurate, we wouldn't be able to deny that we played a part in the increase in force of hurricanes.
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There's no serious evidence or even a concencous in the scientific warming that carbon emissions can cause a noticeable change in the atmosphere at their current rate.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 15:08 |
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^well there's no link between Iraq/Soddam Hussain and terrorism. So well done on that one. |
There's no link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11. There's ample links between his regime and terrorism. I've actually never heard that denied before.
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 15:02 |
IVNORD wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
StyLaZyn wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
StyLaZyn wrote:
Equality 7-2521 wrote:
The global economy is what is stealing those American jobs. If America were to cut itself out of the global marketplace our manufacturing jobs would comeback, albeit at a great cost to the consumer. |
Let's be realistic. Can the US cut itself out of the global economy? And if so, what is that great cost? |
Obviously not completely for diplomatic reasons as well as a dependence on foreign nations for raw materials. However, there's a difference between isolationism and unbridle free trade. When we provide a tax incentive for industries to go overseas we shouldn't be suprised when we lose jobs. |
Way off topic now:
Economics is a huge behomoth of a study for anyone to fully understand, let alone try to participate in alone. Unbridled Free Trade is not a good thing, I agree.
When foriegn countries begin to offer something at a much cheaper price than that American made, your tariffs would need to be extraordinary to keep the price competitive and prevent the buyer in America from using it. Those high tariffs are what cause diplomatic stress. If we only supply ourselves with what we need, inflation would be out of control. I think the idea that Clinton had in mind was to provide a competitive edge in the future rather than wait for the world to not need us.
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I'm not supporting protectionist economics. I'm was just stating some facts. |
THe US is the main pillar of global economy. Excluding ourselves from it is ridiculous. Blaming it for the loss of manufacturing jobs is even more ridiculous. Global economy is a self-regulating mechanism. THe process of globalisation is at leas 100 years old, they just didn't call it that way back then. Migration of jobs and entire industries began probably with the debasing of the steel manufacturing if not earlier. When it became economically profitable to produce steel closer to the sources of iron ore at much cheaper labor cost while the shipping costs declined. Textile, chemicals, agriculture and many more followed suit. 20 years ago engineering began its displacement. Nobody said a word. All this latest crap is pure politics. Manufacturing will not be spared. But eventually new jobs will be created as new technology will appear. And some old jobs will return to the US when the world salaries level off thanks to global economy. Right now we are simply priced out of some industries. |
Right now manufacturers are able to enjoy the booming American market without the burden of paying American taxes or labor. To say globalization is not the cause of the loss of manufacturing jobs is ridiculous. If we were to put protectionist policies in place producers would be forced to move their factories back to American to sell to the market that they depend on. I don't see how you can say otherwise.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 11:29 |
IVNORD wrote:
bhikkhu wrote:
IVNORD wrote:
bhikkhu wrote:
IVNORD wrote:
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[ Bush just went in, guns blazing, and said "they're bad." The motivation for going to war in Iraq was personal interest, not any real concern for its people. |
Care to explain how it was personal interest? |
If it isn't obvious to you, I'm sure you will deny everything I say. That’s not nice at all. That’s a tone of a great guru who, while resting on his laurels, blindly dismisses a mere possibility of existence of an opposing view, which may potentially prove him to be a total fool.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Anyway, the first is political. The republican party wanted to establish a reputation of being "tough guys." The second was W's personal vendetta against Saddam. The third was financial benefits to oil buddies and Haliburton. Do you need more? Hope it won’t offend you if I call it naïve. A US president is a frontman, a figurehead in a big sense. A president can’t have a personal interest in deciding whether to go to a hospital let alone going to war. A president has a limited power to make a tactical decision, a strategic – never. If we cared so much about the people being free, why aren't we in South America helping out people like our buddy Chus? It’s a spin. We weren’t talking about freeing people <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN> |
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I was responding to your attitude during this discussion, and I might say I was proven correct. <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#009900 size=2>Let’s pass on personal salvos. I just asked a question and you treated me as though I am Bill O’Reilly. Did it really show my attitude? You mentioned that Bush is a figurehead. <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#009900 size=2>I’ve never said that. An American president is any president of the past 50 years or so. Would you agree that main pre-requisite for a <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>president is being a <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>mediocrity? If the man is too bright or <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>too independent he’s perceived as dangerous, and they discredit and impeach him. To promote one’s personal interests on the level of US presidency, one has to have a very strong personality. In this sense, Mr. Bush is rather a typical president. So the personal interest as a cause of this war is a myth. That is correct, and why I said Republicans. My point was that these actions were far from some sense of responsibility to others in a foreign land. It was about seizing an opportunity, nothing more. <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#009900 size=2>Are you implying that our main goal was to seize the oilfields in Iraq? The industrial nations learnt their lesson back in the 60’s. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s much cheaper to pay for oil than cling to the colonial rule. Oil was definitely the main factor, but the war wasn’t conceived as a potential occupation.I would like to add that only recently has the media woken up, and started to be critical. For a while there it seemed as if the media was largely conservative.
<P =Msonormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The media is just obnoxious. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But don't worry, there is still Fox News. <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#009900 size=2>I try not to watch either CNN or Fox. And please let’s stop these personal innuendo. |
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I really don't want to continue this, but I had to point this out.
IVNORD wrote:
Hope it won’t offend you if I call it naïve. A US president is a frontman, a figurehead in a big sense. |
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 09:37 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
TheProgtologist wrote:
Kid-A wrote:
^well there's no link between Iraq/Soddam Hussain and terrorism. So well done on that one. |
You have to be blind if you think Saddam's regime didn't sponsor terrorism.
And just say he didn't....he still needed taken down,the man was EVIL. |
Of course there is some connection. But I still remember the presentation of "evidence" for Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction in that UN session. Powell presented these satellite images of chemical weapon production sites, mobile production units etc. ... these were the reasons for the UN giving their permission for the war against Iraq, at least it's how I remember the situation. And from that perspective the war was not justified at all, because later none of these things could be found in Iraq.
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C'm on Mike, even you saw that these falsified proofs were the most unwelcomed comedy ever played; Even Powell didn't believe the BS he was dealing to the public. And if the actor doesn't believe in his own role, how do you expect anyone to believe it?
the whole planet knew there were no MDW in Iraq (and none were found) and the fabrication of proof was so evident , because there weren't any!! This is why wen asked to show them, it took US/Pentagon months to come up with the ideas on how to patent the fake proofs and fabricate the evidence.
The only reason for invading Irak was to appropriate themselves the Oil reserves, settle base camps and most likeky one day turn against the real terrorists supporters, the SAUDIS. They are the ones funding the Islamic extremists currents and terrorists group and they are doing it with the Western world's money too. This is where the Petrol magnate's enrichment is sickening >> high oil price not only make them richer, but it funds more terrorism.
StyLaZyn wrote:
TheProgtologist wrote:
Badabec wrote:
Forgotten Son wrote:
Perhaps. That's not the reason that Iraq was invaded and it wouldn't justify the invasion if it was. Would Cuba, say, be justified in bombing Florida? I think not.
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You make an excellent point here, I could not agree more. 
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Just my opinion here,and I am speaking as a regular forum member,I think it totally justifies invading Iraq.Forget weapons of MD,I think when evil rears it's head you chop it off.Call me warmonger,a brainwashed former soldier,whatever.I think when you see people in trouble you help them out.I know the US has other interests in this than just toppling a dictator and his corrupt regime,I am not blind or stupid,but I am speaking about MY feelings on this.I have put my life on the line for people I will never know and would do so again without hesitation,.
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But you can't change the reason after you've done it. The USA has more enemies now than before 911 thanks to the forceful ways of the Bush Administration. The complete and utter lack of respect for other allies position is that of a tyrant. Not to mention the lies about Iraq. He deceived the American public not mention Congress. His administration had a mission and was going to complete regardless of anyone else's input.
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Even worse, Powell came to Brussels with Condi Rice and threatened to take away the NATO HQ from Brussels if Belgium did not participate. Little did they know is that most of Belgians woould actually be glad if NATO was to move away from Brussels (we expect enough missiles on out faces just from being Europe's capital and we actually need the space for the new countries). We held good, but lost 4000 jobs in a Ford plant in Genk two months later. Unfortuately NATO is still in Brussels.
Even worse, he forced Blair to become a liar to convince UK to meddle in Iraq, as prior to that Blair was still a good PM (probably the best they've had in the last 70 years), so the US forced their allies to be as corrupt as them
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
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TheProgtologist wrote:
Badabec wrote:
Forgotten Son wrote:
Perhaps. That's not the reason that Iraq was invaded and it wouldn't justify the invasion if it was. Would Cuba, say, be justified in bombing Florida? I think not.
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You make an excellent point here, I could not agree more. 
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Just my opinion here,and I am speaking as a regular forum member,I think it totally justifies invading Iraq.Forget weapons of MD,I think when evil rears it's head you chop it off.Call me warmonger,a brainwashed former soldier,whatever.I think when you see people in trouble you help them out.I know the US has other interests in this than just toppling a dictator and his corrupt regime,I am not blind or stupid,but I am speaking about MY feelings on this.I have put my life on the line for people I will never know and would do so again without hesitation,.
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But you can't change the reason after you've done it. The USA has more enemies now than before 911 thanks to the forceful ways of the Bush Administration. The complete and utter lack of respect for other allies position is that of a tyrant. Not to mention the lies about Iraq. He deceived the American public not mention Congress. His administration had a mission and was going to complete regardless of anyone else's input.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 09:20 |
Badabec wrote:
Forgotten Son wrote:
Perhaps. That's not the reason that Iraq was invaded and it wouldn't justify the invasion if it was. Would Cuba, say, be justified in bombing Florida? I think not.
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You make an excellent point here, I could not agree more.
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Just my opinion here,and I am speaking as a regular forum member,I think it totally justifies invading Iraq.Forget weapons of MD,I think when evil rears it's head you chop it off.Call me warmonger,a brainwashed former soldier,whatever.I think when you see people in trouble you help them out.I know the US has other interests in this than just toppling a dictator and his corrupt regime,I am not blind or stupid,but I am speaking about MY feelings on this.I have put my life on the line for people I will never know and would do so again without hesitation,.
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 09:15 |
thellama73 wrote:
I think it's funny that so many people are against us trying to help people in Iraq but then call us inhuman for not wanting to help people in Darfur.
Me, I don't think it's our responsibility to help anyone, and I believe the war in Iraqq is about terrorism, not freeing people/
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Who's calling the USA inhumane?
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 08:13 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Kid-A wrote:
^well there's no link between Iraq/Soddam Hussain and terrorism. So well done on that one. |
You have to be blind if you think Saddam's regime didn't sponsor terrorism.
And just say he didn't....he still needed taken down,the man was EVIL. |
If it was some good will mission, why would Bush wait two years to start war? Why would they make up evidence? And who appointed the US and UK world police anyway? The UN didn't think there should be war.
Oh, and you know who else sponsored terrorism? The USA, remember the IRA who bombed the sh*t out of the UK in the 70s-90s? Who funded them? Oh yeah the USA who were interested in maintaining their high Irish population vote. So why didn't the UK go to war with the USA?
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 06:38 |
Forgotten Son wrote:
Perhaps. That's not the reason that
Iraq was invaded and it wouldn't justify the invasion if it was. Would
Cuba, say, be justified in bombing Florida? I think not.
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You make an excellent point here, I could not agree more.
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Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela
E além disso se via da janela
Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 02:57 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
Kid-A wrote:
^well there's no link between Iraq/Soddam Hussain and terrorism. So well done on that one. |
You have to be blind if you think Saddam's regime didn't sponsor terrorism.
And just say he didn't....he still needed taken down,the man was EVIL. |
Of course there is some connection. But I still remember the presentation of "evidence" for Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction in that UN session. Powell presented these satellite images of chemical weapon production sites, mobile production units etc. ... these were the reasons for the UN giving their permission for the war against Iraq, at least it's how I remember the situation. And from that perspective the war was not justified at all, because later none of these things could be found in Iraq.
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Posted: June 19 2007 at 00:28 |
TheProgtologist wrote:
You have to be blind if you think Saddam's regime didn't sponsor terrorism. |
Perhaps. That's not the reason that Iraq was invaded and it wouldn't justify the invasion if it was. Would Cuba, say, be justified in bombing Florida? I think not.
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And just say he didn't....he still needed taken down,the man was EVIL. |
I agree. But he needed to be taken down by his people. The crippling sanctions imposed by the US and Britain were stopping that from happening.
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While I'm not a fan of war in any form, I could at least
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That's what I used to think and technically it remains true. But Kuwait is a corrupt dictatorship, but a good one because it's friends with the West. The US originally gave the green light to Saddam to invade after Kuwait began stealing Iraqi oil. The problem came when Saddam went to far and took the whole of Kuwait rather than the oil fields in the north.
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Is the USA a big bully these days?
