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Originally Posted by timmgirvan
WOW!! People just lining up to set me straight! Well..I don't know if I can get to all those queries in one post but I'll try. The feckless,corrupt and impotent UN had inspectors and Iraq had sanctions for 10 yrs...and Saddam did nothing to ease his peoples' pain...just pointed their hatred at America. Another point you seem to fully understand about Hussein is the estimates of Saddams Murders run close to 2mill during his reign of terror. I can post a link to the 60-70 pillars of politics that were gung ho to topple Saddam, but when the crap hits the fan...We've lost our will to fight? The historical fact of his brutality demanded his removal....just as Amins' atrocities demanded his removal...and now we have a great actor playing Amin up for the Oscars? Sorry, I'll not be see'in that one. GRs' B: the entire intelligence community of world agreed with Americas' intell on reason for Saddams demise. So...the US duped the world? Wrong answer! GR C; if you or anyone else has a Congressman that was cowed into submission...PLEASE vote that sorry candy-a$$ed person OUT at the next turn...They're not the one's to lead you! Don't worry if Radical Islam settles in Iraq...Ask France and England how they're handling the Muslim hordes. I'd like to se you folks post on that subject. We already know of US compromise in dealing with our "friends" I'll not debate that here. God knows you'll be rushing to post on that. I ABSOLUTELY refuse to believe that the Adminstration(does that include Pentagon?) sent these soldiers to war to die needlessly. Its ironic,GR, that you would comment on me cavalierly discounting Democrats opinions just by their party affliliation. Au contraire.. .One only needs them to start talking to see the glaze form over their eyes in their pursuit of Utopia! As for hiding out on right-wing boards...I don't. This board is enough..although an occasional romp over to the dregs of the Old board isn't uncommon. Well, as you can imagine...I'm just plum tuckered out by all this thinking... I think I'll get that drink now  Sweet Dreams! |
Timm, your post could have come straight off of Rush Limbaugh, which isn't helping your credibility on world affairs, as he flatly admitted he was shilling for the Republicans in the last election. He admitted it. And your cheap shot at Dems in general only reaffirms what I said about your blind partisan loyalty so you might be leaving that out of your response next time.
Look, if you want to be a marching-in-formation, down-the-line Republican fine, but be honest about it. There's a lot of you in the country and most are pretty nice people. My beloved uncle is one- he refuses to watch Ellen DeGeneres' show because she's gay, but I think, deep down inside, what he's scared of is that if he actually steps out of his right-wing box he might discover that (gasp!) she's the same as anybody else and then will have to reexamine his positions on homosexuality. So he hides out with Fox News and feels safe.
To say that the entire world agreed with us on Iraq is ridiculous. Did you see our "coalition of the willing?" Yeesh. Does "yellowcake" and "forgery" ring a bell? It should.
I'm curious as to where you got the "three million" number on deaths of Iraqis in Saddam's what, 25-year-reign. The White House website cites "hundreds of thousands" but doesn't say millions. Where are you getting your figures? Or do you think your information is better than the White House's?
I do agree with both Brian and Danzig that the vote on Iraq was a combination of false information provided by the White House and Senators trying to protect their own jobs. Which is funny, since Sen Russ Feingold voted against the resolution and still has his job.
"Don't worry if radical Islam settles in Iraq?" First of all, it already has. Second of all, I sure hope that's a joke. Radical religion, as I've said until I'm blue in the face, is bad, bad, bad. And I'd hardly look to France for how to handle it.
Timm, thinking is a muscle- it needs work to be strong. Do it a lot and it won't tucker you out.
That's another thing that troubles me about America's chances for maintaining our position in the world- not only are a lot of Americans ignorant about what goes on in the world, but they take pride in their ignorance. I just don't get it. How many Americans, do you think, can name the American Idol finalists? How many do you think can name our Supreme Court justices? Sigh...