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| Originally posted by JohnSmith actually, i agree with you that the banner in the background is silly. bush is a butch? what is that supposed to mean? but the first banner? "Iraqi Childrean Ask: what have we done?" hit's the issue right on the nose. millions of innocent people stand to lose their lives in a war on iraq, a large proportion of them children, who have absolutely no say in what their govt does. This is one of the main moral reasons for the antiwar movement, that you cannot attack a country for the actions of it's leader. And this applies even more strongly in a country where political dissent is not tolerated such as iraq. At least in canada or the US, we can protest, we have free votes, freedom of speech. We can in some way be considered culpable for our nations actions. however, the vast majority of iraqis have no say in the countries foreign policy, and it is these individuals who would lose their lives in great numbers in an american led attack. |
i suppose. i'm not saying saddamn is a nice guy or anything. but, i don't think an attack by an american led force is the way to help iraqi people. how would be helping by bombing the country? destroying already scant sources of clean water, reliable power? destroying an already devastated nation will lead to a massive humanitarian crisis, that much is sure.
more importantly, even years after the bombing, i don't think iraqi civillians will be any better off. especially considering the depleted uranium munitions that the US is still using.
go lefties go!!
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| Originally posted by Eugene I say, let's make Trance, not war |
Attacking Iraq will only push the societal infrastructure back into primitive functioning. How, by going to war, will the people of Iraq 'Trust" the US government with intilling a new government after thve seen these very people destroy thier nation with their very own eyes. Not only that, i also think the current ideology espoused upon the majority of the population defracts from the proposed "democracy" that would be enforced. The population of Iraq cannot simply move from a saddam ruled state to a free democratic nation filled with Shiite muslims. It doesnt happen over night. With Afghanistan, it is different becuase it was only 5 years in which the talian ruled for... people did not like their life styles becuase it was so different from before. That is why Afghnistan is accepted their freedom so freely.... becuase they knew how it felt.
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| Originally posted by Cyrus King Attacking Iraq will only push the societal infrastructure back into primitive functioning. How, by going to war, will the people of Iraq 'Trust" the US government with intilling a new government after thve seen these very people destroy thier nation with their very own eyes. Not only that, i also think the current ideology espoused upon the majority of the population defracts from the proposed "democracy" that would be enforced. The population of Iraq cannot simply move from a saddam ruled state to a free democratic nation filled with Shiite muslims. It doesnt happen over night. With Afghanistan, it is different becuase it was only 5 years in which the talian ruled for... people did not like their life styles becuase it was so different from before. That is why Afghnistan is accepted their freedom so freely.... becuase they knew how it felt. |
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| Originally posted by Yoepus Ya but such a move to democracy is possible in a fanatical country where the people beleive their King to be a God. Have no democratic notions, ideals, or any other conceptions of tangible democracy in thier 2000+ year history, and are willing to die to the last man in every effort to defend their "God". Right a democracy can happen in a palce like this. And well it did, Japan. But on the same note you are trying to tell me a nation filled with "Shiite muslims" and "current ideology espoused upon the majorty of the population" can not accomplish the same leap? By god! Call me irrational! |
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| Originally posted by Yoepus Ya but such a move to democracy is possible in a fanatical country where the people beleive their King to be a God. Have no democratic notions, ideals, or any other conceptions of tangible democracy in thier 2000+ year history, and are willing to die to the last man in every effort to defend their "God". Right a democracy can happen in a palce like this. And well it did, Japan. But on the same note you are trying to tell me a nation filled with "Shiite muslims" and "current ideology espoused upon the majorty of the population" can not accomplish the same leap? By god! Call me irrational! |
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| Ya but such a move to democracy is possible in a fanatical country where the people beleive their King to be a God. Have no democratic notions, ideals, or any other conceptions of tangible democracy in thier 2000+ year history, and are willing to die to the last man in every effort to defend their "God". Right a democracy can happen in a palce like this. And well it did, Japan. But on the same note you are trying to tell me a nation filled with "Shiite muslims" and "current ideology espoused upon the majorty of the population" can not accomplish the same leap? |
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| Originally posted by melech_mike i understand that i come off very right wing |
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| Originally posted by melech_mike I'm glad that i'm not the only one who feels Saddam and other like him are a threat to world peace and stability. he must be eliminated immediately. this will shot other like him not to fuck around! i'll be the first to admit that innocent people die due to war, but the future is unclear with tyrants like this. Who knows how many more innocent people will have to die if we dont ask now. It seems to me that people easiely forget what can happen in an instant. Why wait for terror to strick again, when we could prevent the tragedy of innocent bloodshed! |
Originally posted by melech_mike [/i][/b]
Always knew London had a huge Terrorist supporting population... but 2 million?!? Wow!
AZ - which one did you goto?
could have sworn i saw you on the news wearing a kefia... but than again, they all wear that shit. [/QUOTE]
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| Originally posted by Blik you shut stop putting people down you know that I can suspend you with 2 clicks of my mouse, I am sick of your attitude |
Whats missing from each and everyone of these signs?






the answer is:::
Not ONE sign in an protest read
"saddam comply with what you agreed with"
or
saddam save your people
or
saddam give up the chemical/bio weapons and save your antion
or even better
saddam bea BETTER man then George Bush and avoid war with complying
OR ANYTHING along those lines....nothing regarding Saddam.....why si that?...is Saddam that innocent?...no of course he is not...he can end this if he wants to....or he can atleast TRY to...
because the antiwar rally was trying to speak to bush, but and not to saddamn?
it's true, saddmn should comply, and he is. besides a few trifling problems, such as a missile that "may" be able to go 5 or 10km farther than allowed, IF it has no guidance system installed, he has been in compliance.
first it was the issue of presidential palaces, then saddamn gave up on that. then it was the interviews of scientists without minders, he gave up on that too (albeit, with a tape recorder present), then it was the U2 spyplanes, and he gave up on that.
saddamn is bending over backwards to comply, and the US is still going to try to say he isn't, and attack anyway. an attack has been in the works for literally MONTHS, when troop movements started.
Hence the worldwide protests to stop the war, have more chance of doing so, but letting bush know that his actions are not right, than by telling saddamn to comply.
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith because the antiwar rally was trying to speak to bush, but and not to saddamn? it's true, saddmn should comply, and he is. besides a few trifling problems, such as a missile that "may" be able to go 5 or 10km farther than allowed, IF it has no guidance system installed, he has been in compliance. first it was the issue of presidential palaces, then saddamn gave up on that. then it was the interviews of scientists without minders, he gave up on that too (albeit, with a tape recorder present), then it was the U2 spyplanes, and he gave up on that. saddamn is bending over backwards to comply, and the US is still going to try to say he isn't, and attack anyway. an attack has been in the works for literally MONTHS, when troop movements started. Hence the worldwide protests to stop the war, have more chance of doing so, but letting bush know that his actions are not right, than by telling saddamn to comply. |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith it's true, saddmn should comply, and he is. besides a few trifling problems, such as a missile that "may" be able to go 5 or 10km farther than allowed, IF it has no guidance system installed, he has been in compliance. |
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first it was the issue of presidential palaces, then saddamn gave up on that. then it was the interviews of scientists without minders, he gave up on that too (albeit, with a tape recorder present), then it was the U2 spyplanes, and he gave up on that. |
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saddamn is bending over backwards to comply, and the US is still going to try to say he isn't, and attack anyway. an attack has been in the works for literally MONTHS, when troop movements started. |
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Hence the worldwide protests to stop the war, have more chance of doing so, but letting bush know that his actions are not right, than by telling saddamn to comply. |
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 good point...but what about that new Iraqi scientist who came forward to day claiming Hussein has bio and chemical weapons hidden or buried... |

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| Originally posted by tiesto14 not sure exactley what was said...but come on ...Hussein is a sneaky guy..... |
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 Furthermore there should of still been a sign reading that...based on the fact that the majority of people in the rallies are not as aware as you guys on what or what not Hussein has complied on...yet there was not even one... |
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 And then these American protesters go on about that Bush is a terrorist.,.,.thats absurd...a terrorist attacks the innocent on purpose...yes Bush will go to war and civilians will die..but we all know that Bush does not want civilians to die...it is just a sad part of war that can not be avoided..never has been in history and never will... |
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| Originally posted by tiesto14 Not too mention ther have been rumours that Saddam is gathering civilians around targets of the U.S. military targets so the U.S. wont bomb them...now this is not confirmedas of yet...but what kind of leader or shall i say human being would DELIBERATLY place civilians in the line of fire....thats insane...yet unconfirmed. |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith Bush is quite defintely, attacking the innocent, on purpose. call it collateral damage if you like, or accidental deaths. the truth is, bush has the choice to kill innocents or not, and if he decides to bomb iraq, he will be killing innocents. possibly he thinks he can save more lives in the end this way? possibly he is weighing western lives and ideology over eastern? neither matters. he is deciding to kill people, and that makes him a murderer, on par with the perpetrators of september 11th. |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith yep, i read that today. this guy: ![]() http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78875,00.html agreed. however,this man is Husseins enemy. He was held in jail and tortued for years, then escaped. He has the motive to fabricate a story alleging iraq has these weapons. I'm not saying he is, but he could be, and with a good reason too. He has no good reason not to come forward with this info, but yet he hasn't until now, that alone suggest to me that he might be lying, or at least embelishing. He could have been bribed by the US even. and even he admits hussein does not have missiles cabable of reaching distant countries. |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith well, first off, i'd like to know how you know how aware the majority of people in rallies are. Personally, i believe them to be rather well informed. I helped organize a local rally, and many of the people i had been in contact with for months and weeks before hand, trading new stories, current events, watching movies. The antiwar group, and the "left wing" in general are usually quite educated, with the exception of the bad apples who spoil it for the rest of us (ie the black block) |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith second, did you go to a rally? there may well have been a sign like that, you never know. but coming back to my point, the protesters were not trying to speak to saddamn, but to bush, so if there was no sign, then that is why. |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith Bush is quite defintely, attacking the innocent, on purpose. call it collateral damage if you like, or accidental deaths. the truth is, bush has the choice to kill innocents or not, and if he decides to bomb iraq, he will be killing innocents. possibly he thinks he can save more lives in the end this way? possibly he is weighing western lives and ideology over eastern? neither matters. he is deciding to kill people, and that makes him a murderer, on par with the perpetrators of september 11th.. |
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| Originally posted by occrider So they're letting Bush know that his actions are not right but nobody gives a hoot about Saddam's actions? Let's face it protestors are like pop music. They protest whatever is the flavor of the month. How many protests do you hear about Tibet anymore? Not cool anymore. China? Nothing's gonna change so why protest. The atrocities in N. Korea? Not publisized enough. Women's rights in the middle east? The gender revolution is over. How many people protested when the world came the CLOSEST it's been to nuclear war since the cold war? Anybody remember that whole spat when India and Pakistan almost went to war? Too stupid to realize what how significant that was. Nobody protests a dictatorship anymore because their lazy ... they know nothings going to happen. Ahhh but a democracy ... there's where the action is. What's the flavor of the month for the 21st century? Big government. G8(G7?) summits, WTO meetings, globalization. Gimme a break like there aren't actually people suffering that they can't protest about??? What about Africa?? If people's protest's reflected world conditions, 99.9% of all protests would revolve around civil wars, poverty, and starvation in Africa. But who really cares about a few million africans anymore? Cmon that was a 90's thing. |
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| And then these American protesters go on about that Bush is a terrorist.,.,.thats absurd...a terrorist attacks the innocent on purpose... |
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| Originally posted by JudgeJulez A terrorist is defined as one who uses the systematic use of terror (state of intense fear) as a means of coercion. Given the state of omnipresent fear in the US right now (ex. the Chicago nightclub), largely incited by our government's "warnings," (not to mention the bullying does in international circles, and I'm not simply referring to the present circumstances) one can easily equate the Bush Administration, and the US over its history, as possessing terrorist qualities, albeit while operating on a different level than al-Qaeda, Hamas, et al. So the protesters are correct, due to technicality. |
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| Originally posted by JudgeJulez A terrorist is defined as one who uses the systematic use of terror (state of intense fear) as a means of coercion. Given the state of omnipresent fear in the US right now (ex. the Chicago nightclub), largely incited by our government's "warnings," (not to mention the bullying does in international circles, and I'm not simply referring to the present circumstances) one can easily equate the Bush Administration, and the US over its history, as possessing terrorist qualities, albeit while operating on a different level than al-Qaeda, Hamas, et al. So the protesters are correct, due to technicality. |
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| Originally posted by Izzy to me a terrorist is one who intentionally targets the lives of innocent civilians for ideological or political reasons. |
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| Originally posted by JohnSmith yep, i read that today. this guy: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,78875,00.html |
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