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Does anyone think that starting the iraq war was the right decision? (pg. 3)
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| Renegade |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
Or maybe they're finally bringing those flowers to welcome the liberators as Cheney and Rumsfeld promised us. |
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Might be worth digging this up:
| quote: | | When Americans invade Iraq, Bush says, we will be greeted as liberators by the Iraqi people, proving that taking out Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do. The Iraqis will smile, and their joy will be recorded by “embedded” journalists, and will be broadcast to the world, and the world will see the justice of our mission. |
The Global War for Hearts and Minds 19/03/03 |
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| arctic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
This is what I posted on another forum: |
Completely off topic - but was that on IIDB?
It might be worth starting a poll to see how many people think that the coalition should immediately pull out of Iraq. With the current uprising, you have to wonder whether it's worth sticking this out, would pulling out help or hinder Iraq? |
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| 3xx3r7 |
Lemme think hard about this...
Good decis... Not!!! |
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| MisterOpus1 |
I think I've made myself clear here in the past-
Thumbs down. |
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| Renegade |
| quote: | Originally posted by arctic
Completely off topic - but was that on IIDB? |
Nah, a forum called "BigFooty" rather randomly. I was there for a couple of weeks during the AFL trade and draft weeks and still managed to get caught up in a massive debate on the Iraqi war:
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showt...&threadid=82890
:-/ |
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| Bronze |
YES
sans héitation...
pourquoi se priver d'éliminer une dictature?
Saddam est parti...voila l'important... |
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| Yoepus |
| quote: | Originally posted by NYCTrancefan
Really, I see no reason why the Kurds would even want to touch this mess, they have their own Utopia in Northern Iraq compared to the rest of the country. If true however makes you wonder, what was the point of this war, as if more was needed to question it. |
I don't know if they are supporting this at all or not, but I can think of at least one reason why the Kurds would want to "touch this mess".
Following reason: Kurds want a civil war -> A civil war where they aren't fighting but a civil war none the less. Why? Because if a civil war happens, that means Iraq as a solid entity will not exist any longer, and that means a Kurdish nation.
Under such a situation Kurds would be playing both sides by providing them with arms and support to create a fierce civil war and a break up of Iraq. Of course Kurds would want none of the fighting or mess associated with it, but hey if the Sunnis and es want to revolt, why not support the bandwagon and get your dream? |
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| DaveSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yoepus
I don't know if they are supporting this at all or not, but I can think of at least one reason why the Kurds would want to "touch this mess".
Following reason: Kurds want a civil war -> A civil war where they aren't fighting but a civil war none the less. Why? Because if a civil war happens, that means Iraq as a solid entity will not exist any longer, and that means a Kurdish nation.
Under such a situation Kurds would be playing both sides by providing them with arms and support to create a fierce civil war and a break up of Iraq. Of course Kurds would want none of the fighting or mess associated with it, but hey if the Sunnis and es want to revolt, why not support the bandwagon and get your dream? |
This is an interesting theory.
I've been saying for some time now that a cohesive democratic Iraq is probably a pipe dream, and they may be better off making 3 little splinter countries out of it.
Imus reported the same thing, so I'm going to assume that it's true (about the Kurds sending aid to the Sunnis). |
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| Trancer-X |
| quote: | Originally posted by DaveSZ
I also don't see how the US will win hearts and minds in that region (...) |
I've come to the conclusion that this war was meant to be open-ended so that it could more easily pave the way for conquest of the entire Middle East. |
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| Krypton |
| A great start to the 21st century for America...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancer-X
I've come to the conclusion that this war was meant to be open-ended so that it could more easily pave the way for conquest of the entire Middle East. |
War has been a HUGE economic incentive of many American companies for a while now..
We need an economic incentive from peace.. |
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| LatinLover |
| quote: | Originally posted by MisterOpus1
I think I've made myself clear here in the past-
Thumbs down. |
So basically you are against the efforts of our troops to succeed. So let me get this straight 1. you are against the war 2. you want us to withdraw and hope that it would solve all the problems in iraq and |
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