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RE: Your thoughts in Iraq
Posted by: Sarah
When: 2/20/2003 7:42:22 PM
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I would like to respond to all the messages under this bullet. I do not believe that this arguement should be based on what another president did or did not do. That falls under the same old false precedence of well he did it so why can't I. However, I do believe that we should revisit the Gulf War and look at the facts. But before I go there I would like to comment on the fundamentals of war, for I think that the arguement against war is very simple. When thinking about war numerous great quotes pop into my head of which I will probably distort if I try to reiterate them. But I will do so anyway. I can't remember who said it but, 'they' said that war is only honorable for those who haven't tasted it. Anyhow, war should be avoided whenever possible, and there is no reason why we would have to go to war with Iraq since they haven't attacked us unless it is for economic reasons. Not only for the acquisition of oil, but we have this thing called the stock market which requires all of those individuals participating in it to bet on the future. Thus, as we all shoudl know, our financial advisers are betting monetarily on whether or not we will go to war with Iraq. This falsifies our intentions and perceptions of what is right and what is wrong because we now have conflicts of interest in the outcome. However, the occurence of war is the basest form that humanity can stoop to. Okay my first syllogism arguement. First of all, we do not use violence to solve our personal problems usually not because of our criminal justice system but because we know it won't work. Our country has the same dynamics in the international arena as an individual within their social group. Therefore, if we cannot and usually do not use violence to solve our personal problems then we should not use it on an international level. My second arguement is an economic one, since we Americans love this one. We cannot afford to spend a billion dollars a day that isn't spent on productive and constructive endeavors. We have a failing social security system, many of our children are not going to be able to go to college and college students already work really hard to do so as it is, we practically a non-existent health system, and on and on... We need to focus on improving our own country and further bringing our societies and communities together to make them stronger and healthier, as we need to do likewise for our people. We have failed in our belief of humanity when we result to war. Failed because war is destructive and counterproductive to the desired end. I will be back to comment more, but now I must run. When I come back I will comment on the past Gulf War. Cheers! In response to: Hey Rolando Even CNN polls show greater than 60% support for the war we're going to have with Iraq. Let's use a little history here. Prez Clinton declared war on Iraq under the same pretense in 98 with full support from a Democrat controlled Senate - including Daschle. ON what grounds? Same pretenses... Fast foward to 2003. What's different? Saddam is mor powerful, more well armed, has chemical and biological weapons, has murdered thousands upon THOUSANDS of his own people to make sure they work...and is aiding Al Quaeda. He has been actively acquiring the components for Nuclear Weapons - he already showed he'll fire them at Israel unprovoked from the 1992 Gulf War.... AND the US has been attacked by the very elements he wants to give these weapons to. I don't care if the polls turn unfavorable, this madman has to be taken down - and thank God we have a president who has the guts to do the right thing. Clinton bombed Serbia to deflect attention away from Monicagate...and he went in under only one pretense...human rights. Remember Slobodan Milosevic? We could and should remove Saddam for that sole reason - human rights violations...BUT we have so much more than that. Democrats are playing a political game with America's safety - they'll support a Democrat president on pure assumptions before they support the current Republican one with ironclad evidence of UN breaches, genocide, active bomb making in violation of said agreements etc. etc.. After Powell's masterful and convincing testimony - most people are on the US side - except those with an "inner Frenchman". The only people left on the anti-war side are those who are blind, dumb, and revealed for what they truly are: Anti-Bush or Anti-Republican. That's the bottom line folks.
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