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Updates on War in Iraq
New Developments on the war in Iraq:
Oil Fields ablaze in southern Iraq.
Turkey opens airspace to U.S..
US Forces 3rd Infantry Fire Heavy Artillery at Southern Iraq.
The schedule has been accelerated due to infrastructure destruction.
CT: Explosions and heavy anti aircraft fire heard in Baghdad.
We'll continue to update as new information warrants.
I was against this before, but now its too late for that talk. I just hope they hit them hard, hit them fast and get Saddam out of there so we can come back home with as few killed as possible. Pray for the troops
And Hans Blix said this morning that he was surprised that Saddam had any Scuds either!
B-b-b-b-but the inspections were working!
(Sure, they were working if Blix defined "working" as "every day my inspectors continue to find nothing, I can keep my cushy UN job", Anyone who's watched an Andersen conslutant on an IT project should have seen through Blix's snowscreen from Day One.)
Ah well, ignorance is Blix.
In other news, pro wrestling is fixed.
Except that September 11 never happens.
Now fast forward to March, 2003.
To all you self-righteous americans who claim they're "ashamed" of being american, and to all others who think this is an agression against your beliefs or your comfortable position in the world pecking order - I say this: too fucking bad.
If the security of the United States depends on taking out Saddam Hussein, along with a few thousands of his soldiers and (regrettably) a few thousands of Iraqi civilians, too bad. Too fucking bad.
This war is not about oil, about momey or about anything else than security. If you can't see that... well, too bad. Too fucking bad.
scripsit Xerithane:
Sorry, but that's a flawed analogy. Try this: You have a wife. Someone (who you think is a pretty sick f*ck) says ``y'know, I was thinking about picking up that new Glock; it looks pretty cool.'' So you kill him, because he might at some point in the future actually buy that gun, and might if he buys it, think about pointing it at your wife.
In principio creauit Linus Linucem.
Please do not judge americans by the above poster. You cannot be offended by that post because he gave you a fair warning -- he quoted the free republic.
In america, when someone quotes the free republic you stop paying attention to them, and slowly back away from them.
I grew up in a world where the U.S. was the good guys, and we were happy to be good guys too. Now this war has proven that America is a bully. Funny how sometimes the bullied kids fight back. Does the word 'Columbine' mean anything to you?
Bully my ass. I'm sorry, but this is just nuts. That son of a bitch launched four missles into Kuwait today that he's been forbidden to own by the UN for 12 years. You think he found them under his couch and decided to lob them over just to see if they went "boom"? You think he "forgot" they were there? He knew he had them, and they should have been destroyed. He was ordered to do so diplomatically by the UN 12 years ago. He didn't.
Can you really come up with a good reason as to -WHY- that's acceptable? He disobeyed UN orders. He's on his own. We disobeyed UN ordera and have now got 40 countries giving us the "OK Nod" for the operation. Nobody, aside form the USA and the Brits were willing to take a stand against him.
You think Saddam's a nice diplomatic fellow that desrves a few more years? Fine. Go fucking live there.
That son of a bitch launched four missles into Kuwait today that he's been forbidden to own by the UN for 12 years.
You must be psychic. Last I heard, it was only a rumor that they were Scud missiles, and most likely they were short range missiles that he was permitted to have. Heaven forbid that an army retaliates when you attack them.
Can you really come up with a good reason as to -WHY- that's acceptable?
Nope, it's not acceptable, if he has the weapons. Did he have WMD last time? Did he use them then? If he's such a threat, then why didn't he use them in 1991?
The rest of the world needs proof that he has these weapons before we're willing to punish him. Where is the smoking gun? Is the fact that he's not co-operating considered evidence? Don't we give accused criminals the right to remain silent? Do we have any evidence that he still has WMD or has any credible links to al-Qaeda? No.
The rest of the world is trying to follow international law. The U.S. and Britain helped create that law, but it doesn't mean they are above it. Iraq may be in breach of the law, but now the U.S. and Britain are too. How do two wrongs make a right? The U.S. and Britain validated the authority of that law by going to the U.N. to make their case, and then when it was taking too long, they broke the law by taking matters into their own hands.
The law allows the use of force in 2 situations:
1) When someone initiates agression against your territory or that of your allies, you may retaliate.
2) When authorized by the U.N.
Iraq never attacked the U.S., was never linked to terrorism, and was not a credible threat to anyone but his own people. (Perhaps a peacekeeping mission would have been appropriate?) Plus, an attack on Iraq was NOT authorized by the U.N. Therefore, even if you can somehow morally justify this war, it's still illegal. Therefore, the U.S. is a bully.
Go fucking live there.
Hmmm, that's an awfully rude comment. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? So, you want to drag it down to this level, eh?
Go fucking live there? I don't have to go anywhere. I live in the sovereign nation of Canada, whose policies, just like other countries, are NOT dictated to us by the United States. The American government has no authority here. You got a problem with that? Take it up with the U.N.
In the mean time, you, the rest of you yankee bastards, and that moron president of yours can kiss my maple syrup covered ass.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." - Mark Twain