Re:Libertarian party has some interesting views.
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You lost me. The Pearl Harbor attack was horrible.
If I am reading your statement correctly, it is very cowardly. You are saying that we should let the world be plunged into WWIII before we decide to chip in again - and then only if we are attacked? Then we get criticized for being Isolationist.
Damned if we do, damned if we don't. And that being the case, I would rather take the moral high ground to stomp out evil dictators who DO aid terrorist (reference Saddam's countless 'contributions/incentives' to the families of suicide bombers). Not to mention, he has broken 17 U.N. Resolutions, kicked out the UNSCOM inspectors, gassed his own people, and attacked all of his neighbors! But let's just slap is hand again and call him a bad boy. If you are ignorant enough to blame the terrorist attacks on Americans, on the fact that the U.S. has taken an active interest in preserving our continued prosperity, well, that too is ignorant.
I blame the persistent attacks on us having a president that failed to take a firmer stand in the world. Yes, I am talking about Billy-boy (who in fact initiated Desert Fox and peppered Iraq with cruse missiles using the same argument that President Bush is using this time).
If you always wait for the war to come to you, one day you will find it has been brought with superior forces. And then your ideals will be gone. Your freedom to criticize will be stolen.
War is a terrible thing. Evil unchecked is even worse.
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I read point one and stopped.
We were not under attack in Kosovo. We were not under attack in the First Gulf War.
The Libertarian party obviously believes we should return to policies of Isolationism - which is why we had to deal with the Pearl Harbor attack.
World peace is okay for Americans, French, Canadians, Brits, Germans, Russians, BUT not for the people of Iraq.
Your comments about China, hmmmm, so you think we should not help the Iraqi people because there are other people in the world that have to suffer also?
If I chant "down with the US", and "Leave Saddam alone", can I join the "afraid to make the world a better place group"?
A letter to our fair-weathered friends
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Your "apology" while lame and ignorant, is not representative of all Canadians.
Here are a few snips from an editorial in "The Calgary Sun": 'Klein, to his credit, immediately warmed to the idea of showing a united way with the U.S.
Hopefully, such gestures will help to comfort our friends and allies after all of the damage caused by Chretien and his U.S.-bashing caucus.
We also agree wholeheartedly with Canadian Alliance Foreign Affairs critic Stockwell Day's call for the feds to expel a representative of Saddam Hussein's regime who is posted in Canada. "Australia and Thailand recently expelled all of Saddam's representatives," said Day.
"It's time we did the same. These diplomats speak for a regime that has murdered a million people and is firing missiles at our closest allies as we speak."
It really is the least we could do -- a small symbolic gesture of support to our best friend in the world.
But again, Chretien's arrogance and ignorance leaves him defiant. '
Then later they say: 'We want our American neighbours to know that Jean Chretien is our beef and that we are praying for regime change -- both in Iraq and here at home.'
Here are a few parts of a REAL Canadian's response to the editorial: 'I am angry our leadership has chosen not to side with our allies. I am angry our leadership has chosen to act smug and superior to our U.S. friends and I'm angry with our leadership for being spineless, cowardly, and unable to make a decision, unless it is popular with the UN. '
And later he says: 'We live in one of the greatest countries in the world, and even if our leaders are morons, I and most everyone else in this country, am not. '
Bottom line, Saddam is a dictator who has killed more Iraqi citizens than the U.S. ever will. If we don't remove him, then who will? How long will they wait before doing so - after he murders another million or so of his own people?
Post like this apology from Canada are fueled by one thing, hate for America, and ignorance to world needs. Like the French, you want to see the U.S. fall out of power.
That is okay though. Because no matter your snide words and rude comments, we will still be there in YOUR time of need. We are good like that.
France is only sympathetic to the money that they will lose with the removale of Saddam.
By the way, has anyone else seen the CHEERING Iraqi people, hugging the America troops that have freed them from Saddam?
Re:What if another coutry did the same ?
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Well put. It is nice to see people who think through their posts - and have the curage to disagree with ignorance.
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You are a joke. Do you really think there was any other way to remove Saddam? Diplomacy?!?
Grow up and face facts. Wars are what destroy evil, not peace protesters.
Where whould America be to day if we never fought for OUR freedom? Where would we be today had the likes of Jon Hancock and company said hey "let's just talk to the Brits".
Here is reality. No one wants to see innocent civilians die (with the exception of Saddam who is hiding among woman and children). But the only way to create stability in the region is to remove the tyrants who would not hesitate to assist terrorist in killing innocent Americans. And by God, do you think he would forgive those that stood by and said "they haven't attacked us, let Saddam be?" That is how Hitler became so powerful.
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You have got to be kidding me. In your own words, Iraqis suffered at the hands of Saddam (a dictator who not only killed off all opposition, but killed their families and all of their friends). Yet the U.S. is wrong for removing him and the threat he posses?
Afghanistan. Again you acknowledge that the Taliban tortured the people Afghanistan. And the U.S. DID support Afghanistan in the fight against communism (you didn't think communism fell by itself). But, you fail to mention that we LIBERATED Afghanistan from a terrorist organization, that by their own words vowed to shed the blood of Americans - which according to them, you are evil because you ARE an American.
Now let's go to Human Rights. Do you think Saddam gives a damn about your rights as a human? The answer is no. If you speak out against Saddam while in Iraq, you get your tongue cut out, and then you are tied to a street post and left to bleed to death.
GOD Bless our troops, our President, and our Country.
God bless those of you who would rather sit in your safe homes, happy and content in a free America. Where you are safe to be cowards and shy away from the deeds that need to be done to insure our continued saftey.
God bless the men and woman who are over seas for America, servering our country in the most noble of ways.
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You lost me. The Pearl Harbor attack was horrible.
If I am reading your statement correctly, it is very cowardly. You are saying that we should let the world be plunged into WWIII before we decide to chip in again - and then only if we are attacked? Then we get criticized for being Isolationist.
Damned if we do, damned if we don't. And that being the case, I would rather take the moral high ground to stomp out evil dictators who DO aid terrorist (reference Saddam's countless 'contributions/incentives' to the families of suicide bombers). Not to mention, he has broken 17 U.N. Resolutions, kicked out the UNSCOM inspectors, gassed his own people, and attacked all of his neighbors! But let's just slap is hand again and call him a bad boy.
If you are ignorant enough to blame the terrorist attacks on Americans, on the fact that the U.S. has taken an active interest in preserving our continued prosperity, well, that too is ignorant.
I blame the persistent attacks on us having a president that failed to take a firmer stand in the world. Yes, I am talking about Billy-boy (who in fact initiated Desert Fox and peppered Iraq with cruse missiles using the same argument that President Bush is using this time).
If you always wait for the war to come to you, one day you will find it has been brought with superior forces. And then your ideals will be gone. Your freedom to criticize will be stolen.
War is a terrible thing. Evil unchecked is even worse.
I read point one and stopped.
We were not under attack in Kosovo. We were not under attack in the First Gulf War.
The Libertarian party obviously believes we should return to policies of Isolationism - which is why we had to deal with the Pearl Harbor attack.
World peace is okay for Americans, French, Canadians, Brits, Germans, Russians, BUT not for the people of Iraq.
Your comments about China, hmmmm, so you think we should not help the Iraqi people because there are other people in the world that have to suffer also?
If I chant "down with the US", and "Leave Saddam alone", can I join the "afraid to make the world a better place group"?
Your "apology" while lame and ignorant, is not representative of all Canadians.
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Here are a few snips from an editorial in "The Calgary Sun":
'Klein, to his credit, immediately warmed to the idea of showing a united way with the U.S.
Hopefully, such gestures will help to comfort our friends and allies after all of the damage caused by Chretien and his U.S.-bashing caucus.
We also agree wholeheartedly with Canadian Alliance Foreign Affairs critic Stockwell Day's call for the feds to expel a representative of Saddam Hussein's regime who is posted in Canada. "Australia and Thailand recently expelled all of Saddam's representatives," said Day.
"It's time we did the same. These diplomats speak for a regime that has murdered a million people and is firing missiles at our closest allies as we speak."
It really is the least we could do -- a small symbolic gesture of support to our best friend in the world.
But again, Chretien's arrogance and ignorance leaves him defiant. '
Then later they say
'We want our American neighbours to know that Jean Chretien is our beef and that we are praying for regime change -- both in Iraq and here at home.'
Here are a few parts of a REAL Canadian's response to the editorial:
'I am angry our leadership has chosen not to side with our allies. I am angry our leadership has chosen to act smug and superior to our U.S. friends and I'm angry with our leadership for being spineless, cowardly, and unable to make a decision, unless it is popular with the UN. '
And later he says:
'We live in one of the greatest countries in the world, and even if our leaders are morons, I and most everyone else in this country, am not. '
Bottom line, Saddam is a dictator who has killed more Iraqi citizens than the U.S. ever will. If we don't remove him, then who will? How long will they wait before doing so - after he murders another million or so of his own people?
Post like this apology from Canada are fueled by one thing, hate for America, and ignorance to world needs. Like the French, you want to see the U.S. fall out of power.
That is okay though. Because no matter your snide words and rude comments, we will still be there in YOUR time of need. We are good like that.
Your Friend,
An American
We are in the process of stopping the war. It ends with Saddam's head!
France is only sympathetic to the money that they will lose with the removale of Saddam.
By the way, has anyone else seen the CHEERING Iraqi people, hugging the America troops that have freed them from Saddam?
Well put. It is nice to see people who think through their posts - and have the curage to disagree with ignorance.
You are a joke. Do you really think there was any other way to remove Saddam? Diplomacy?!? Grow up and face facts. Wars are what destroy evil, not peace protesters. Where whould America be to day if we never fought for OUR freedom? Where would we be today had the likes of Jon Hancock and company said hey "let's just talk to the Brits". Here is reality. No one wants to see innocent civilians die (with the exception of Saddam who is hiding among woman and children). But the only way to create stability in the region is to remove the tyrants who would not hesitate to assist terrorist in killing innocent Americans. And by God, do you think he would forgive those that stood by and said "they haven't attacked us, let Saddam be?" That is how Hitler became so powerful.
You have got to be kidding me. In your own words, Iraqis suffered at the hands of Saddam (a dictator who not only killed off all opposition, but killed their families and all of their friends). Yet the U.S. is wrong for removing him and the threat he posses?
Afghanistan. Again you acknowledge that the Taliban tortured the people Afghanistan. And the U.S. DID support Afghanistan in the fight against communism (you didn't think communism fell by itself). But, you fail to mention that we LIBERATED Afghanistan from a terrorist organization, that by their own words vowed to shed the blood of Americans - which according to them, you are evil because you ARE an American.
Now let's go to Human Rights. Do you think Saddam gives a damn about your rights as a human? The answer is no. If you speak out against Saddam while in Iraq, you get your tongue cut out, and then you are tied to a street post and left to bleed to death.
GOD Bless our troops, our President, and our Country.
God bless those of you who would rather sit in your safe homes, happy and content in a free America. Where you are safe to be cowards and shy away from the deeds that need to be done to insure our continued saftey.
God bless the men and woman who are over seas for America, servering our country in the most noble of ways.