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The only thing left to do now is find those weapons of mass destruction. I'm talking about the ones that were ready to use with 15 minutes notice and was reason enough to invade a country without mandate from the U.N.
ok, now we just need to get our hands on the 6 foot something guy wanderring around in the desert with a dialysis machine, shouldnt be hard to find RIGHT?
It's rather insignificant that they caught him. He could have been dead a long time ago, and the fact that they even needed to catch him this time is Bush Sr.'s mistake.
There are a few significant people they need to catch.. Bin Laden would be nice. Doubt they'll even catch him though, he's a real terrorist unlike Saddam which is a dictator. Big difference.
People aren't getting dropped into wood chippers anymore over there but are killed with single bullet shots from kalashnikovs/us army machine guns...that should say something....
Earlier,people in Iraq(Okay,those who didnt oppose Saddam publically) could lead a peacefull living.There was Iraqi Police,to maintain law&order.But not any more.
Somebody please support(with valid reasons) the Bush decision to keep countries like France,Germany,Russia,Canada,China and India from Iraqi reconstruction contracts. Bush's arguement:We spent 100 billion for the people of Iraq.So we should get back atleast 20 billion. Truth:This is utter foolishness.America attacked Iraq just because she said Iraq was developing WMDs against the Americans.(according to Americans)So it was for the Americans only.(I wonder What use it has done!).If they wanted to free Poor people from the brutal dictators,it should have gone to,perhaps Sub Saharan Africa first.Instead,the arrogant Americans ,went to an oil rich,country,with reasonable quality of living and law&order.Why?Okay,you have to fear WMDs.So it is for the Americans safety only.If you want that much safety,(which no one else in the world has)you should pay for it from your pocket.
What was this war about again? First it was a war on terrorism since Saddam is behind 9/11(FOX said so!). Then it was a war on WMD and where are they? Now it is a war on bad Saddam?
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Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?
A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction.
Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction.
A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.
Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq?
A: Yep. Invasions always work better than inspections.
Q: But after we invaded them, we STILL didn't find any weapons Of mass destruction, did we?
A: That's because the weapons are so well hidden. Don't worry, we'll find something, probably right before the 2004 election.
Q: Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction?
A: To use them in a war, silly.
Q: I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that they planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of those weapons when we went to war with them?
A: Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they had those weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather than defend themselves.
Q: That doesn't make sense. Why would they choose to die if They had all those big weapons with which they could have fought back?
A: It's a different culture. It's not supposed to make sense.
Q: I don't know about you, but I don't think they had any of those weapons our government said they did.
A: Well, you know, it doesn't matter whether or not they had those weapons. We had another good reason to invade them anyway.
Q: And what was that?
A: Even if Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein was a cruel dictator, which is another good reason to invade another country.
Q: Why? What does a cruel dictator do that makes it OK to Invade his country?
A: Well, for one thing, he tortured his own people.
Q: Kind of like what they do in China?
A: Don't go comparing China to Iraq. China is a good economic competitor, where millions of people work for slave wages in sweatshops to make U.S. corporations richer.
Q: So if a country lets its people be exploited for American corporate gain, it's a good country, even if that country tortures people?
A: Right.
Q: Why were people in Iraq being tortured?
A: For political crimes, mostly, like criticizing the government. People who criticized the government in Iraq were sent to prison and tortured.
Q: Isn't that exactly what happens in China?
A: I told you, China is different.
Q: What's the difference between China and Iraq?
A: Well, for one thing, Iraq was ruled by the Ba'ath party, while China is Communist.
Q: Didn't you once tell me Communists were bad?
A: No, just Cuban Communists are bad.
Q: How are the Cuban Communists bad?
A: Well, for one thing, people who criticize the government in Cuba are sent to prison and tortured.
Q: Like in Iraq?
A: Exactly.
Q: And like in China, too?
A: I told you, China's a good economic competitor. Cuba, on the other hand, is not.
Q: How come Cuba isn't a good economic competitor?
A: Well, you see, back in the early 1960s, our government Passed some laws that made it illegal for Americans to trade or do any business with Cuba until they stopped being
communists and started being capitalists like us.
Q: But if we got rid of those laws, opened up trade with Cuba, and started doing business with them, wouldn't that help the Cubans become capitalists?
A: Don't be a smart-ass.
Q: I didn't think I was being one.
A: Well, anyway, they also don't have freedom of religion in Cuba.
Q: Kind of like China and the Falun Gong movement?
A: I told you, stop saying bad things about China. Anyway, Saddam Hussein came to power through a military coup, so he's not really a Legitimate leader anyway.
Q: What's a military coup?
A: That's when a military general takes over the government of a country by force, instead of holding free elections like we do in the United States.
Q: Didn't the ruler of Pakistan come to power by a military coup?
A: You mean General Pervez Musharraf? Uh, yeah, he did, but Pakistan is our friend.
Q: Why is Pakistan our friend if their leader is illegitimate?
A: I never said Pervez Musharraf
The leader of a government that has committed innumerable crimes against humanity has finally been captured. This will bring a slight sense of justice to the Iraqi people, but what will it change about the present? The U.S.-lead occupation of Iraq is still going terribly. President Bush has not shown the Iraqis that he can enable them to have a better future yet.
All this does is give a convenient distraction for George W. Bush as the occupation grows closer and closer to total failure.
Originally posted by Cruxus All this does is give a convenient distraction for George W. Bush as the occupation grows closer and closer to total failure.
Great. Here we go again. You people are just never satisfied about anything are you? You don't like terrrorism, but you don't like anything being done about it either. You want terrorism to stop.....but you want it to be stopped by some inspectors.... You'll always find something to bitch about. Saddam and his sons were fscking bastards! Yes......there are people in the world that are much worse.......but not by much. It's nice to have at least 2 of them dead and one captured. You cannot have peace without war. YOu cannot have war without destruction. Do you know of any other countries that would ruin a city and then rebuild it for the enemy? Most other POS countries would ruin the city and then just let it fend for itself....and then the U.S. would come in to help.
We here in the U.S. live in the best country in the world. I can't stand how people just want to complain about every dang thing they can. YOu know what I have to say about that (if you live in this country), Move the fsck out!!!!
It's the same ole song. People don't want it in their backyard.....well it has to happen somewhere unless you want the planet to turn in to complete anarchy.
I don't agree with everything my government does......but it's a whole lot better than most.
If you live in the U.S. and you enjoy complaining......thank a soldier
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Can I ask you a question? Are the life conditions there better since the Coalition invaded the country?
You'll always find something to bitch about. Saddam and his sons were fscking bastards! Yes......there are people in the world that are much worse.......but not by much. It's nice to have at least 2 of them dead and one captured. You cannot have peace without war. YOu cannot have war without destruction. Do you know of any other countries that would ruin a city and then rebuild it for the enemy? Most other POS countries would ruin the city and then just let it fend for itself....and then the U.S. would come in to help.
