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If we wanted to steal it, it would already be ours. We have the weaponry to remove people without affecting the real estate. If we were the monsters that you portray us as, the world would look a lot different than it does today. The Middle East would be part of the Unites States with a stable economy and plenty of tourism where everyone speaks English. The only killings would be from disgruntled workers or serial killers. The indigenous people would have been gone a long time ago.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
Why did US president George H.W. Bush encourage those people in Iraq to rise up and then sit idly by while Saddam slaughtered them?
I was sitting in a bar on base, just after coming home from Iraq, shaking my head in disbelief that we did NOTHING to help those people out. WE caused them to do that. THEY believed WE would come to their rescue. WE BETRAYED them and THEY DIED.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
These comments betray a lack of knowledge of the history of that region.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
Would it have been ok for them (Chinese) to roll over Saddam and co-opt his nation's oil?
Originally posted by rogue1
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
Why did US president George H.W. Bush encourage those people in Iraq to rise up and then sit idly by while Saddam slaughtered them?
I was sitting in a bar on base, just after coming home from Iraq, shaking my head in disbelief that we did NOTHING to help those people out. WE caused them to do that. THEY believed WE would come to their rescue. WE BETRAYED them and THEY DIED.
Why ? I thought it was balatantly obvious. The same reason that the Coalition never took Baghdad. You see all these Arab countries didn't want the US deposing Saddam Hussein. Simple as that.
Originally posted by Passer By
That doesn't make sense though does it? Aren't most other leaders in the middle east Muslim or Islamist of some kind? Wasn't Saddam against all that stuff?
Originally posted by shots
Not really ones attitude has alot to do with how people take the efforts of others. By your answer It would appear you have a chip on your shoulder that could explain why people did not take you the same way as they do others.
Originally posted by rogue1
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
Why did US president George H.W. Bush encourage those people in Iraq to rise up and then sit idly by while Saddam slaughtered them?
Why ? I thought it was balatantly obvious. The same reason that the Coalition never took Baghdad. You see all these Arab countries didn't want the US deposing Saddam Hussein. Simple as that.
Originally posted by Passer By
That doesn't make sense though does it? Aren't most other leaders in the middle east Muslim or Islamist of some kind? Wasn't Saddam against all that stuff?
Originally posted by xman_in_blackx
Saying "BUSH is EVIL!" as you drive your imported SUV ( that gets 16 miles per gallon) eating (trucked in) fast food while you commute to your job (50 miles away) so that you can make more money for your family to buy a bigger house (made from items that are trucked in) and have more stuff (which is imported from other countries) would definitely be hypocritical.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
That is not an answer to my question.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
You slam MY service b/c you don't like my viewpoint. That's pathetic.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
Interesting comments.. nothing remarkable or new, tho.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
They tend to blindly support him.
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
So have you ever served, or would you? Would you want your kid to go fight for BushCo.'s PNAC?
Originally posted by EastCoastKid
That is not an answer to my question.
Originally posted by Syrian Sister
We the arabs are united by blood and history. We are family, ofcource we are going to allie with each other, inspite of your governments.
Besides i asked you to prove the statement you made " Syria, and many groups are behind the suicide bombing".
[edit on 11-6-2005 by Syrian Sister]
Originally posted by Syrian Sister
Besides i asked you to prove the statement you made " Syria, and many groups are behind the suicide bombing".
[edit on 11-6-2005 by Syrian Sister]
Originally posted by vincere7
The future for Iraq is bright. They will be a rich nation governed by Iraqi's and all you terrorists, and terrorist supporters like ss, will continue your campaign of terror against Iraqi's even when Americans are gone from the soil - you'll just have new excuses to practice espionage for your polical goals, and you'll still be strapping bomb packs onto young boys to get your dirty work done.
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