Originally posted by christina-66
reply to post by prexparte

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What the hey! You have a nephew out there and you're an expert? The Russians were in Aghanistan in 1979 - they were there for 11 years. We hit Iraq in for the FIRST time in 1990. We went into Afghanistan in 2001. We hit Iraq for the SECOND time in 2003. meantime my Iraqi co-worker was training in nuclear physics in 1992 - paid for by Saddam's government and provided by mine.


And hey you seem to think like a child. In any event you're younger than me - not that that means anything. However, your age gives you even less of an excuse for some of your nonsense comments. You're old enough to know better.
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Firstly dear little er said I am an expert on thheminded person I never said I am an expert on the wars, I merely told I have a nephew there sense shortly after it started. Secondly do not place words in my mouth which i never said, that is what is called, stirring the pot to create chaos adn dear young minded fool I dont allow this to happen. Either talk like the "so-called" adult you appear to be or stay away from the minds that overpower your limited knowledge. I believe you are either non american talking outside herself or a young 20 something who thinks she knows it all from staying on ATS to much. again I ask, research your so called knowledge before you throw words of anger out. even though I see you being follish I never placed wordsin yoru statement nor would I or did I call you a child....settle down young jedi so you can learn the truth

Be that as it may, the Iraq invasion was not a response to 911, it was a response ostensibly to Saddam's refusal to allow UN inspectors in to inspect the WMD program facilities. That was the wedge Bush used, and it just happened to fall around the time of the "War on Terror" inception, so it all got rolled in together. Later, Saddam came back when he saw the writing on the wall and said "just kidding about the inspectors - y'all can come on in." but it was too late to head it off at that point.

Saddam bluffed, Bush called that bluff, and all hell broke loose. Bush used it as an excuse to salve his wounded pride over daddy's cold feet.

Britain and the United States should have realised that their intelligence about Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction was suspect, the former head of the United Nations weapons inspectors said today.


Giving evidence to the Iraq Inquiry, Dr Hans Blix said it should have set alarm bells ringing in London and Washington when the inspectors repeatedly failed to turn up any evidence that Saddam Hussein still had active WMD programmes.

Dr Blix said that the inspectors had visited 30 sites based on tip-offs from British and US intelligence but found little other than some old missile engines and a sheaf of nuclear documents.


He acknowledged the pressure of the US military build-up in the region had led Saddam Hussein to agree to the return of the UN inspectors in September 2002.


However he said that he did not believe that Britain and the US had been entitled to invade Iraq without a further UN Security Council resolution specifically authorising military action.


He accused the administration of US president George Bush of being "high on military" in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York in 2001.


"They felt that they could get away with it and therefore it was desirable," he said.


He also condemned claims by Britain and the US that Iraq had tried acquire raw uranium for its supposed nuclear programme from Niger, based on a forged document.


"That was perhaps the first occasion I became suspicious about the evidence," he said. "I think that was the most scandalous part."





Dr Blix said the progress to war with Iraq was "almost unstoppable" by early 2003 and the UK was "a prisoner on that train".


He told the inquiry: "Once they went up to 250,000 men and March was approaching, I think it was unstoppable or almost unstoppable - the (US) president could have stopped it, but almost unstoppable.


"After March the heat would go up in Iraq and it would be difficult to carry out warfare."


He added: "The whole military timetable was, as rightly said, not in sync with the diplomatic timetable.

Originally posted by christina-66
reply to post by nenothtu

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I can't really let this go. The weapons inspectors were told to leave twice! Not by Iraq - by Washington.

As for OPEC, remember they are brittish owned and in my honourable opinion are more devilish then america.

I am a Viet Nam vet...Feb67 to Oct.68.

I think I'm entitled to have an opinion about war and it's causes and consequences.

The fact that you posted such an ignorant and idiotic comment

getting so many stars for your posts.

Military trolls must be out today.

This is utter ignorance

It's as if your saying, yeah who cares, let people die, let countries be bombed to nothing.

Originally posted by phatpackage
reply to post by Nephi1337

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It's a war! Righty or Wrongly people die, get over it! It is sad, very sad that innocents die but it is a war & by no means detracts from the overall effort in Iraq!

Originally posted by Blaine91555
reply to post by Nephi1337

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Since many of those deaths were Muslim on Muslim killings, how do you feel about Muslims slaughtering each other? Just curious? Do you support the killing of innocent Muslims by other radical Muslim Extremists? If yes, why do want them dead? Have you ever participated in a Jihad yourself?