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Originally posted by RichardPrice
Why does all focus fall on France, when in both wars Belgium and other countries fell quicker.
Originally posted by devilwasp
harrier jump jet ,made by BA and boing under licence, first VSTOL jet made.
Originally posted by GD
Additionally, this war was waged in accordance with numerous UN Resolutions
Weapons of Masss Destruction were found, as was evidence that they were buried in Syria.
Had Saddam resigned, there would have been no sanctions.
Had the money Iraq had rasied gone where it was supposed to (as opposed to the French weapons salesman and Geman contractors) then everyone would have had what they needed.
In either case it was not the fault of the United States.
Originally posted by Wask
Originally posted by RichardPrice
Why does all focus fall on France, when in both wars Belgium and other countries fell quicker.
Because American TV and culture tells them that France rolled over in a day. Half the country thinks that belgium is a waffel.
Originally posted by Aelita
Originally posted by GD
Additionally, this war was waged in accordance with numerous UN Resolutions
No it wasn't
Weapons of Masss Destruction were found, as was evidence that they were buried in Syria.
www.foxnews.com...
www.insightmag.com...
www.worldnetdaily.com...
www.foxnews.com...
Care to post a link? Actually send it to the White House as well, because I think they are still at loss about this issue.
Had Saddam resigned, there would have been no sanctions.
"Had you surrendered your car keys, there'd be no need to blow your brains out during that carjacking incident"
Unfortunatly 25 million people are not liberated for each carjcaking. Oh, and your statement is more evidence that when liberals are confronted, they resort to snide remarks and insults. That is the last recourse for the ignorant and close-minded.
Had the money Iraq had rasied gone where it was supposed to (as opposed to the French weapons salesman and Geman contractors) then everyone would have had what they needed.
Apart from Saddam's bunker built by the Germans, there was no advanced weapons in Iraq, and you know this full well.
The country side was littered with French Connections
www.stratfor.com...
In either case it was not the fault of the United States.
Why of course not. Nothing is ever their fault
Originally posted by GD
Whereas Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) has authorized the President "to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677";
And
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the use of all
Necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 and
subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten
international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass
destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation
of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687, repression of its civilian population
in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, and threatening its
neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 949;
I forgot to post these a minute ago. 678 and 949 authorized the use of force. Again, this was a just and "legal" war.
[edit on 30-8-2004 by GD]
Originally posted by thematrix
Originally posted by Wask
Originally posted by RichardPrice
Why does all focus fall on France, when in both wars Belgium and other countries fell quicker.
Because American TV and culture tells them that France rolled over in a day. Half the country thinks that belgium is a waffel.
Heck, up to a few years ago half of the US thought belgium was a subburb of the City of Brussels.
Belgium at current is a country with 10 Million people, 8.2 in the 1940's. A country thats 550km wide and 250km high.
We stood our ground against the germans as long as we could.
You know that in WW1 there were over 15 million casualties, in WW2 there were between 55 and 70 million casualties(studies differ that greatly). You see a country like belgium with its 8.2 million people being able to make much of a difference in history against that??
You also know that Russia(in the 70 Million studies) lost up to 20 million people(10 million military) and China up to 10 Million(2.05 million Military), while the US deathtoll was a mere 400k because they could limit their deathtoll to military personel?
Originally posted by GD
Great more stupid American Jokes. First you threaten me (and as a former United States Marine, I find your threat laughable.) Now you continuously insult Americans. Typical
Oh, and if you are going to insinuate that Americans are stupid, at least learn to spell suburb.
[edit on 30-8-2004 by GD]
Originally posted by thematrix
Originally posted by GD
Great more stupid American Jokes. First you threaten me (and as a former United States Marine, I find your threat laughable.) Now you continuously insult Americans. Typical
Oh, and if you are going to insinuate that Americans are stupid, at least learn to spell suburb.
[edit on 30-8-2004 by GD]
Its not a joke. And please stop reverting to using the same old "you hate americans" argument and definatly quit using the spelling one.
I am 1 person that happens to have gone trough both Belgian and American education. I know where it comes from that most americans have litle to no knowledge of geography and history, no mater if its their own or that of the world. If I hadn't been able to enjoy extra education in belgium during the time I was here when I was younger I would have had the same problem propably.
Then about spelling, I don't know, maybe I make spelling errors because I learned english in the US. Or maybe I make spelling errors in english because I also happen to know nearly every other European language and make errors in those too. Being dislectic doesn't help that either. But hey, at least I can talk to alot of different people and have a broad view of the world and not just whatever the media feeds me.
Anyway, seeing you revert to the old hate and spelling arguments I take you've seen that belgium did what it could do seeing its size and the size of the enemy and that the US wasn't the only one fighting and definatly not the mayor fighting force, just looking at the deathtolls per country makes that rather clear. Some country's lost 10x more lives then the US ever sent soldiers.
Originally posted by thematrix
Hehe, and round we go again.
Is there even a use continuing this conversation?
Whenever anyone in this thread gives info that rips your arguments to shreds, you jump to something else, and now you just jump back to something you already jumped away from.
Reread the thread in full and you'll see that your last statement was already answered and refuted.
We, the US nor any other country in the world had any obligation to goto Iraq.
The US goverment chose to do so, for fake and falsly supported reasons, so thats their problem.
EDIT: ps, as I already stated before too, eventhough we didn't agree, we still did "our small part" by providing logistics, medical and other support to the US army. Our transport system is already heavily loaded, but when the US transport was done to ship stuff to Iraq and when other equipment came back, it was pure traffic chaos here.
I just noticed your signiature. /me leaves this discussion now, I was right, it is no use to talk to you.
As its no use to try to discuss something with a Muslim extremist, its equaly imposible to try discuss something with a right wing religious fanatic.
I wish I saw that sooner, so I wouldn't have wasted all this time in this thread defending myself, belgium and the people of the US.
[edit on 30-8-2004 by thematrix]
Originally posted by Cjwinnit
Originally posted by imAMERICAN
u guys all seem to forget, that it was the USA that saved europe in BOTH world wars, thats right BOTH, france almost got run down but the usa came in, and in ww2, the british couldnt do it alone and needed the USA. now ofcourse they hate the usa.
r.u.s.s.i.a.
Originally posted by GD
France, Germany, Russia, Spain... That's where I got that idea.
And I said most. Not all. I'll take Belgium of the list as soon as you commit troops to help secure Iraq's freedom.
I have the utmost respect for the Brits and Pol's who stood up for the Iraqi people.
[edit on 27-8-2004 by GD]
I don't beleive it's a question of whether anyone can challage the USA.
and most (not all) of the Euopeans won't stand up to defend their freedom
I'll take Belgium of the list as soon as you commit troops to help secure Iraq's freedom.
I have the utmost respect for the Brits and Pol's who stood up for the Iraqi people.
These people want to destroy your way of life.
WMD's were found
u guys all seem to forget, that it was the USA that saved europe in BOTH world wars
They can't build fourth generation fighters.
you are a id iot, u think i need a history book? what is wrong with u
? jus becuz they are middle eastern they dont deserve freedom? my god u are ignorant, the only ones who dont want the freedom are the brainwashed ones who were too terrified of it, or didint know what it was becuz they lived under dictatorship, u think the cozy americans and europeans are the only ones who deserve it? if it wasnt for us americans, your free europe wouldnt exist, so why shouldnt the innocent people in the mid east, deserve that same freedom-why dont U read some history..
They are just saying stuff you try and get you mad, deep down, who is the best? USA ALL THE WAY. Simple as that