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Turning to the Sudan, he defended the US bombing of the pharmaceutical plant, and called the Sudan's continued request for an international mission to investigate the plant as cynical "now that the rains have begun to wash the soil." Indeed, it is the United States that is being cynical to even make such a ridiculous claim, considering that (a) if the plant were manufacturing chemicals for weapons, there would certainly be evidence within the plant itself, not just in its dirt, and (b) it has been the United States that has resisted the investigation, not the Sudanese who have called for it from the moment the plant was bombed. It is America's behavior that is suspicious. It would be much better for the US to admit it made a grave mistake, than for it to continue to condemn the victims of its error. Any grievances against the Sudan (and there are plenty of valid ones), should be handled with diplomacy, not with air strikes.
In defending the air strikes on Sudan and Afghanistan, Pickering asserts that the US "had to balance our respect for the Arab people and Islam with our concern to protect our own citizens..." This is a backhanded way of linking all Arabs and all Muslims to the actions in Nairobi and Dar Es Salam, instead of just one group under one lunatic's leadership. It is not putting forth the "respect and understanding" he preaches.
Originally posted by spacedoubt
But folks who are not able to seperate Bush policies with the task the military has been asked to do.. Even though they are related..It's too late, to back down. The job has to be done..And some folks are prolonging the pain..
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
Turning to the Sudan, he defended the US bombing of the pharmaceutical plant, and called the Sudan's continued request for an international mission to investigate the plant as cynical "now that the rains have begun to wash the soil."
Deep
And Clinton to this day says " It WAS a chemical factory " He refuses to say any different. But we all know you have access to INTEL that we dont Deep. All them super secret connections
Originally posted by surfup
Originally posted by spacedoubt
But folks who are not able to seperate Bush policies with the task the military has been asked to do.. Even though they are related..It's too late, to back down. The job has to be done..And some folks are prolonging the pain..
You know the Average Joe, he/she is nothing but a mirror of what he/she has been exposed to.
Job has to be done? I agree Sadaam was a bad ruler, but the reason we went into Iraq is BS, comeon, we went to Iraq for oil, that is as clear as it can get.
I would rather have a dictator ruling my country, rather than some other country coming in and colonizing my country for OIL.
Surf
Originally posted by spacedoubt
...We are also planning to use planes to destroy the Pentagon, and the "Capitol Building in Washington DC...Please clear those properties of Civilians as well.
We do not WISH to kill civilians, if these warnings are not taken seriously, there may be civilian casualties..We are not responsible for those...
[edit on 17-11-2004 by spacedoubt]
Originally posted by Durden
I'm tired of pointless and infantile labels such as the one used in the title of this thread.
But I guess it's a whole lot easier to resort to labels than it is to seriously discuss the actual issues.
Deny ignorance.
Originally posted by t0013374sk001
the penteagon never had a plane fly into it if you dont believe me then go here www.pentagonstrike.co.uk... and watch the movie
So what you are saying here is whether it is right or wrong your fellow Americans who have been granted the right of freedom of speech should not exercise that freedom, because you do not wish to hear an opposing view to your own?
Originally posted by spacedoubt
Frankly, I am getting really sick of SO-CALLED Americans, delivering post after post,
of ANYTHING that knocks the Jobs the soldiers are TRYING to do over there..
You get Your JOLLIES, pointing out the failures, and the mistakes that our military is making during this war on terror..
You actually think that by knocking the job these soldiers are doing, you are knocking the President.
You are incapable of seperating the two.
What you are really doing is using our Soldiers as PAWNS for YOUR liberal agenda...The Irony is, thats what you accuse the current administration of doing. Using the Military as pawns.
You act as if, we are purposely targeting civilians. We aren't. Get THAT through your heads please.
SHUT UP, and let the soldiers do thier jobs. Stop second guessing EVERYTHING,The more you do, the longer this will take. MORE people will die, on BOTH sides, because we will be AGAIN, forced to fight a "politically correct" war. The unwinnable kind of war.
Now, for the non American posters..
Say what you wish, I know you have your own agendas.
Some of your countries are supporting the war on terror.
To you, I ask.
What purpose does it serve to demean the actions of soldiers who are TRYING to get a job finished?
If you think you are the "guardians of the truth" then lets hear ALL the truth, and not just the part that serves your political beliefs.
Why would we? You have been ineffective thus far, and it came to you from one of two ways, either by the institution of a plot by your own government, or because your government has been too busy meddling in the affairs of others.
To those whose countries DON'T support this war:
Don't come crying to the US when your country becomes infiltrated with
Islamic extremeists (say NETHERLANDS).