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Originally posted by Bardan the Slayer:
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Originally posted by Attalus:
Heck, the Arab papers, according to Victor David Hanson are already saying that we are using atomic weapons. No matter what happens, there are those who will ascribe the worst motives and basest actions to us. *Shrugs* What are ya gonna do?
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I think someone should remind Victor Davis Hanson that the British, Australians and the Spanish (Note the presence of some self-satisfied Europeans(!)) are there with the Americans, and that you are *not* alone. Then again, that would rob him of his catchphrase, so I doubt he would ever admit you've got help.
As to the rest of his article, it's mostly valid. One of my fears was that with all the talk of a grateful Iraqi populace and demoralised Iraqi force, that people would expect us to have the whole thing done in a week with no casualties. This is a war, and in war people die, including civilians. It's terrible, but that's the weay it is. It's never easy, and I think coalition foeces are showing a great deal of restraint. After all, it would be easy to bomb the country to ash, but we're not.
And on the nuclear weapons thing - the sad thing is not that papers will lie, but that the citizens of the countries being told this may be ignorant enough to believe it, leading to *nuke the west* campaigns. Sad.[/QUOTE]It is indeed a good chest thumping article, and highlights the susceptability of the Arab world to anti-Western propeganda (makes you wonder if we're as susceptable we are to anti-Arab propeganda
). I think what gets me the most isn't the fact that they're spreading this sort of BS, but rather that the Islamic world is eating it up hook, line, and sinker.
If there were Nukes in play there would be no Iraq, and the US would be guilty of a crime as horrible as any in history. They want us to believe the "guilty" part without questioning the fact that Iraq is still alive and kicking... and some out there apparently DO. People never cease to amaze me. *shrug*