Opening a Can of Worms...

[Donut]

Originally posted by johnny: Maybe you're right Donut, maybe we should put our heads in the sand and pretend there's no threat. Maybe he never was a threat, maybe Chamberlain was a smart politician.

Perhaps you could point out where I saud that johnny?

[johnny]

Originally posted by Donut: quote: Originally posted by johnny: Maybe you're right Donut, maybe we should put our heads in the sand and pretend there's no threat. Maybe he never was a threat, maybe Chamberlain was a smart politician.

Perhaps you could point out where I saud that johnny?[/QUOTE]You said Saddam is no direct threat to the US, but if he financially supports groups like al qaedda i think he is, and if he gives them a safe haven he should pay for it.

[Donut]

Originally posted by johnny: You said Saddam is no direct threat to the US, but if he financially supports groups like al qaedda i think he is, and if he gives them a safe haven he should pay for it.

And that makes him an 'indirect' threat, not a direct one and the point that I was making is that there are supporters of Al Qaeda all over the place, including Saudi Arabia and London.

Moni's question was quite specific - she asked for a good reason why to attack 'now'.

Now I'll ask you again - where did I say we should hide our heads in the sand?

[johnny]

Maybe somewhere between the lines.

Originally posted by Attalus: Epona, does it really mater that we sold him some weapons? We are at war with terrorism, and he is one of the main sponsors. A little thing called 9-11 changed our perspectives.

Well, if we continue to supply people with weapons, such as the Taliban who we originally aided since they were fighting the Evil Empire of the USSR, then it matters very much. The people we arm today may attack us tomorrow, a simple lesson that we obviously have yet to learn, to the detriment of our soldiers, our citizens, and in part, the victims of 9-11.
I hope to God that it did change our perspective, Attalus, we sorely need that.

[Horatio]

Originally posted by johnny: Maybe somewhere between the lines.

heh, he's gotcha there, J

[Megabot]

Lol maby the best thing is to WAIT and se if Iraq develop a nuke and also let him trie it on Israel BEFORE we akt so the catasrofe is the best it can be THEN maby we should take a little talk with Sadam and se if he will talk to us!

[Horatio]

Originally posted by Megabot: Lol maby the best thing is to WAIT and se if Iraq develop a nuke and also let him trie it on Israel BEFORE we akt so the catasrofe is the best it can be THEN maby we should take a little talk with Sadam and se if he will talk to us!

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[Iron_Ranger]

Originally posted by Grojlach: quote: Originally posted by Iron_Ranger: Have people forgotten Sept. 11th so soon? Sad thing, that

No. What's your point? It doesn't give the US a carte blanche to bomb the heck out of any other country they don't like...[/QUOTE]Read most of what Attlas posted. He sumed it up. It changed Americas prespective about things. Why anyone would want Saddam to remain in office any longer if beyond me.

But my point was G.W.B said in the weeks following Sept 11th that we would hunt down countrys that sponsor and habor terrorist. Saddam does just that. So I dont see why its such a big thing to everyone, he said we would over a year ago.

The war on Terrorist isnt just against Al Quaeda and The Taliban. There will be many other countrys that we will go into and hunt terrorist. Is it really that hard to understand?

[Grojlach]

Originally posted by Iron_Ranger: [The war on Terrorist isnt just against Al Quaeda and The Taliban. There will be many other countrys that we will go into and hunt terrorist. Is it really that hard to understand?

Well, I'm curious when they will begin with the aggressive anti-abortion terrorists in the world; you know, the kind that bombs abortion clinics and assassinate doctors who dare to perform abortions... And there's plenty of them in the US itself alone. And I doubt if the US is really going to look into the situations with the ETA, IRA and all those other terroristic organizations in Europe, somehow... The War on Terrorism is pretty much a War on the Middle-East at this point.