Author Topic: CNN Breaking News: Iraq! (Read 1753 times)

voidmain · « **Reply #15 on:** 18 January 2003, 03:57 »

Oil certainly is an important resource for the region and it is an important one, not just for the US but for most of the rest of the world. Unstability in the region can have serious effects, however I will continue to argue that it is not the major underlying reason for us (the US) to be concerned and for us to be building up forces there. I would certainly be happy to let some other countries go in and take care of the problem but I just don't see it happening any time soon. For instance, rewind about 12 years or slightly more. Saddam had by far the biggest and best military in the region. He invaded Kuwait and many speculate he wasn't about to stop there.

Imagine everyone sitting back and letting it happen, how far do you think he would have gone? Now he's nothing more than a pissed off dictator looking for revenge with who knows what sort of weapons going to who knows where. Without cooperating with the international community and accounting for WMD bad things will surely happen. None of this would be an issue if Iraq would cooperate and follow the agreements.

[ January 17, 2003: Message edited by: void main ]

cahult · « **Reply #16 on:** 18 January 2003, 03:58 »

There

TheQuirk · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 January 2003, 04:00 »

quote:
Originally posted by cahult:
There

voidmain · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 January 2003, 04:03 »

And it's not just George Bush willing to go to war. *I'm* willing to go to war. I was there in 90/91 and I am seriously considering going back in the military, possibly as early as next week. So I might get another free trip over there.

TheQuirk · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 January 2003, 04:09 »

I was "there" in 93-99. For different reasons, though.

choasforages · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 January 2003, 04:14 »

to be a pawn?, maybe i should be my dad himself to post. but i don't think you should join to be one the lil'l feuer's pawn. but, then your going to say "like gore would have done better?" NO, all our presidents have sucked for a while. especially clinton/*well, monica did the sucking....*/ and every body is quick to blame malice on somthing that could be easyer explained for stupidity. me and my dad actally belive them when they say they were forgotten. "how could something so important go missing?" you might say. i respond "30+ vial's of the plague amd a harddrive with nuclear secrets and god knows what else missing, theis guys are really trying to hide something, you could never lose anything that important could you?" but we do need to go to war, but we need to do so for the right reason of removing an oppressive government/*that should mean most countrys in the area*/ but we are doing it wrong, we give to much of a shit about the arabs, you know how i know, we save their sorry ass's every time isreal gets ready to beat them all down. and we are trying to goto war with the arabs, but keeping isreal from kicking their ass's. this doesn't make sense to me/*note, replace arab if you are offended, with muslim extremist*/

TheQuirk · « **Reply #21 on:** 18 January 2003, 06:46 »

You know, I really don't understand this.

Everywhere I go, there is always some type of an asshat who is ready to dictate to me that Sharon is wrong/Saddam is wrong/the Palestinians are wrong.

Listen up: you are not qualified to tell me that. You just listened to a few hours of CNN/Fox News/MSNBC (well, not the posters on the forum, but generally

) and read a few posts on some message board, and feel that you can assume the whole situtation there. You can not.

cahult · « **Reply #22 on:** 18 January 2003, 07:02 »

quote:
Originally posted by TheQuirk:
You know, I really don't understand this.

Everywhere I go, there is always some type of an asshat who is ready to dictate to me that Sharon is wrong/Saddam is wrong/the Palestinians are wrong.

Listen up: you are not qualified to tell me that. You just listened to a few hours of CNN/Fox News/MSNBC (well, not the posters on the forum, but generally ) and read a few posts on some message board, and feel that you can assume the whole situtation there. You can not.

I don

voidmain · « **Reply #23 on:** 18 January 2003, 07:29 »

The only way it would be the start of WW3 is if all the other countries join with Iraq and if that's what they want to do then so be it. Again, it's not George Bush that is the problem, it's Saddam. If they start behaving and implement a true democracy then it's a non-issue.

I personally am extremely offended that I went over there in 90 risking my life watching scud missiles fly over, followed by us kicking him out of Kuwait, he signed a bunch of resolutions/agreements such as allowing inspectors into his country like every other country has only to ignore those agreements when we leave.

It ain't going to happen again, that's all I gotta say. I'll go back over and personally take him out. The world needs to be sure he doesn't have any chem/bio weapons.

avello500 · « **Reply #24 on:** 18 January 2003, 21:00 »

note to saddam. soon, all your bases are belong to u.s.

cahult · « **Reply #25 on:** 18 January 2003, 21:45 »

It ain't going to happen again, that's all I gotta say. I'll go back over and personally take him out. The world needs to be sure he doesn't have any chem/bio weapons.[/QB][/QUOTE]

Be sure to take out the real Saddam if you go. He

voidmain · « **Reply #26 on:** 18 January 2003, 21:54 »

quote:
Originally posted by cahult:
A personal question, when you were there, did you meet any people who didn

cahult · « **Reply #27 on:** 18 January 2003, 10:06 »

quote:
Originally posted by void main:

I was in Saudi Arabia just about 20 miles south of Kuwait/Iraq border. I only had a few opportunities to speak with the local people. When the topic did come up they indicated that they were in fear of him. They were concerned that he would do more than just invade Kuwait, that they would be next on the list.

What makes Saddam a mad, really mad man is the fact that he has an old assyrian king as a role model, Nebukadnessar (not sure how you spell his name in english) who conquered the same region about 2700 years ago. He had his armies kill, rape and pillage without mercy anywhere they won. In the end he was stopped by a babylonian army. Saddam is hell bent on doing the same as Nebukadnessar did.

He is the biggest threat to the region, but he

choasforages · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 January 2003, 10:19 »

well, so far the U.S. has been attacking countrys that arn't that powerfull. i wonder why we are not so enthusiastic about going to war with north korea.........
/*yes i have a few theorys, but maybe i don't like china*/

choasforages · « **Reply #29 on:** 18 January 2003, 10:22 »

and i also think i heard bush or a general or somebody talking about how we could take em all on at once, multi-front wars are nightmares to manage and supply. and what is this shit about the troops are awaiting orders from gw? i think the generals would be in a much better position of knowledge to lead something like that. i hope its just the media bullshiting, and not bush trying to control everything