what do you think about this Iraq situation?

[Brock 5,000+ posts]

So, what is your take on whats going on with the US, the UN, and Iraq? Should we invade them or just leave them alone? Do we have just cause to go into Iraq? I'm just curious and wanted to spark a real debate...something different than all these rice threads...but heres my 0.02

The main reasons that Bush wants to invade for are (1) the fact that they have not allowed UN weapons inspectors inside their bases to check out thier 'weapons of mass destruction' and (2) the fact that they are responsible for harboring terrorists and using terrorist acts against people in their own country. I guess you could justify an attack by saying that they violated the Persian Gulf Treaty at the end of Desert Storm which states that the Iraqui regime may not keep, maintain, or produce weapons of mass destruction. According to Bush and many UN nations, they have clearly violated this treaty and should be punnished accordingly. In Bush's speech a few days ago he clearly stated that an American attack would not occur as long as Sadam Hussein agreed to comply with the UN's, and the treaty's demands. You can take that statement for what its worth, but I think there is a hidden agenda behind all of this, possibly the oil industry. What I'm saying, aside from the Persian Gulf Treaty, is that if we were going to invade a country based on their capability of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, we might as well go into Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, Pakistan, etc at the same time. Hell, we might as well invade our own country.

Personally I dont think that we sould invade Iraq based on the fact that they are not the only country that poses a threat to the U.S. What have they honestly done to personally point a finger at the U.S. and say "We are coming to kick your ***!"...enough for us to single them out?

I think that Iraq IS a threat to our country, just like every single other country in the middle east, and just like most other countries in the world, but I dont think that singling them out and attacking just them would be the right thing to do at this moment. All it would do is spark more terrorist actions toward us, and everyone here, even George Bush, knows that we don't need that at all.

However, if Iraq wants to play hardball and throw the first punch, I say we kick their ***.

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

why wait for them to throw the first punch....we'll just get sucker punched again....

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

u saw what happened today....

hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

could it be true that people change ??

or

could it be that people haven't changed and they want us to think that they changed just so that they get a little bit of extra time???

-AND-

could this be we aren't goin to go to war??

or

could this be that plans have been made to go to war and SOMEONE hates this mo fo over there so bad that its just too daNG late and he is already pissed off enough that he don't give a f* if inspectors are allowed in.... so he just gonna try to find another reason to go over there and bust some a$$ so that our economy (if we win) will boost up again...

ALL I CAN SAY IS GAS DOWN HERE FOR REGULAR UNLEADED IS NOW $1.09 HAHA!!!!!!!! HOW U FOLKS LIKE THEM APPLES? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[rmassalene 10+ year member]

I believe that we shoud make sure we have hard evidence before we g oover there stirring up an ant pile. Yes we are a super power, but No we don't have to flex our muscle that fast. I am not saying wait till Saddam makes a move, but I am saying make sure we have facts, not guesses. We are going to send people over there to risk or lose their lives over Guesses. Now that is BS.Trust I am all for resolving these matters. It is just that right now we are still recovering from afgahanistan, and now we are bout to go right back into another conflict. I could go on all day about this, but i am going to leave at this. Yes Iraq is a problem. Yes, we should take care of it. No, we shouldn't jump the gun.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

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[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

HOLY THREAD BUMP

ibtl/d

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

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[denalilvr 10+ year member]

why you bringing all these old threads back up..lol i thought it was hacked..lol

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Oh god Who the hell knows. We can't cut and run, allowing Iran to turn Iraq into an even greater stronghold for terrorists, but at the same time, present strategy is not working as well as we want it to. Iraq's people are going to have to start taking a bigger role in thier personal security, or become Iran's whipping boy. We are running out of patience with them.

 

[dak0ta_g33k 10+ year member]

dang.... old thread, eh?

well it's not my place to discuss policy. i'm just a tool of it.

expendable assets.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!

funny how i just finnished watching episode 100 of south park

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

this war isn't really a war on terror anymore

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

this war isn't really a war on terror anymore

Ben franklin.