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I would like to know how the war is illegal. The US had a UN resolution and Senate confirmation. What more did we need? A blessing from the Pope? A fatwa issued by an Imam? What in your eyes would make it legal?
In 2002, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1441 on Iraq unanimously. That was all we needed. We didn't need a second resolution, nor the permission of others.
As others have said, Al-Qaida may not have been there in Iraq prior to the war, but terrorists certainly were. The former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein trained thousands of radical Islamic terrorists from the region at camps in Iraq over the four years immediately preceding the U.S. invasion, according to documents and photographs recovered by the U.S. military in postwar Iraq. The existence and character of these documents has been confirmed by eleven U.S. government officials.
The secret training took place primarily at three camps--in Samarra, Ramadi, and Salman Pak--and was directed by elite Iraqi military units. Some 2,000 terrorists were trained at these Iraqi camps each year from 1999 to 2002, putting the total number at or above 8,000.
And only the most biased person would believe that the war was about oil. Since the war began, our gasoline prices have skyrocketed. I'm paying $3.03 a gallon, and before the war I was paying around $2.00. |
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sawkilla4
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I dont like bush,I didnt vote for him.But I stand behind my country.I dont like politicians.But I stand by my country.See you terrorists are brainwashed to think religeon is politics,we dont.Americans dont mix religeon with politics.We are sorry for war,but you cant go killing people because they dont believe the right god,its ridiculous.Think about whoever you beleive in god,ala,buda whatever,our creator all gave us the gift of life and the middle east has abused this gift since I can remember.America is there to stop the killing of innocent people..religous/holy wars are against any god or higher being...And your a fool to think otherwise..........Its called freedom,something the terrorist are against.And a majority of people in the mideast all want this freedom that terrorist are afraid of...They wont have control any more to scare innocent people into doing what they want!!! I am 32 years young and have seen some stupid people in my time,but terrorist take the cake..They are all brainwashed zombies and deserve to be taken down.
Your all missiong the point...this is the war on terrorism. |
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Made_in_America
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I was never in favor for going to war in Iraq. Iraq had little to do with terrorism. Yes, Saddam was a vicious man but that had nothing to do with us. |
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mattool2002
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no not happy about it, the very next day after 9/11, we should had nuke the middle east, and Afghanistan. then I be happy:) |
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JARET S
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You could at least lie |
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Juan_Valdez
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I am not happy about the war at all. I was never for it. |
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bill a
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Yes very satisfied. What are the quadrants of where you live? Longitude and latitude. There is a cruise missile with your name on it rag head! |
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Big Steve
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the biggest problem with the war was the large amounts of mistakes made. the intellagence was ..um in a word terrible, the troops were not trained for counter insergencey operations, there wernt enough troops, the iraqi army was disbaned, so we have to make a new one, just a whole lot of stuiped problems that could have been avoided. i think the war it self was justified, but the way it was handled was most definetly not. and richard j up there is a pretty big idiot. he's forgeting that we arnt at war with muslims, we are at war with islamic extremests, terrorists, and insergents, that just happen to be muslims. only 1 out of 5 muslims is arab, most muslims live in places like indonisia. the crusades were not a respones to attacks agents the west, rather, attacks on the bysintine empire by the moguls. the bysintine emporor then pleaded with the pope by saying the muslims intend to destroy christian europe, which wasnt true, and the pope called on the european armys to fight the crusades. im 15 years old, and i hate to say it but im a lot smarter the richard j up there. |
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bluefalcon_gillis
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yes. I'm glad you posed the question in a non-opinionated way. BTW illegal and unjust wars are determined by the winner. When you read your history book in 20 years we will see.
true. I don't recall ever thinking they were connected. However terrorist did live here regardless. We came for WMD and we found some. But not the ones we expected.
No not a mess. At least no more or less than a war would be. Tactics constantly change so we change with them. Democracy and Freedom for the Iraqis which will bring more security to the US. |
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Hilts
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I would at least have expected Matt to offer a sensible argument, rather than a tirade of foul mouthed abuse!
Yes the war has been a big mess! But we are there. The least we can do now is to support our lads who are dying! When it should be the politicians. |
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Subic
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@Jim B
to quote your own words " We could change your law if we wanted to".
With all due respect, that is exactly the attitude that has got half the world scared of George Bush. Everyone is thinking 'are we next'? THAT'S why there are more terrorists than there were, your foreign policy is to invade and ask questions later!
General reply:-
while Iraq's leader may have been a murdering sociopath, NONE of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqi, but 19 were from Saudi Arabia, yet the US government has never raised this issue with the Saudi government - why not?
This is an example of how the world views Americas' current foreign policy. Protect yourselves by all means - but at least pick the right target!
And just a thought for the more abusive posters in this thread - "FUK", "coward",and "camel raper" are not phrases that make up for being borderline illiterate and incapable of rational discussion. |
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surfer9405
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if you are too stupid, I am sorry... you think this is still for oil ??? have you checked the gas prices lately ???? damn.. ignorant people make me vomit . |
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snarleye
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I really do feel sorry for the Americans who can see things for what they are. Unfortunately there are some who tanish your intelligence and make much of the world think of Americans as "dumb". I know some very well informed Americans, but equally I know even more not so "well informed" Americans, who have no desire to open their minds. |
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AFwife
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no don't as a matter a fact, i think he's a damn good president and i'm glad that we are kicking those terrorists and suicide bomber asses, and you obviously don't know all the facts, so just take care of your own country and we'll take care of ours |
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saorsie
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yes |
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bd5star
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Terrorist lover ????????? Completely happy that President Bush had the foresight to do what needed to be done ! I'm sure it looks like a mess to you since we are eliminating a whole bunch of your " holy warriors'. So you just keep looking at your oil dip stick while we keep dwindling the worlds supply of chicken s**t terrorists, OK ????????? |
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royalrunner400
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The CIA report never made any conclusion about an Iraq-al-Qaeda pre-war relationship. This was a conclusion made by senate democrats after reading the report. Al-Zarqawi was in Iraq for several months recieving medical care in Saddam's highly efficient police state. Saddam had to have known that he was there, yet he left him alone. Providing a safe haven to al-Qaeda's #2.
If you still think that it was about oil, then you have done absolutely no research, especially into why the security council failed to act. |
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sbmrichard
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What ever the reasons where the truth now is that the number 1 terrorist organization in Iraq is called Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Having said this there is no way we are going to stop fighting in Iraq until the job is done and nor should we. If we left Iraq it would be 10 times the breeding ground for terrorism than Afghanistan was. The Iraqi people wont stand up for themselves and the military is very lacking so the US needs to stick around and wait it out. |
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Been at the Booze and Whacky Backy again ? you know It,s not good for you, it screws your Brain up . leave it alone , you,ll soon get better and see Reality |
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☺Bojanglesvegan☺
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i try not to think about it. it all scares me. then again, i'm 16 so me avoiding the news and not really understanding this whole thing doesn't exactly affect the rest of the nation. but regardless, ofcourse i think war, no matter what situation, is a big mess. and who cares about oil, it wouldn't exactly kill us, or hurt the enviornment, to walk a bit more. but w/e. |
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chengyman2009
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hmmm |
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Daniel
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trust me there is a connection i know that but they said the apposite to press on the president |
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athene noctua
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a lot of US americans wont understand the connection with oil....
They still want to believe what they are told by media outlets like Fox news, otherwise they might have to feel bad about their country... |
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Pretorian
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I dont know who is the most dangerous force on Earth, but I suspect its the glorious USA.
The US military is a disgrace to its citizens, just witness how it humiliates prisoners. The President is a fool. The economy is destroying the worlds environment . Americans wonder why they are universally loathed. Here in the UK the only thing we like about them are their tourist dollars, I guess its the same world over. |
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taraneh
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I just can say that I hate war. |
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taketwo
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most Americans including Bush are suffering form schizophrenia. |
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mescalin57
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it was an illegal war and no matter how many soldiers and civilians die it will never be justified BUSH and BLAIR should hold there heads in shame and should be tried for the crime against HUMANITY for INVADING a country which they had no business being in the first place. they attacked IRAQ based on lies and to try and bolster the ratings in the opinion polls. Also BUSH had to find a scape goat for 9/11 who better than IRAQ. now been proved to have been absolute rubbish how can we believe such liars ever again. simple we can't they should both resign from office now. they have betrayed the people of our countries trust. |
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FootballFan1012
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No, I'm not satisfied. All you said above is true. The Conservatives in this country are so blind they can't see their hand in front of their face. |
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