Posted by special_k on March 29, 2006, at 0:46:31
In reply to Re: please rephrase that » Dr. Bob, posted by special_k on March 28, 2006, at 23:44:36
i saw some film footage where an american solider DID put up a US flag in iraq. it was met with a lot of protest... it was taken down... the official military people said they didn't condone that action but i guess it gives some insight into that particular persons mind...
someone asked before about whether any wars are just.
i'm not sure... i think peaceful means should be exhausted first.
and i don't think they were.
us supported saddam ok when he was towing the line... just when he didn't want to tow the line anymore that they started imposing trade sanctions (how many kids in iraq died due to those?)
and they weren't working out so well...
so then the focus on his crimes...
innocent until proven guilty...
you have the right to remain silent.you have the right to remain silent on WMD surely...
doesn't mean you have 'em
you have the right to remain silent.
democracy...
imo democracy is only going to be as good as the people have access to the relevant facts and make decisions on the basis of the relevant facts.
but democracy...
is that only supposed to apply within a country so that is what makes it okay for the US to disregard people saying they want the troops to withdraw?
just 'cause people have been killed doesn't mean the intention was to wipe out a whole race.
if you want people to move along from sitting on the oil and they happen to be one race of people and you start killing them to get them moving along from the oil then genocide isn't the intent though it might be the result.
i don't think people should fight.
peaceful means.
politics... reminds me of kids playing.
it does.
and when kids are fighting the solution isn't to send a bigger kid along to overpower the both of 'em...
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