http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html Alex's Blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:36:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html#comment-438 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html#comment-438 Also, intelligence shows that there were WMDs but, based on satellite imagery, much were sent to Syria immediately prior to the US invasion. also, I would suggest Iran is a bigger threat than North Korea (not that I want to diminish the NK threat). Also, "If we believe the after the fact justification about this war being undertaken for purely humanitarian reasons to help the Iraqi people and bring them democracy, is it our place to enforce our structures and morals on the rest of the world?" but democratic peace theory says democracies don't go to war with each other so it's not US morals but rather the cause of peace. Of course, I agree with you that it was poorly executed. Given limited resources, if I was president I'm not sure I would have attacked Iraq but it's not this evil thing that you make it out to be either. Also, intelligence shows that there were WMDs but, based on satellite imagery, much were sent to Syria immediately prior to the US invasion. also, I would suggest Iran is a bigger threat than North Korea (not that I want to diminish the NK threat). Also, “If we believe the after the fact justification about this war being undertaken for purely humanitarian reasons to help the Iraqi people and bring them democracy, is it our place to enforce our structures and morals on the rest of the world?”
but democratic peace theory says democracies don’t go to war with each other so it’s not US morals but rather the cause of peace.
Of course, I agree with you that it was poorly executed. Given limited resources, if I was president I’m not sure I would have attacked Iraq but it’s not this evil thing that you make it out to be either.

]]> http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html#comment-437 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html#comment-437 Not a comprehensive refutation at the moment but you say Saddam was not a threat to the US or her allies in the region. Easily disproven: Saddam's regime paid $25,000 for every suicide bomber in Israel. Israel is America's #1 most important and reliable ally in the region. Not a comprehensive refutation at the moment but you say Saddam was not a threat to the US or her allies in the region. Easily disproven: Saddam’s regime paid $25,000 for every suicide bomber in Israel. Israel is America’s #1 most important and reliable ally in the region.

]]> http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html#comment-436 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2006/03/why_i_oppose_th.html#comment-436 Ok here we go. U.S.S.R. was before its dismemberment was allied with Iran in its war against Iraq. Iraq at the time had the support of the State Department of the United States. You remember the Axiom the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So when the U.S.S.R. dissolved some in the state department that we no longer had to keep supporting Iraq. So Saddam stopped getting the due he was felt so he tried to conquer Kuwait. This pissed off to many in the world so the U.S.A. and the rest of the world stepped in and sent his soldiers packing back to Iraq. Now when Iraq became has become further destabilized the U.S. had to go in and insure the safety of our worlds needed oil supply. Flash forward till now and what is happening Iran wants to control its nuclear destiny and who is supporting them Russia a former member of the U.S.S.R. club. So the real question is Russia attempting a come back? Ok here we go. U.S.S.R. was before its dismemberment was allied with Iran in its war against Iraq. Iraq at the time had the support of the State Department of the United States. You remember the Axiom the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So when the U.S.S.R. dissolved some in the state department that we no longer had to keep supporting Iraq. So Saddam stopped getting the due he was felt so he tried to conquer Kuwait. This pissed off to many in the world so the U.S.A. and the rest of the world stepped in and sent his soldiers packing back to Iraq. Now when Iraq became has become further destabilized the U.S. had to go in and insure the safety of our worlds needed oil supply. Flash forward till now and what is happening Iran wants to control its nuclear destiny and who is supporting them Russia a former member of the U.S.S.R. club. So the real question is Russia attempting a come back?

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