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If you believe anything that comes from the White House regarding IRAQ you are a fool.
who said anythign about the white house? iraqs own records show sarin gas was used to put down kurdish rebellions in the north, not to mention the countless video-documented crimes against humanity that sadam committed during his regime, if you dont think this invasion was not only legal, but also justified you are a fool (since this whole argument comes back to international law, right?)
as for use on american soldiers, im going by what my uncle and a dozen or so other verterans i have personally spoken to have told me about gas canisters being fired at them, sure they could have been smoke grenades but when they skull and crossbones painted on them it doesnt seem likely that they are harmless
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What did we establish there is an ongoing investigation, maybe soemone will flip maybe not. Point is that they are liars. I really wish someone would put a peep hole in his forehead that would end the war.
It is like the torture thing, you dont torture individuals because you can, you do it
because they can torture your sons and duaghters. I'm sure that point will be lost on the Chicken Hawks that read this.
I dont see purpose of UN anyway, but I guess there was some reason it was established back after World War to prevent countries from just invading their neighbors. That doesnt make sense huh.
i dont even know what your point is with all of that, you just spewing words to take up space
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Then, I am sure you would not object to a foreign power kidnapping american nationals on US soil, either.
this has to do with my might makes right comments, doesnt it? i never said people wont or shouldnt object, i was saying if they arent pwerful enough militaily to do anything about it they are pretty much SOL, justified or not the stronger nations can walk all over the weaker ones and theres nothing the weaker ones can do except stand there an object
im also not saying thats how things should be, im just saying thats how they are, but people still believe in illusions like international law and the UN, the UN didnt authorize our invasion of iraq, france and germany objected to our invasion, but did anyone try to mobilize a peacekeeping force to push us back out? no, because they couldnt, we're strong, theyre not, thats how the world operates
case in point: isreal, a tiny little country that would probably be one of the weakest in the world. but we arm them with our weapons. why? so they can dictate policy to their neighbors. and it works
i think we have more to fear from n. korea than china, the cold war showed us its not the big guy with nukes you gotta worry about, he wont use them because hes got too much too lose. its the little guy with the little country. assuming nukes are the last resort for everyone youd have to fight through a billion-man chinese standing army before they hit the bottom of their barrel. for korea, its a much smaller fight before their finger is on the button.
if n. korea loses its powerful ally in china then kim jong-il will have nothing to lose by lobbing a few nukes at people, and he just might do it if china invades or china wont help defend them against a US invasion
