And war is deferred, a bit longer
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,70231,00.html[^] Iraq accepts resolution BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
So why is Iraq immunizing their soldiers against nerve gas [^]if there's not going to be a war? Hmmmm. Something's fishy there. :~
"I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?" -xterm
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benjymous wrote: It's all just been stalling tactics from what I can see That's what worries me. For those who were adults with proper access to news at the time (I was in boarding school... ), can anyone please tell me why the last Gulf War was fought, but the same government was left in power, to run riot again? Why are we back in this situation 11 years on?
Ooh, haven't been in a sig for ages :-D - Benjymous
Megan Forbes wrote: Why are we back in this situation 11 years on? Because Papa Bush didn't go into Baghdad and finish. BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
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Robert Edward Caldecott wrote: I think there is zero chance of a war being avoided - the decision has already been made. The US/UK will attack next year, and if they don't have a good reason by then, then they'll conjur one up. Cynical yes, but mark my words - a second Gulf War war is already an absolute certainty. You may be correct. I put the odds at about 20:1 for avoiding some kind of war. :( However, if (and it is obviously a BIG if) this whole thing works out peacefully and Iraq is disarmed before Saddam can wreak havoc, will any of the current Bush/Blair bashers give them any credit at all? I put the odds at about 1000:1 against. :) Mike Mullikin :beer:
Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation. - David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
Mike Mullikin wrote: will any of the current Bush/Blair bashers give them any credit at all? Nope. They'll stand around saying see, all our bitching and moaning about what Bush/Blair were doing helped stop another war. BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson
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To put it as simply as possible: Bush likes oil Sounds rediculous, but that's pretty much all it's been about (for either of the Bushes) oh yeah, "benjymous" is written with a lower case b ;P -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
benjymous wrote: Bush likes oil This is such a stupid argument. If it was about oil, all Bush had to due was ask for the sanctions to be relaxed on humanitarian grounds. The UN would have done so with glee and he would have gained huge popularity world-wide. Moreover, who's making all this "oil" money? Oil company stocks have gone down regardless of the rumor of the day.
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Saddam Dubbuyuh Hussain? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
Yes that is funny :) "I will find a new sig someday."
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benjymous wrote: It's all just been stalling tactics from what I can see That's what worries me. For those who were adults with proper access to news at the time (I was in boarding school... ), can anyone please tell me why the last Gulf War was fought, but the same government was left in power, to run riot again? Why are we back in this situation 11 years on?
Ooh, haven't been in a sig for ages :-D - Benjymous
Megan Forbes wrote: For those who were adults with proper access to news at the time
Megan Forbes wrote: Why are we back in this situation 11 years on? Because the world opinion was to limit the war to containment. The US did just that and no more. "I will find a new sig someday." -
benjymous wrote: Bush likes oil Sounds rediculous, but that's pretty much all it's been about (for either of the Bushes) Really? I seem to remember the same bleeding heart euro-centric UN that we hear today demanding that Desert Storm end as soon as Iraq left Kuwait. Left on his own Bush senior would have gladly taken out Hussein. Seems to me the UN has once again made victims of us all. Mike Mullikin :beer:
Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation. - David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
Mike Mullikin wrote: Really? I seem to remember the same bleeding heart euro-centric UN that we hear today demanding that Desert Storm end as soon as Iraq left Kuwait. Left on his own Bush senior would have gladly taken out Hussein Interesting - I guess hindsight is an exact science and all that.
Ooh, haven't been in a sig for ages :-D - Benjymous
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Saddam Dubbuyuh Hussain? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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Saddam Dubbuyuh Hussain? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit!
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Megan Forbes wrote: apparently his son talked him into it. Oh dear. So Bush Snr has Bush Jnr and now we have Saddam Jnr... :rolleyes:
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South AfricaRay Cassick wrote:
Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul WatsonWho would be the worst? I vote for the Bush family. evilpen dot net::msn messenger:negacao@hotmail.com
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Who would be the worst? I vote for the Bush family. evilpen dot net::msn messenger:negacao@hotmail.com
Kristopher wrote: Who would be the worst? I vote for the Bush family. If those are my only choices I choose not to vote and see if I can book a ticket to Mars.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South Africabenjymous wrote: Saddam Dubbuyuh Hussain?
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Kristopher wrote: Who would be the worst? I vote for the Bush family. If those are my only choices I choose not to vote and see if I can book a ticket to Mars.
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South Africabenjymous wrote: Saddam Dubbuyuh Hussain?
Singing: "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice." :) Kris evilpen dot net::msn messenger:negacao@hotmail.com
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Singing: "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice." :) Kris evilpen dot net::msn messenger:negacao@hotmail.com
Kristopher wrote: "If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice." Damned straight! My choice is not to vote for either which speaks volumes of the candidates AND the process which chose them as the choice. Actually I have never voted in anything serious. Do voting forms have "Neither, they all suck" options?
Paul Watson
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Cape Town, South Africabenjymous wrote: Saddam Dubbuyuh Hussain?