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Then you were not paying attention

Tony — 4/21/2004 2:29:52 PM (archived)

either before the first Gulf war or after.
Were youi honestly surprised to learn that Saddam was a "murderous dictator"? When did you learn this?

Who was it supporting Iraq WHILE he was gassing his own people?
Who was it who proclaimed from the mountain top to the Kurds and the Shia "Rise up", then when they did turned around and said "Oops, didn't mean it".

"I thought liberals were the ones who supported freeing oppressed people and supporting basic human rights. I guess it depends on who is leading the fight for freedom."

Balls.
Liberals don't have all the answers either.
While some on the left side wanted an end to sanctions to relieve the Iraqi suffering (without any regard as to what to do with a suddenly richer and re-armed Saddam) the basic right reaction was "F the Iraqi people. It's all on Saddam".

Like I said, spare us the crocodile tears.

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Prediction: - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2004 3:01:52 AM
- Spain and Europe - REB - 4/20/2004 7:03:13 PM
  - "turn a blind eye to what Saddam and sons were doing " - tony - 4/20/2004 8:16:18 PM
    - re: "turn a blind eye to what Saddam and sons were doing " - REB - 4/21/2004 1:57:24 PM
      - Then you were not paying attention - Tony - 4/21/2004 2:29:52 PM
        
        No I wasn't, and that is my own fault. - REB - 4/21/2004 3:21:18 PM
  - re: Some difference!! - Raoul - 4/20/2004 7:14:47 PM
    - re: Some difference!! - REB - 4/20/2004 7:36:17 PM
      - re: Some difference!! - McFly - 4/20/2004 8:15:46 PM
        
        re: Some difference!! - REB - 4/20/2004 8:51:12 PM
      - re: Some difference!! - Raoul - 4/20/2004 8:07:28 PM
        
        re: Some difference!! - REB - 4/20/2004 8:23:23 PM
- Regardless of the means, regardless of Spain... - alcaray - 4/20/2004 5:23:37 PM
- The U.S. ain't Spain - FrankC - 4/20/2004 3:43:05 PM
  - I would tend to agree - McFly - 4/20/2004 5:55:28 PM
    - Oh we will win. - FrankC - 4/20/2004 11:52:27 PM
- re: Prediction: - Pete Stanley - 4/20/2004 5:23:07 AM
  - A sophisticated enemy - Gary - 4/20/2004 3:37:52 PM
    - re: A sophisticated enemy - Pete Stanley - 4/20/2004 7:59:21 PM
      - re: The second choice. - Tom Brosz - 4/21/2004 4:59:46 PM
      - Yes1 - FrankC - 4/21/2004 12:04:40 AM
        
        Difficult to discuss - Pete Stanley - 4/21/2004 5:15:03 AM
        
        That's the root of our peril - Gary - 4/21/2004 6:20:21 AM
    - Amen to that - McFly - 4/20/2004 6:06:21 PM
- Predictions - Bowser - 4/20/2004 4:27:56 AM
- I disagree. - David F Mayer - 4/20/2004 3:33:39 AM
- Prediction: The Sun will rise in the morning - Gary - 4/20/2004 3:18:10 AM
- Small modification to prediction: England may be first. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2004 3:05:28 AM

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