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re: You Didn't Mention The US Originally

Robert — 8/31/2005 3:53:47 PM (archived)

Was it only about oil? Yes. Oil was the root cause. To say that the Gulf War was about Iraq's invasion of Kuwait is to focus on a consequence of the oil dispute--the invasion was not a root cause.

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JFC can't we just get along.... - Frank - 8/25/2005 4:00:58 AM
- Apparently not (n/t) - Fox - 8/29/2005 2:29:26 PM
- The thread is now locked - Robert Shepherd - 8/25/2005 9:19:18 PM
  - I didn't mean the original thread.... - FrankC - 8/25/2005 9:46:43 PM
    - Ah, my mistake - Robert - 8/25/2005 11:43:00 PM
- Thank you. - Mary Anne - 8/25/2005 4:37:24 PM
- Uh Frank This Is Flame - Mark Eby - 8/25/2005 10:58:50 AM
  - Uh Mark - Robert / Robert Shepherd - 8/26/2005 6:43:03 PM
    - Wow The Liberals Took A Poll And Voted Against The Conservative Position - idiot detector - 8/27/2005 12:55:56 AM
      - Point by point - Mary Anne - 8/28/2005 6:49:39 AM
        
        MA Wins Again - ID - 8/28/2005 3:40:20 PM
        
        re: MA Wins Again - Robert - 8/28/2005 7:02:09 PM
        
        There You Go Again - ID - 8/28/2005 9:17:19 PM
        
        Criticism of Bush's war policy = treason - Mary Anne - 8/29/2005 1:24:19 PM
        
        Aye, there's the rub - Fox - 8/29/2005 4:28:13 PM
        
        Hello - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 5:27:30 PM
        
        I say again: Put up, or shut up. - Fox - 8/29/2005 8:22:59 PM
        
        Sort of A good Point - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 8:55:18 PM
        
        That being the case - Fox - 8/30/2005 3:53:49 AM
        
        On the WMD Issue - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 11:29:53 AM
        
        re: On the WMD Issue - Robert - 8/30/2005 5:35:23 PM
        
        So Typical - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 6:06:07 PM
        
        "Bush is a liar" - Robert - 8/30/2005 6:40:35 PM
        
        re: "Bush is a liar" - gbaikie - 8/30/2005 10:51:33 PM
        
        Polls - Robert - 8/31/2005 3:32:55 AM
        
        Speaking of Polls - gbaikie - 8/31/2005 7:57:36 PM
        
        Trust is an interesting question - Robert - 8/31/2005 9:51:54 PM
        
        re: Trust is an interesting question - gbaikie - 9/1/2005 1:43:37 AM
        
        Kill the messenger - Robert - 9/1/2005 2:41:05 AM
        
        re: Kill the messenger - gbaikie - 9/1/2005 5:53:44 AM
        
        The truth shall set ye free - Robert - 9/1/2005 5:57:39 PM
        
        re: The truth shall set ye free - gbaikie - 9/1/2005 11:14:37 PM
        
        Not being exactly silly - Robert - 9/1/2005 11:36:06 PM
        
        Oh - gbaikie - 9/2/2005 3:30:29 AM
        
        It's Not Credible - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:05:55 PM
        
        A Side Note - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 12:15:01 PM
        
        In The Interest Of Time - Blood For Oil (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 11:10:43 AM
        
        Finally! - Robert - 8/30/2005 5:04:55 PM
        
        Robert You're Over Generalizing Again - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 5:26:03 PM
        
        re: Robert You're Over Generalizing Again - Terrorist Dupe (aka Robert) - 8/30/2005 6:29:28 PM
        
        re: Robert You're Over Generalizing Again - gbaikie - 8/31/2005 12:43:53 AM
        
        pssst.... Robert.... There is a reason I named him FrankenEby - DL - 8/30/2005 9:25:00 PM
        
        Becasue Your An Ass Who Can't Argue Issues Rationally (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:30:35 PM
        
        Why, Yes Mark! Your keen insight has pierced yet another secret of the universe. - DL - 8/30/2005 9:42:28 PM
        
        I Know It Has Escaped Your Notice - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:52:40 PM
        
        Yeah Calling Liars In The US Treasonous Incite sA Lot Of Muslims (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:08:07 PM
        
        re: "Blood For Oil" - Fox - 8/30/2005 5:02:10 PM
        
        Same Mistake as Robert (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 5:27:30 PM
        
        Hey -- I tried... - Fox - 8/30/2005 6:20:39 PM
        
        So Did I - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:29:08 PM
        
        PS For Fox and Robert - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:40:30 PM
        
        You didn't know that? - Robert - 8/30/2005 10:43:35 PM
        
        I Asked About GW1 Not An Event That Was Barely A Battle - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 11:35:22 PM
        
        Huh? - Robert - 8/31/2005 3:06:48 AM
        
        You Didn't Mention The US Originally - Mark Eby - 8/31/2005 3:20:21 AM
        
        re: You Didn't Mention The US Originally - Robert - 8/31/2005 3:53:47 PM
        
        Going to the heart of the problem - Robert - 8/30/2005 5:19:48 PM
        
        re: That being the case - gbaikie - 8/30/2005 6:06:09 AM
        
        re: "grossly misrepresent" - Fox - 8/30/2005 2:52:30 PM
        
        Well said (n/t) - DL - 8/29/2005 4:48:40 PM
        
        re: Criticism of Bush's war policy = treason - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 3:26:17 PM
        
        I see where you're coming from. - Mary Anne - 8/30/2005 4:42:02 PM
        
        re: I see where you're coming from. - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 5:35:03 PM
        
        re: There You Go Again - Robert - 8/28/2005 10:05:28 PM
        
        Poor Wording or Poor Interpretation - ID - 8/29/2005 1:11:41 AM
        
        OK then. It's over. I can hear a collective sigh of relief all over the Zone. (n/t) - Robert - 8/29/2005 2:56:10 AM
        
        They're Glad You're Dropping Silly Side Issues? - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 1:59:13 PM
        
        Ohhhhhh nooooooooooo - Robert - 8/29/2005 5:17:45 PM
        
        Misthread Please Delete - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 2:13:58 PM
        
        What The Hell? - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 6:21:08 PM
        
        Message deleted as requested. - Robert - 8/29/2005 6:23:54 PM
        
        OK Thanks. - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 7:13:30 PM
        
        You're not the only one - Robert - 8/29/2005 8:12:36 PM
        
        re: You're not the only one - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 8:24:01 PM
        
        re: You're not the only one - Robert - 8/29/2005 8:46:33 PM
      - "3) Providing aid and comfort to the enemy has nothing to do with treason and no reasonable person would think otherwise." - Lindy (tongue severly in cheek) - 8/27/2005 5:02:16 AM
      - Do you speak for all conservatives? - Robert - 8/27/2005 3:15:14 AM
        
        Hell No - ID - 8/27/2005 3:39:28 PM
        
        around and around and around and around - DL - 8/27/2005 7:26:57 PM
        
        Did You Have A Point? - ID - 8/27/2005 9:01:57 PM
        
        yes- that you are full of shit on this treason thing - DL - 8/29/2005 12:33:28 AM
        
        Well Then I Guess I'm Fortunate That You Are So Inarticulate - ID - 8/29/2005 1:16:44 AM
        
        Mark, I tried, we all tried talking with you. - DL - 8/29/2005 1:33:29 AM
        
        Oh I Know You Tried - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 2:15:30 PM
        
        re:" We have a real fundamental disagreement over issues and are trying to get the other side to see our point" - DL - 8/29/2005 2:24:22 PM
        
        No Need, You Proved My Point Again For Me (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 2:38:37 PM
        
        re: "Wow The Liberals Took A Poll And Voted Against The Conservative Position " - Robert - 8/27/2005 5:21:57 PM
        
        OK It Is The Conservative Position - ID - 8/27/2005 8:58:26 PM
        
        OK It Is _A_ Conservative Position - Robert - 8/27/2005 9:22:58 PM
        
        The Summary You Ignored - ID - 8/28/2005 12:21:19 AM
        
        Restriction of Speech - Tony - 8/29/2005 3:27:33 PM
        
        Yes You've Got It Wrong - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 4:12:19 PM
        
        As, apparently do you - Tony - 8/29/2005 5:05:38 PM
        
        Why Do You People Ignore Half Of What I've Posted To Make Your Points? - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 5:19:01 PM
        
        Wow - Robert - 8/29/2005 6:27:36 PM
        
        Battle Fatigue? - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 7:10:58 PM
        
        Scarred, battered, but unbowed - Robert - 8/29/2005 8:32:04 PM
        
        re: Scarred, battered, but unbowed - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 11:23:53 PM
        
        Robert did not make a mistake, you did in misunderstanding him. - alcaray - 8/29/2005 7:35:28 PM
        
        We Both Did According To This - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 7:44:50 PM
        
        That would be the apology and pledge I referred to. I could not have made my post much simpler. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/29/2005 8:02:51 PM
        
        ? - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 12:57:26 AM
        
        Read the rest of my post. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/30/2005 8:00:18 PM
        
        Did It's 1 Sentence - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 9:32:23 PM
        
        You never apologized when in your heart you felt not particularly at fault? - alcaray - 8/30/2005 10:14:47 PM
        
        I'm Married - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 11:49:57 PM
        
        three sentences. again I urge you to read them all. - alcaray - 8/31/2005 3:23:11 AM
        
        For crying out loud, open your eyes. - Mary Anne - 8/31/2005 12:53:15 AM
        
        Well Gee Why Didn't You Just Say So Up Front? - Mark Eby - 8/31/2005 1:45:07 AM
        
        Because I thought you could read the word "Moderator" in the subject lines of the posts made by moderators. - Mary Anne - 8/31/2005 2:02:01 AM
        
        Just Like You Read My Post? - Mark Eby - 8/31/2005 2:17:04 AM
        
        Now on to Paragraph Two... - Mary Anne - 8/31/2005 4:03:53 AM
        
        Hint: think first before you post. - Mary Anne - 8/31/2005 3:44:02 AM
        
        You people? - Tony - 8/29/2005 5:50:49 PM
        
        Again and Again - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 6:31:57 PM
        
        Who was it in your life... - alcaray - 8/29/2005 7:39:40 PM
        
        Mr X Perience - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 8:11:16 PM
        
        Last Time - Tony - 8/29/2005 7:07:19 PM
        
        On thing, though - Robert - 8/29/2005 8:38:50 PM
        
        One Simple Question - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 7:38:54 PM
        
        re: One Simple Answer - Tony - 8/29/2005 8:00:18 PM
        
        Here's One - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 12:03:27 PM
        
        Wow That Was A Lot!!!! - Mark Eby - 8/30/2005 11:35:39 AM
        
        I never said it was much - Tony - 8/30/2005 2:30:44 PM
        
        Anyway it's safe to assume... - alcaray - 8/30/2005 10:28:47 PM
        
        I'll Check Google But - Mark Eby - 8/29/2005 8:14:46 PM
        
        And Ignored Again (n/t) - ID - 8/29/2005 1:19:23 AM
        
        I see The Plea For Consistency Once Again Falls On Deaf Ears - ID - 8/28/2005 12:16:20 AM
        
        This is so absurd - Robert - 8/28/2005 3:31:45 AM
        
        re: OK It Is _A_ Conservative Position - gbaikie - 8/27/2005 11:51:33 PM
        
        Don't forget "scumbags" (n/t) - alcaray - 8/29/2005 7:43:04 PM
        
        That's actually interesting - Robert - 8/28/2005 5:39:37 AM
        
        re: That's actually interesting - gbaikie - 8/28/2005 7:27:41 AM
        
        Interesting - Robert - 8/28/2005 6:26:34 PM
        
        re: Interesting - gbaikie - 8/29/2005 1:38:35 AM
        
        One man's whine is another's patriotic duty (n/t) - Robert - 8/29/2005 2:54:02 AM
        
        re: One man's wine is another's patriotic duty (n/t) - gbaikie - 8/29/2005 3:17:24 AM
        
        forgot the h (n/t) - gbaikie - 8/29/2005 1:45:08 AM
      - Delete Post Or Modify Name - ID - 8/27/2005 12:57:13 AM
        
        Yo Mark - Lindy - 8/27/2005 4:59:11 AM
        
        Lindy, Lindy, Lindy - ID - 8/29/2005 1:23:23 AM
        
        Not necessary, it's the thought that counts (n/t) - Robert - 8/27/2005 3:16:05 AM
  - This Is Flame - FrankC - 8/25/2005 4:48:24 PM
    - Oh Frank........... - Lindy - 8/26/2005 3:10:51 AM
    - I don't think there are sides, Frank- at least not for most of us - DL - 8/25/2005 8:57:22 PM
  - Picking at scabs - Mary Anne - 8/25/2005 4:32:55 PM
- It isn't serious, is it FrankC - - Bowser, aka "Madonna" - 8/25/2005 4:56:12 AM
  - Is this one about me? (n/t) - FrankC - 8/25/2005 3:51:24 PM

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