re: Why the war?

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re: Why the war?

Raoul — 1/13/2006 10:38:13 PM (archived)

I still don't understand why that war ever took place.

Was it for Iraq's oil? Then it failed...
But conservatives will say in chorus it wasn't at al for the oil...A convenient way to avoid recognizing the failure.

Was it to capture, neutralize Saddam? But it happened and yet, the war still goes on? Something is very wrong there...

Was it to change the regime? And put what instead? Something the elections decided? But isn't it a religious regime then? With far less freedom to women? A regime very close to its neighbour Iran?

Remember Algeria?

Somebody must one day head the country (or it will split) and he'll have to be accepted by everybody in Iraq, not necessarily elsewhere.

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Update on the Enlightened's dealings with Iraq as it builds atomic weapons - Tom Brosz - 1/10/2006 1:07:44 AM
- re: Why the war? - Raoul - 1/13/2006 10:38:13 PM
  - Ahhh, actually..... - Publius - 1/13/2006 11:07:14 PM
- Unforrtunately... - Donald - 1/13/2006 2:32:11 PM
  - So let me get this straight... - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2006 6:30:39 PM
    - Hasn't Don said that all along? (n/t) - Tony - 1/13/2006 8:29:32 PM
    - It prevents us from attacking AND it prevents us from doing effective sabre-rattling. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/13/2006 7:26:18 PM
      - re: It prevents us from attacking AND it prevents us from doing effective sabre-rattling. - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2006 9:00:07 PM
        
        re: Mandela talked to Gadaffi - Raoul - 1/13/2006 9:50:41 PM
        
        I heard a different story - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2006 7:43:54 AM
        
        re: Nevertheless, the impetus started long before (n/t) - Raoul - 1/14/2006 10:08:13 AM
        
        Why doesn't Mandella work some of that magic with Iran. - Scott Evil - 1/13/2006 9:52:54 PM
        
        re: Iran is not part of Africa - Raoul - 1/13/2006 10:07:40 PM
  - Totally agree with you Donald on this one (n/t) - Lindy - 1/13/2006 5:50:27 PM
- Continued talks - Lindy - 1/11/2006 6:48:15 PM
- You make it sound like the US has no input. - Tony - 1/10/2006 8:45:37 PM
  - One solution - Tom Brosz - 1/11/2006 3:40:06 AM
- re: Iran v Iraq - Raoul - 1/10/2006 5:11:45 PM
- Sounds similar to our approach to the NK problem. Wake me up when they have had 6 years to deal with Iraq. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/10/2006 4:34:08 PM
- Shouldn't folks be concerned with getting nukes out of the Middle East? - Elwood Bowser - 1/10/2006 5:18:52 AM
- Should be "Iran" of course. Meanwhile... - Tom Brosz - 1/10/2006 1:39:49 AM
  - Gee, that sounds familiar? - Publius - 1/10/2006 2:58:30 PM
    - Yes, Publius. Sharia is exactly the same thing as U.S. democracy. - Tom Brosz - 1/11/2006 3:42:15 AM
      - Thank you....... - Publius - 1/12/2006 5:00:55 PM
        
        Yeah, and that's why you put freedom in quotes. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/12/2006 10:21:13 PM
        
        Wow! That could be one interesting swimming pool..... (n/t) - Publius - 1/13/2006 4:50:41 PM
      - You know he did not say nor imply anything of the kind. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/11/2006 4:44:57 PM
        
        Nice try. - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2006 1:52:29 AM
        
        What people say is what people say. - alcaray - 1/12/2006 6:43:08 AM
        
        Oh give it a rest. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/12/2006 8:07:16 AM
        
        re: Oh give it a rest. - Lindy - 1/12/2006 5:35:58 PM
        
        Classic cars can get boring after awhile. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/12/2006 9:48:11 PM
        
        Civil war was a worth the sacrifices......maybe. - azstrummer - 1/12/2006 11:45:13 PM
        
        re: Civil war was a worth the sacrifices......maybe. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/13/2006 6:23:26 AM
        
        As long as we are making up history here - alcaray - 1/13/2006 7:38:46 PM
        
        re: As long as we are making up history here - azstrummer - 1/13/2006 8:24:15 PM
        
        Tom knows (n/t) - alcaray - 1/14/2006 3:46:52 AM
        
        re: Civil war was a worth the sacrifices......maybe. - azstrummer - 1/13/2006 4:42:08 PM
        
        You might have a point. - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2006 12:33:07 AM
        
        re: You might have a point. - Lindy - 1/13/2006 5:52:54 AM
        
        Oh...and Publius was practicing Moral Equivalence too. ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/12/2006 8:09:42 AM
        
        So you and Tom assert. - alcaray - 1/12/2006 4:11:20 PM
        
        Let's try it this way: - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2006 6:04:50 PM
        
        Great Ceasar's ghost! - alcaray - 1/12/2006 6:48:10 PM
        
        Blind leading the blind. - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/12/2006 9:59:12 PM
        
        re: Blind leading the blind. - azstrummer - 1/12/2006 11:56:32 PM
        
        Last post in this silly business - alcaray - 1/12/2006 10:57:40 PM
        
        re: So you and Tom assert. - Publius - 1/12/2006 5:09:25 PM
        
        It is a pet peeve of mine. It is so rude to the person you are talking to. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/12/2006 6:04:15 PM

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