| Oct 26, 2006 @ 8:31 PM |
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westpalmbeach
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I WANT TO TAKE A POLL. ARE YOU FOR THE WAR AND WHY? ARE YOU AGAINST THE WAR AND WHY?
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 9:15 PM |
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Dovestreasure
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This is what I understand about this issue. Without question, Iraq was a nation that provided "safe haven" for terrorists . Saddam Hussein's totalitarian regime was not cooperating with the UN inspectors.Yes the intelligence about weapons of mass instruction did not pan out, But imagine if it did.Furthermore, there were certainly many other reasons to go to Iraq. Saddam Hussein was an avowed enemy of America who had started two wars of aggression in the region, was steadfast in his support for Palestinian suicide bombers, and brutally oppressed his own people.
I am not happy that our troops are fighting terrorism on foreign soil and putting their lives on the line everyday. What I can say in all certainty is I hold the United States Military in the highest regard. God Bless each and everyone of you who have served this nation.
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 10:08 PM |
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gmsalpha
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I am against it, although I must add that because we have troops already over there, I support them 100%. But I would prefer they weren't there at all.
The reason I'm against it is because 1) we don't need to be the world's protector and 2) frankly, it's all about oil. That's why we want unilateral talks with the middle east but want other countries involved with North Korea. We care about the N.K issues, but trust me, not nearly as much as we care about Iraq and their resources.
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 10:17 PM |
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pagan380
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Iraq stopped being a war when we rolled into Baghdad. It's now occupation and pacification. We should have kept it an air war and never went in on the ground. Take control of the oil fields, blow the rest of them back to the stone age then let them straighten it out for them selves. We blew our chance two years ago.
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 10:24 PM |
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jfreak68
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I am against the war, I think it should have been resolved when the first Bush was in office, he didn't finish the job. I do not believe we are the one's to make the world right. Nobody is going to be able to do that. I am glad that Saddam Hussein is out of power and never will be in power again, and it is time to bring our troops home. I do support our troops.... I just hope they are home soon and we can get this over with....
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 2:44 AM |
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Dovestreasure
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War is never just..especially when so many young lives are lost. We have had a false sense of security for so long in this country , but we are livng in some scary times now. As much as I dislike violence as a solution to problems I think we need to maintain that the United States is a force to be reckoned with. I pray that a resolution comes soon.
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 4:19 PM |
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outlaw_star
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I'm for the war IF it was done right (a'la Ben Raines way - read the Ashes series by william w johnstone to answer your question about that) but the way its done now, NO, I dont support the war. I will and do support the troops who are fighting a war with their hands tied behind their backs due to all the liberals whining about the 'rights' of the enemy and such.
Strange how the media shows how many troops are killed by the enemy but rarely tells you how many people are killed by the same enemy, That death count is normally higher then the troops killed per day, week etc. Wonder when the people will get it thru their thick heads that the enemy is killing them and the the US Troops?
Quick way to fight the battle is to either surround a city and bomb it to the ground with heavy artilliary fire and bombing runs or drop a nuke on the city and move on to the next. Better yet, slip a drug into the water supply that prevents men from getting a 'woody' and watch the birthrate go down. Less kids = less future enemies to deal with.
But the liberals wont want to fight the enemy on their terms but on our terms which is why I am against this war as its being fought now.
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 9:30 PM |
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Abe83
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Drop a couple nukes and make it a nice sheet of glass.
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 3:16 AM |
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Dovestreasure
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"War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things"
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 9:29 AM |
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JamesG2394
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Sweetie
I thank you!!!!!
People don't realize that if I (we) didn't take the war to there soil then we would be dealing with it in our own back yards and front door steps.
People against the war have never been there or don't have anyone over there, In july it will be my 6th time to proudly sail to the Gulf and serve my country the best i can.
Again I want to say thanks for the support and the words of thanks.
Very respectfully
James
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 11:37 AM |
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suzieq0808
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People don't realize that if I (we) didn't take the war to there soil then we would be dealing with it in our own back yards and front door steps. You can't support that assertion. It's merely Bushco's fear-mongering rhetoric.
People against the war have never been there or don't have anyone over there, In july it will be my 6th time to proudly sail to the Gulf and serve my country the best i can.
That's not true. Iraq Veterans for Peace, Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, Gold Star Families for Peace are just a few of the organizations against the war on Iraq. Most recently, there's a movement amongst active duty military members to write their congresspersons to bring them home.
Again I want to say thanks for the support and the words of thanks. You're welcome. Come home safely.
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 3:42 PM |
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Dovestreasure
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JamesG2394
For you and those who serve
In time of need their will is sure
American, their freedom pure
Protect our life and liberty
Unselfishly, they keep us free
Each soldier knows what is at stake
The risk is grave, there’s no mistake
With pride they serve our country strong
They face each foe to come along
Remember them while in your home
Or where you choose to freely roam
Don’t take for granted what you see
Some left this life, so it could be
To God I urge you all to pray
For soldier’s brave, to face each day
We should be thankful, one and all
For those who march to meet each call
Roger J. Robicheau
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 7:02 PM |
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fuchia04
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Without question, Iraq was a nation that provided "safe haven" for terrorists
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That reason, by itself, is justification enough for the war with Iraq. And then you have these other reasons too:
Saddam Hussein was an avowed enemy of America who had started two wars of aggression in the region, was steadfast in his support for Palestinian suicide bombers, and brutally oppressed his own people.
And last, but definitely not least, there's September 11th.
Interesting how on that day just about everyone wanted to go to war and strike out for what happened to us. But then by the next World Series, many of us suddenly forget about what happened to us and the dangers we have facing us that we have to deal with. Do people actually believe that if they watch a stupid baseball game, that it is going to make terrorists vaporize into thin air? I have more respect and gratitude then words can describe for all the soldiers fighting for us over there.
I don't like war. Nobody likes war - of course, with the exception of terrorists and insurgents who are really just savage murderous animals hiding behind their "jihad" - or whatever they call it. But these are people we have to deal with. We can't just watch a baseball game and pretend they don't exist. When war is necessary, it's necessary. We can't be soft wussies with these cold-blooded terrorists - or they will win. When will people understand this? 
At least, Bush has the guts to do what needs to be done in the face of intense opposition. That's about the only thing I like about what the Bush administration is doing. His moral religious agenda and screwed up, clearly one-sided economic policies, on the other hand, can go.  But then yet again, the Dems screwed up foreign policies (or rather, the lack thereof), and their methods of (not) dealing with violent criminals and immigration issues effectively, can definitely go, as well. This, in a nut shell, is what causes me to be torn between wanting to vote Democrat and wanting to vote Republican.
- the Fuchian
[Edited on 11/2/2006 7:43 PM]
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 9:45 PM |
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jfreak68
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JamesG2394 I support our troops 100% of the way, and respect anyone that is willing to fight for our country whether I believe in the war or not... All of our military men and women deserve our utmost respect....
[Edited on 11/2/2006 9:54 PM]
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 9:54 PM |
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Kenn159
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Without question, Iraq was a nation that provided "safe haven" for terrorists
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Alkiada had no connection to Irag,even the bush administration finally admits there was no connection between the 911 terrorist and Iraq,even though they had been saying the reverse for years .
Osama bin Laden and Saddam hussein also were enemies.
No connection until we envaded Iraq,then the terrorist came.
The terrorist or as they are called insurgence is about 25 percent of the population that is fighting against us,the over whelming majority, 75 percent of the population are Iraq nationalist,those are just people trying to defend their country.
How would you feel if Iraq came over here and started bombing everywhere resulting in countless innocent deaths ,started building military bases and wouldnt leave even though 95 percent of the population wanted them you too.
Sound familiar?
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Saddam Hussein was an avowed enemy of America who had started two wars of aggression in the region,
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Actually he was a close ally during and after some of his greatest atrocities against the Kurds and some of his own people .
Havent you seen pictures of Donald Rumfield shaking his hands.
What changed,he refused to play ball with us economically.
Bush doesnt really care about human atrocities of any goverment ,if he did they would be talking to China and Saudi Arabia,its about who will do business on our terms ,if so we will over look anything.
This is the level of our governments corruption.
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We can't be soft wussies with these cold-blooded terrorists
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Before this these extremist terrorist were the minority,the majority of the main populus over there thought they were way out there in their beliefs.
But after they saw the american envasion of their country with bombs flying all over resulting in countless deaths ,the terrorist started gaining support.
Our presents there is creating instabilty.
Speaking of Wussies,how many people have to die to prove that were not wussies and that we are macho or whatever,this really has nothing to do with it.
So far the last report is 650,000 innocent civilians as a result of this invasion ,I think it has more to do with if you have a conscience and care that people are suffering .
We are paying for this with our taxes ,I think i have a right to be pissed about a man that was falsely elected through voter fraud ,has brought us into a war that is really over the desire to dominate a oil rich region for his own oil interest.
If Iraqs main export was tangerenes not oil ,we wouldnt even be there.
[Edited on 11/2/2006 10:15 PM]
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 9:55 PM |
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Dovestreasure
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The Fuchian is a intelligent man  I do not Support our presidents politics and many of his stands on the issues either. Gone are the days where we really knew who our enemy was. We are now dealing with Terrorists that are trained from childhood to kill and Hate America. God bless each and every member of the military.
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 10:00 PM |
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witchietoo
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Interesting how on that day just about everyone wanted to go to war and strike out for what happened to us. But then by the next World Series, many of us suddenly forget about what happened to us and the dangers we have facing us that we have to deal with. Do people actually believe that if they watch a stupid baseball game, that it is going to make terrorists vaporize into thin air? I have more respect and gratitude then words can describe for all the soldiers fighting for us over there.
That is so true...so many people forgot all about 9/11 and would rather bash the government. Personally, I think what we did are are doing is the right thing. I grew up watching those towers being built. I was lucky, no one I knew worked there anymore. Last time I went home (I lived 10 min outside NYC in Jersey,) when the plane was landing I welded up with tears, just looking at the skyline and knowing how much pain was caused by a madman tore me up.
To me the troops like the police are the least respected. They think nothing of putting their lives on the line for people they don't know. People seem to forget that they protect us and our way of life without thinking of what they can lose. Saddam my not have planned the hits on 9/11, but he did help fund and train terrorists. I guess some people feel we should have just turned our heads when the terrorists killed so many innocent people, but that would just be wrong. We don't turn our heads on terrorists that are born and raised in this country...the OK bombings for example, so why would we let other countries get away with killing our people I hold the United States Military in the highest regard. God Bless each and everyone of you who have served this nation. I couldn't have said it better Dove
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 10:18 PM |
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jfreak68
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Hey wait, WP started this thread, what do you think about the war?
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| Nov 2, 2006 @ 10:46 PM |
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Dovestreasure
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He just wanted to find out what WE think I suppose.
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| Nov 3, 2006 @ 12:43 AM |
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suzieq0808
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Without question, Iraq was a nation that provided "safe haven" for terrorists That reason, by itself, is justification enough for the war with Iraq.
There IS question. Many say that Saddam actually kept the terrorist in check in Iraq. Many also say that the war on Iraq allowed them to go into that country. It's a breeding ground for terrorist NOW.
Saddam Hussein was an avowed enemy of America [/QUOTE[QUOTE]and brutally oppressed his own people .
He gassed 300,000 Kurds? Is that the thing that people throw around? The war has killed an estimated 650,000 Iraqi citizens, destroyed their infrastructure, and made their day to day existence a living hell. Killing 650,000 to atone for 300,000 isn't atonement.
Why do we not care about the genocide in other places? No oil?
And last, but definitely not least, there's September 11th. September 11 has absolutely nothing to do with Iraq. The military went into Afghanistan to chase down Bin Ladin. Remember him and the abrupt detour that Mr Bush took into Iraq?
September 11, Iraq, no connection. It's purely a war of agression and imperialism.
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