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I'm just pleased at the acknowledgement that Iraq was supporting terrorism
I think if we attempted to blow up every country that could be accused of having supported "terrorism" of some variety over the history of their existence, we would have reached a rather bloody solution to the problem of world overpopulation, or possibly to the "problem" of world human population, period. Maybe Denmark or somewhere would still be left, although they might all be mutated with three arms, pig noses, occasional superpowers and things of that nature.
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I'm sure they had strict rules against any terrorist activity aim at US interests
Well, there's never been anything to say Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks, the peole who were behind the attacks would have been a nice group to go to war against. The group the report doesn't link with Iraq.
Well, there's never been anything to say Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks, the peole who were behind the attacks would have been a nice group to go to war against. The group the report doesn't link with Iraq.
Thus the reason we attacked the Taliban in Afghanistan.
So it was worth the lives of 4,000 American troops and uncounted numbers of Iraqis (estimates ranging from tens of thousands to a million) and the destruction of a nation "just to make sure?" That's screwed up. I hope their ghosts are glad that they died for such an important purpose, assuming that there are ghosts, which there probably aren't, they're probably just dead.
We will probably never know for sure, since Saddam is no longer in power, and his providing WMD to terrorists is no longer ever possible. You can ask the same about any war or police action we've been involved in.
Many family members of these fallen heroes will tell you that their loved ones believed in the cause.
since he refused to do both of these, and because we knew that he had ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, we had to assume that he would be willing to provided these weapons to these organizations. .
i would check my statements before i make them if i were u. How could saddam a secular sunni muslim, have ties with Hezbollah, a religious shia group whose loyalty to Iran is never in question. (Iran is saddam's sworn enemy). As for Hamas, Saddam did fund Hamas every now and then, but how does that add up to him possibly supplying them with weaponary, that they then have to smuggle into palestine, beats me. If you are suggesting that Hamas or Hizbollah for that matter would use these weapons against americans, that is just plainly foolish. We only named Hamas and Hizbollah as terrorist groups only to appease Israel, that is a fact. Can you name a time when either group delibretly targeted Americans?. and please don't tell me about the marines barackade in Lebanon, that accuzations has as much merit as saddam hiding WMDs.
Curious. . . . putting aside intelligence data and politics for a moment, would you knowingly let Iran build a nuclear missile that could reach your home? Would you let the neighborhood tough guy aim a gun at you while you stood by and did nothing?
If I were the world, I'd be more fearful of the US using their nuclear missles.
Who is going to stop the US?
If I were the world, I'd be more fearful of the US using their nuclear missles.
Who is going to stop the US?
You're kidding right? We've had plenty of chances to use nukes and save American lives, but we've not done so. You can feel secure that not only will the U.S. never nuke another country, but we'll continue to be here protecting the rest of the world form those who might.
i would check my statements before i make them if i were u. How could saddam a secular sunni muslim, have ties with Hezbollah, a religious shia group whose loyalty to Iran is never in question. (Iran is saddam's sworn enemy). As for Hamas, Saddam did fund Hamas every now and then, but how does that add up to him possibly supplying them with weaponary, that they then have to smuggle into palestine, beats me. If you are suggesting that Hamas or Hizbollah for that matter would use these weapons against americans, that is just plainly foolish. We only named Hamas and Hizbollah as terrorist groups only to appease Israel, that is a fact. Can you name a time when either group delibretly targeted Americans?. and please don't tell me about the marines barackade in Lebanon, that accuzations has as much merit as saddam hiding WMDs.
You're right, I misspoke. There is no evidence of Saddam having support Hezbollah. However, the list of attacks on Americans is long. CAMERA: Timeline of Hezbollah Violence
These groups, along with Al Qaeda, and Saddam had common enemies, which causes an uncomfortable alliance in many cases. I would think that any group who intentionally bombs innocent civilian targets could legitimately be considered a terrorist organization.
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Thus the reason we attacked the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Yeah, at least that made sense.
.500 may outstanding for a batting average but it's unacceptable for reaons to go to war.
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