Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

Iraki joke:

-How many American planes can be shot down by anti-aircraft fire?
-None if it doesn't happen within CNN range.

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You all should check out this website dogscoff mentioned a while back. The guy is still posting suprisingly, and it gives a very interesting perspective on what is going on.

Here's the link again.

Geoeschmo

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

That link doesn't work.
That Daer name sounds like that good o'l city, long Daer, in Middle Earth...... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

Alloofi, the link works fine. Not sure why you don't get it. Could your ISP be blocking it or something maybe?

Geoschmo

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

Peace in our time!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

http://www.commondreams.org/headline...es/0315-05.jpg

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

http://www.commondreams.org/headline...es/0321-01.jpg

"A U.S. Marine replaces the Iraqi flag at the entrance to Iraq's main port of Umm Qasr on March 21, 2003 with the Stars and Stripes and the flag of the Marine Corps. Marines briefly raised the U.S. flag over Umm Qasr after facing tougher than expected resistance in and around the southern Iraq port. Some time later, the flag was removed. No reason was given for the decision.. (Desmond Boylan/Reuters) "

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

The decision to take the flag down was the same as the reason the coalition forces were ordered not to prominantly display US flags on their battle vehicles. It's in deferance to the sensibilities of the Iraqi citizens. Since this isn't a war about taking and keeping ground in the name of the US, but about removing the current regime from power and allowing the Iraqi's to rule themselves.

Geoschmo

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Arms export, still one of the most commanding state-controlled component and everyone is in-the-game. It's questionable if it can ever be classified into profit, help for self-defense or just power politics.
Every once in a while it seems to be necessary to shed kilo gallons of blood to keep the "game" running, it's too sad. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I read it every day since dogscoff posted it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: [OT] Another heated discussion about the Iraq siutation, war and politics.
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think this would be a monumental mistake. I believe once the Coalition has removed Sadaam from power (If they haven't already) and we are able to truely and honestly catalogue the WMD that have been hidden, and speak honestly and openly with the Iraqi scientists and other citizens who will no longer fear reprisals from their government, the world will gain a new perspective of the events. They may never admit it, and they may remain sincerly in opposition to the timing or the manner with which we did it. But seeing the eveidence in the light of day will at least help them to understand why we felt the urgency.

The French have already said that if the Iraqi's use chem/bio weapons during the course of the war it will change things for them. If they aren't used I believe it will be because the coalition prevented it, or the Iraqi's didn't follow those orders. Not because the chem/bio weapons weren't available.

The reconstruction should involve everybody, even those opposed to the war. In that way we can start the process of reconstructing our relations as well as with the Iraqi nation.

Geoschmo