[President_Elect_Shang]

Roanan wouldn’t it be nice if it was simple, then we could avoid war altogether and work on something else, such as Mars or even going back to the moon. Do I think oil and money are involved, yes, no HELL YES! I only asked that we not try to equate lost lives to oil, that would be the approximate of placing oil above lives. Some politicians may be doing that now with this war. In that case let use ask about oil and the deficit we are running up, or to elections that we can change, or even to letters that can be written to Congressmen and Representatives calling for this to stop.
Maybe in Germany you are getting reports that would not be shown here, but is your wife the one going? Are you getting more information from the news, or just altered information? Altered by the press I might add, as if they have ever given a straight picture. What information am I getting since I have for all intents and purposes a front row seat, you don’t. As far as the legality of this war, man that is an entire debate on its own, start another thread before you try to open that can of worms.
Finally you say “You saw the fear and terror in the faces of the civilians” what about 911, my point is you are right. Yes I said you are right, but you are not seeing the whole picture. Did you see the faces of the Kuwait’s that where raped, beaten, and killed by Saddam’s troops? I DID! Don’t preach about the wrong doings of one people unless you have thought about the why those people are acting that way. War is violence, point blank; the Army of ANY nation is a sword, not a scalpel. Also please NEVER compare the troops of my country or any other to the Nazi’s, no one who has troops in the area at present are attempting GENOCIDE.

[ December 12, 2003, 17:20: Message edited by: President Elect Shang ]