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AllenAyres said:What part do you see as 'hype'? The fact that he gasses whole villages in his own country? Or fact that he has had his own relatives killed who he didn't trust? Or facts that he has lied for 12 years about the treaties and 17 UN resolutions he has thumbed his nose at?
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During the Iraq / Iran war Sadam was a friend of the US. His military wa trained by Americans! The US has consistently created the very same bad guys that they have had to fight. I was actually glad when Turkey voted to turn down all the money that the US was throwing at them to allow the US to use their bases: After giving the Turks +26 Billion dollars they could turn into the next problem in the region...
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AllenAyres said:What makes a war 'popular'? Who in their right mind is 'pro-war'? The people of the US overwhelmingly support the troops and the decision to go into Iraq (the polls were up to >70% for it as of Tuesday).
We aren't
for war, tho it is a necessary evil at times. I noticed you left out the Italians and Mussolini in the 30's and 40's - he wasn't much if any better than Hitler.
The only thing neccessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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First: I'm an American. So your using Mussolini as a way to assassinate my character and weaken my arguments is limp at best
Oh, the US did nothing in Bosnia for years, and Maloshavich (sp?) almost succeeded in his genocide...
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AllenAyres said:While you are answering my questions, please tell us how the US 'gave Saddam the green light for invading Kuwait in the early 90's'... the UN upheld something being done in Bosnia during that time as well. [/]
Because he took his plans for invading Kuwaitt to the Sr. Bush's administration and they did not tell him no. You really need to watch more than CNN or Fox News. Kuwait was slant drilling into the Iraqi side of an oil field that is on the border between the two countries. After the Kuwaitis pumped out oil that belonged to Iraq they sold that oil on the world markets below the price that was set by OPEC. Sadam confronted them about it and Kuwait ignored him.
Now, I'm not trying to defend Sadam Hussein: I think he needed to get overthrown 12 years ago. But the US must stop creating problems in the world by supporting countries only when it's beneficial, and then abandoning them when there is no longer any profit to be had! We trained Sadam's military. It's common knowledge that the CIA sent advisors to Iraq during their war with Iran. How much of what happened to the Kurds is our fault Allen? That's what I mean when I say that things are not always as they seem...
