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ObieX · 02-08-2005, 12:06 AM

All it takes is 100 syrians or other insurgents to kill thousands, or hunrreds of thousands. For a force that has so few people they sure are doing a lot of damage, killing a lot of people, and don't seem to be slowing down. How many people are in Iraq? Atleast 2 million. That means that that tiny 1% is 20,000 or more people fighting underground. That is NOT a tiny force. That is a force that can inflict serious damage against not only American soldiers, not only coallition soldiers, but the Iraqi people themselves. And they have been doing it with much skill and alacrity. And while that 1% may be how many of the insurgents are actually Iraqi, there are atleast that many that are not Iraqi that are also there killing. I would not trust and numbers you get on the amount of fighters we're facing because not even the US military knows. (see my next post)

There were more than just a few nay-sayers going in. The entire population of France and Germany come to mind, as well as the majority of spain and the UK. They went anyway, and Spain paid a big price for it.

What martinguerre is referring to is the part about being greeted by Iraqis throwing flowers. Instead they've been planting IEDs.

The very simple fact is, the sanctions WERE WORKING. Saddam HAD NOTHING. Saddam's military was a joke. Bush and Co. simply DID NOT WANT Saddam there anymore. Thats the only rason for this invasion. Maybe the sanctions were due to expire soon and they didnt want Saddam in power when they did. The sanction were only supposed to be for 10 years correct? I think we were on year 12 right? I may be wrong but that seems to be the case as to why we actually went into Iraq.

02-08-2005, 12:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	All it takes is 100 syrians or other insurgents to kill thousands, or hunrreds of thousands. For a force that has so few people they sure are doing a lot of damage, killing a lot of people, and don't seem to be slowing down. How many people are in Iraq? Atleast 2 million. That means that that tiny 1% is 20,000 or more people fighting underground. That is NOT a tiny force. That is a force that can inflict serious damage against not only American soldiers, not only coallition soldiers, but the Iraqi people themselves. And they have been doing it with much skill and alacrity. And while that 1% may be how many of the insurgents are actually Iraqi, there are atleast that many that are not Iraqi that are also there killing. I would not trust and numbers you get on the amount of fighters we're facing because not even the US military knows. (see my next post) There were more than just a few nay-sayers going in. The entire population of France and Germany come to mind, as well as the majority of spain and the UK. They went anyway, and Spain paid a big price for it. What martinguerre is referring to is the part about being greeted by Iraqis throwing flowers. Instead they've been planting IEDs. The very simple fact is, the sanctions WERE WORKING. Saddam HAD NOTHING. Saddam's military was a joke. Bush and Co. simply DID NOT WANT Saddam there anymore. Thats the only rason for this invasion. Maybe the sanctions were due to expire soon and they didnt want Saddam in power when they did. The sanction were only supposed to be for 10 years correct? I think we were on year 12 right? I may be wrong but that seems to be the case as to why we actually went into Iraq. __________________ We Must Dissent. Last edited by ObieX; 02-08-2005 at 12:28 AM..