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RaGe2012 · 06-11-2003, 07:11 PM

I totally agree that civillian and non-civilian personnel who gave their lives on 9/11 going above and beyond the call of duty are heroes. They died helping to save other people.

I think that Afghanistan was justified...we knew Bin Laden was there and we knew the Taliban were harboring Al-Qaeda.

But why Iraq? I love how now the Republicans are trying to stop any probes into the intelligence gathered before the war with Iraq...what are they hiding?

I know this is a touchy subject, and people are more than inclined to disagree, but imposing sanctions did NOTHING except postpone war for 12 years. I knew it was coming 12 years ago when we didn't chase down Hussein and put down his regime then. Instead, we sat back behind a wall of political rhetoric and let over one MILLION Iraqi people die due to sanctions. We could have saved them if King Bush the First wasn't so pig-headed.

In fact, throughout this whole "Terror War" Ordeal, the only terrorists we haven't threatened are the Israelis...how dare the Palestinians be on their land before they got there!

Then again, maybe we should worry more about our own country before we go trying to police the world.

06-11-2003, 07:11 PM	#41 (permalink)
RaGe2012 Upright Location: New Jersey	I totally agree that civillian and non-civilian personnel who gave their lives on 9/11 going above and beyond the call of duty are heroes. They died helping to save other people. I think that Afghanistan was justified...we knew Bin Laden was there and we knew the Taliban were harboring Al-Qaeda. But why Iraq? I love how now the Republicans are trying to stop any probes into the intelligence gathered before the war with Iraq...what are they hiding? I know this is a touchy subject, and people are more than inclined to disagree, but imposing sanctions did NOTHING except postpone war for 12 years. I knew it was coming 12 years ago when we didn't chase down Hussein and put down his regime then. Instead, we sat back behind a wall of political rhetoric and let over one MILLION Iraqi people die due to sanctions. We could have saved them if King Bush the First wasn't so pig-headed. In fact, throughout this whole "Terror War" Ordeal, the only terrorists we haven't threatened are the Israelis...how dare the Palestinians be on their land before they got there! Then again, maybe we should worry more about our own country before we go trying to police the world. __________________ "Yesterday we bowed our heads to kings and bent our necks to emperors. But today we kneel only to truth..." - Kahlil Gibran Last edited by RaGe2012; 06-12-2003 at 08:21 PM..