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thejoker130 · 11-10-2003, 08:38 AM

I feel that the conflict in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq are perhaps justifiable in their own ways.

The Taliban government knowingly harbored known terrorist groups, Al Quida for example, and funded many other groups. They persecuted their own people to great excess and were all-round not nice people. That conflict I support.

The war in Iraq is a great deal less justified in my opinion. It is true that Saddam will most likely never win any awards for his humanitarian contributions. But I think our methods of getting into the war were dubious at best.

I do not like Bush, the reason for this is because of his circumvention of international law involving Iraq, his declaring the war 'over' while soldiers were, and still are, dying.

That aside, the war in Iraq may be justified if only there were some proof that Saddam had, or was planning to have nuclear or biological weapons, like our dear president said he had. But as it stands according to UN inspectors, Saddam never had or was planning to have theses weapons.

I for one feel that I, as a citizen of the United States, have been lied to by my government. On that basis I would say that the conflict in Iraq should not be going on.

11-10-2003, 08:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
thejoker130 Insane Location: slippery rock university AKA: The left ass cheek of the world	I feel that the conflict in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq are perhaps justifiable in their own ways. The Taliban government knowingly harbored known terrorist groups, Al Quida for example, and funded many other groups. They persecuted their own people to great excess and were all-round not nice people. That conflict I support. The war in Iraq is a great deal less justified in my opinion. It is true that Saddam will most likely never win any awards for his humanitarian contributions. But I think our methods of getting into the war were dubious at best. I do not like Bush, the reason for this is because of his circumvention of international law involving Iraq, his declaring the war 'over' while soldiers were, and still are, dying. That aside, the war in Iraq may be justified if only there were some proof that Saddam had, or was planning to have nuclear or biological weapons, like our dear president said he had. But as it stands according to UN inspectors, Saddam never had or was planning to have theses weapons. I for one feel that I, as a citizen of the United States, have been lied to by my government. On that basis I would say that the conflict in Iraq should not be going on. __________________ WHAT MORE CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? ------------------------------------- I like you. When the world is mine your death will be quick and painless.