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Its not alright if people are being routinely raped and tortured. But where is all this raping and torturing? Who is doing it?
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If murder, rape, and torture is so unacceptable, then why is George Jr not declaring war on Zimbabwae and Mugabe? ... What goes on, publically documented, under Mugabe's order is more appauling that what Saddam is accused of...
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If George Jr was thinking logically, then American troops would be massing in Africa.
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Zimbabwae is a problem for SE Africian nations.
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It sure would be nice if the UN were assisting, but they're not. France would raise an objection to it due to their ties to Mugabe.
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Far more dangerous than those aluminum tubes are nuclear bombs in Pakistan, Israel, and India
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Why tw, they're just racheting things up for negotiations!
They've both tested atomic weapons. Neither country has expressed a great interest in us. There are nuts in every country, e.g. Timothy McVey and Tim Eyman. Islamic nations by default do not like "the West". At best things are going to be cordial, regardless of our policies. Israel will not use them unless they are used first. India and Pakistan aren't going to do a damn thing. This has the look and feel of a Maori greeting ceremony.
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Those silly aluminum tubes, magnets ...
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They have very specific uses. I have never seen a chef use a bowie knife ... not for food prep anyway. He's not going to run milk through them to remove magnetic impurities.
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originally posted by Sycamore:
what does the Bush administration need to hear or know from Saddam that would stop it from sending our troops in?
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That's a damn fine question. It would be interesting to see what would happen if Sadam broke off the exclusive deal with France...
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originally posted by richlevy:
Why can't TotalFinaElf and Exxon just hire some mercenaries, have their own private war, and winner gets Iraq. I'm still not happy that the General Accounting Office failed in its suit to find out anything about the President's task force...
So we have administrations on both sides of the Atlantic being influenced by oil companies into foreign policy decisions - big surprise.
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I almost spit-taked my OJ! That sounds like a better idea the more I think about it. Depressing thought that this is all about oil [mostly/partly]...
I will never dispute with that wars are started for oil, and that I don't think much of Bush's desire to invade Iraq. Everyone has their fingers in world politics, but this should not be construed as an excuse.
Everyone is guilty, but When a reader uses that club on US policies, instead of the scalpel of directly addressing issues, he/she comes across as hypocritical.