Remembering another illegal war

Griff · 07-19-2007, 10:45 AM

Brendan O'Neil has an interesting article and interview about the connections between the Bosnian conflict and Al Q. It is good to remember that the left is fully capable of inventing black and white positions in civil wars and willing to ignore national boundaries when busy moralizing.

Aliantha · 07-22-2007, 12:41 AM

I think both sides of the political fence are guilty of trying to create clear pictures for their particular stance.

Griff · 07-22-2007, 07:05 AM

True.

richlevy · 07-22-2007, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Brendan O'Neil has an interesting article and interview about the connections between the Bosnian conflict and Al Q. It is good to remember that the left is fully capable of inventing black and white positions in civil wars and willing to ignore national boundaries when busy moralizing.

Yes but for some reason, we seem to actually be able to pull it off.

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Noting that the U.S. military suffered no combat casualties during its involvement in Bosnia and Kosovo, Gelbard attributed frequent patrols and a highly visible military force for the astonishingly low casualty rate.

TheMercenary · 07-23-2007, 08:12 AM

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Yes but for some reason, we seem to actually be able to pull it off.

And of course IED was not part of our lexicon at the time either.

deadbeater · 07-23-2007, 05:17 PM

Where did IED's come from? Some came from unexploded mines dug up and modified by insurgents. The US rejected a treaty that would ban mines. Blowback's a son of a bitch, isn't it?

TheMercenary · 07-23-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by deadbeater

Where did IED's come from? Some came from unexploded mines dug up and modified by insurgents. The US rejected a treaty that would ban mines. Blowback's a son of a bitch, isn't it?

Sorry dude, no way you can convince me that the US not supporting a treaty is in someway related to IED's. Nice try but very weak. Mines are all over Bosnia. No IED's there. Mines are all over many countries. No IED's in use there either. The two are not related.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-24-2007, 11:35 PM

They are however being used as materiel in Iraq.

TheMercenary · 07-25-2007, 09:54 AM

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They are however being used as materiel in Iraq.

No argument there. But it is not related to some treaty we did or did not sign.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-25-2007, 05:50 PM

True, there were already zillions lurking.

deadbeater · 07-25-2007, 09:33 PM

Had the Coalition soldiers worked to gather up the mines instead of guarding oil wells, the insurgents will have to find something else to use as weapons.

Griff · 07-26-2007, 06:19 AM

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Yes but for some reason, we seem to actually be able to pull it off.

Even so, we helped build Al Q. There is no pure victory.

TheMercenary · 07-27-2007, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by deadbeater

Had the Coalition soldiers worked to gather up the mines instead of guarding oil wells, the insurgents will have to find something else to use as weapons.

BS, you go into a mine field and gather them up. You don't "gather up" mines. The areas that needed to be guarded were the stockpiles in warehouses.

07-19-2007, 10:45 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Remembering another illegal war Brendan O'Neil has an interesting article and interview about the connections between the Bosnian conflict and Al Q. It is good to remember that the left is fully capable of inventing black and white positions in civil wars and willing to ignore national boundaries when busy moralizing. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-22-2007, 12:41 AM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I think both sides of the political fence are guilty of trying to create clear pictures for their particular stance. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-22-2007, 07:05 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	True. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-24-2007, 11:35 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They are however being used as materiel in Iraq. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-25-2007, 05:50 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	True, there were already zillions lurking. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-23-2007, 05:17 PM	#6
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	Where did IED's come from? Some came from unexploded mines dug up and modified by insurgents. The US rejected a treaty that would ban mines. Blowback's a son of a bitch, isn't it?

07-25-2007, 09:33 PM	#11
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	Had the Coalition soldiers worked to gather up the mines instead of guarding oil wells, the insurgents will have to find something else to use as weapons.

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