[Zeronet]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Nothing wrong with Imperialism. We've been doing it on and off for thousands of years, and look where we are today, with MTV and digital pornography. I say imperialism rules

[redsniper]

I think getting a chance to kill Hussein and end his tyranny over the Iraqi people is a good enough reason to go to war.

[Levyathan]

If I had a nuke and actually wanted to use it someday, the most likely occasion for me to do it would be when my country was being invaded and I was being hunted by the most powerful army in the world.

But maybe that's just me.

[Ace]

Originally posted by redsniper
I think getting a chance to kill Hussein and end his tyranny over the Iraqi people is a good enough reason to go to war.

Okay, so why isn't the US going after every other petty dictator in the world if they really care about freeing people from tyranny?

[vyper]

I'm tired, I'm working 7/7, and my emotions are **** so you'll excuse me if I dispense with the usual intellectual pleasantries:

(1) Someone mentioned the US might let other countries in to help with humanitarian reconstruction if they were lucky: getting involved is this ****pile of a situation is a very odd definition of lucky. I'm British and I want us out.

(2) Again, bad British Intel? Don't start pinnin it on us yankee boy - its was your President that starting banging on the war bongos first, not our PM.

(3) The post war management has been a complete disaster - civil disturbance, armed civilian conflicts, and the assassination of the Coalition's one true Iraqi supporter in any position of power.  It all adds up to one thing: disaster.

I supported destroying the regime of Saddam Hussein. I supported the United Kingdom entering into a war to stop the oppression of the Iraqi people. I also supported us entering a war to gain a tactical advantage in the middle east. None of the above went as planned so to me, the war I was supported was lost.

[redsniper]

My post wasn't intended to be taken too literally.  I supported the war, I know the Iraqis weren't responsible for 9/11, and I'm glad Hussein is out of power. That's all.
200 posts!!!

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Ace
Okay, so why isn't the US going after every other petty dictator in the world if they really care about freeing people from tyranny?

Once they find the oil, they'll free everyone from tyranny.

[Zeronet]

Originally posted by Ace


Okay, so why isn't the US going after every other petty dictator in the world if they really care about freeing people from tyranny?

Technically, under international law, thats illegal, you need a excuse, like WMDs.

Also, they are, look at Burma, the US put sanctions on them because of the Junta's control and refusal to hand power over to the group that won the elections. They push Iran a lot towards democracy.

[Kosh]

Originally posted by Ace


Okay, so why isn't the US going after every other petty dictator in the world if they really care about freeing people from tyranny?

Because the Bu$h Regime only pays lipservice to "freedom". they haven't gone after anyone else because they support us politicaly.

They push Iran a lot towards democracy.

Don't forget it was the US that overthrew Irans democracy in the first place.

Technically, under international law, thats illegal, you need a excuse, like WMDs.

Or non-existent WMDs