[Liberator]

You're forgeting the Iraqis already had elections, very successful elections with 100% turnout.  Saddam always won because everyone voted for him on pain of death.

[Omniscaper]

I 'm from the Philippines. Ferdinand Marcus sucked major @ss. He's probably Mother Theresa compared to Hussein, but my family went through much hardships during that period. I was young at the time, but not too young to see the effects it had on them.

In addition to that, I have to admit my perspective of the US maybe biased due to the help given to our country during Japanese occupation. The horrendous stories I've been told by my  parents and grand parents is enough for me to give kudos to the US.

In addition to that, I was there when the WTC went down. Seeing it on TV does not compare to witnessing the event first hand. I gasped in shock with all those around me while I recorded the event with my video camera. I was fortunate not to lose any loved ones, but that experience is something that is hard to forget or lose perspective on.

But keep in mind I am not blind to US faults as well.

I'm not an American citizen yet, but I do keep tabs on political figures and events so when I do become one, my vote will be made carefully.

[Rictor]

If you could vote for any politician in the 2004 Presidential election, who would you vote for? This includes promient independepts such as Nader and Buchanan, as well as the who whole roster of Democratic candidates such as Dean, Edwards, Sharpton and of course, Kerry and Bush. Just out of curiosity.

Liberator, those weren't elections and you know it. Don't play dumb, having elections with a single candidate is like not having them at all. I meant real elections.

[Omniscaper]

I think we've gone off course from this thread's purpose enough. Lets stick with the Israel/Palestine issue.

BTW: I'm still listening to and researching Kerry and Bush. So far I think Bush is the lesser of scumbags. So far. Its finding objective news sources. So much mudslinging.

[Bobboau]

I'd much prefer McCain and/or Lieberman to Bush, but between Bush and Kerry, I'm still slideing more twards Bush, I don't think he will be able to do anything permenently damageing domesticly, and if Kerry get's elected he'd probly pull our troops as a purely political move wihtout care for the consequences, defenently wouldn't make any advances (though Bush's stupidity made his makeing advances imposable as well)

[Rictor]

Kerry has promised 40,000 new troops for Iraq, just so you know. He has no intention of pulling out.

[Omniscaper]

I wonder if that was what "foreign leaders" told him to do!?

=)     ::joke::

[Bobboau]

yeah, that whole "foreign leaders" thing has me looking at him a little too, I just don't get the sence that he is being strait with me, wich isn't suprizeing given that he's a polatition.
eh, need sleep

[an0n]

Whatever happened to Cheney?

[Omniscaper]

Probably changing his diaper while contemplating his next battle plan for world domination. Darth Cheney arises..... the true war monger.

[Rictor]

I would guess most likely he's rolling around naked on a pile of money, laughing maniacally. That, or down in the Bushcave hatching some sort of scheme whereby anyone who openly dissents can legally be branded a terrorist. Oh wait, that's Ashcroft's department.

Dick, did you polish your head in the Shine-O-Bowl-O



No!

[Omniscaper]

AAAAHHHH!!!! You put a disturbing horrid picture in my head!!!! Never again mention Cheney and "naked" in the same sentence!

[Nico]

Originally posted by Rictor
Kerry has promised 40,000 new troops for Iraq, just so you know. He has no intention of pulling out.

Coz your presidents do what they say they would do once elected?
"checks at Bush records"
Ah, no.

[neo_hermes]

That was seriously sick!! i feel like vomiting now!

[Setekh]

Mmmm, heads of state. You know, I'm going to go vote for my shire council tomorrow. But there's no point unfortunately, I'm voting for a minority and my council seat is quite stable. No fun.

[Flipside]

Well, quite frankly, as a suicide bomber, Yassin wasn't a danger unless the target was at the bottom of a hill

[Grey Wolf]

I rather like McCain myself. Too bad Bush II managed to beat him in the primaries four years ago, then we'd have had an actual candidate with his own personality.

[Rictor]

The day Nader is elected President is the day that the world will be destroyed from the combined effect of 6 billion people all jumping for joy at the same time.

That sounded wierder than I intended it to....

[Martinus]

[color=66ff00]I think murdering someone as a response to them murdering someone is hypocrisy of the highest order.

But that's only my opinion.
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[Ghostavo]

This is why the Veto thing should be altered...

I mean France, China and Russia, who also have this Veto thingy voted for... shouldn't that be made so that the veto was denied?

Maeglamor It will only make things worse. Next thing you know they will retaliate, then the Israel will retaliate and so forth...