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The US can finally get the approval it so often seeked!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by acejeff5, Mar 30, 2003.

  1. acejeff5

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    umm what the hell , i posted this in the bbs hangout forum and it ended up here , what in the hell is that? sorry please take this out of this i just noticed this, something must not have worked b/c something got messed up , anyway please move this , my apologies
     
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    This is quite humorous, though I don't like the dig at Houston.

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    Thanks for the tip, Trout. Sorry, guys. This is too funny. Too sort of exactly like the debate we've been having here on the BBs. Link's not good enough. Needs the whole article. The following from The Onion, courtesy of Kilgore Trout. See link above.

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    Point-Counterpoint: The War On Iraq

    By Nathan Eckert
    George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

    This war will not put an end to anti-Americanism; it will fan the flames of hatred even higher. It will not end the threat of weapons of mass destruction; it will make possible their further proliferation. And it will not lay the groundwork for the flourishing of democracy throughout the Mideast; it will harden the resolve of Arab states to drive out all Western (i.e. U.S.) influence.

    If you thought Osama bin Laden was bad, just wait until the countless children who become orphaned by U.S. bombs in the coming weeks are all grown up. Do you think they will forget what country dropped the bombs that killed their parents? In 10 or 15 years, we will look back fondly on the days when there were only a few thousand Middle Easterners dedicated to destroying the U.S. and willing to die for the fundamentalist cause. From this war, a million bin Ladens will bloom.

    And what exactly is our endgame here? Do we really believe that we can install Gen. Tommy Franks as the ruler of Iraq? Is our arrogance and hubris so great that we actually believe that a U.S. provisional military regime will be welcomed with open arms by the Iraqi people? Democracy cannot possibly thrive under coercion. To take over a country and impose one's own system of government without regard for the people of that country is the very antithesis of democracy. And it is doomed to fail.

    A war against Iraq is not only morally wrong, it will be an unmitigated disaster.


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    By Bob Sheffer
    No it won't.

    It just won't. None of that will happen.

    You're getting worked up over nothing. Everything is going to be fine. So just relax, okay? You're really overreacting.

    "This war will not put an end to anti-Americanism; it will fan the flames of hatred even higher"?

    It won't.

    "It will harden the resolve of Arab states to drive out all Western (i.e. U.S.) influence"?

    Not really.

    "A war against Iraq is not only morally wrong, it will be an unmitigated disaster"?

    Sorry, no, I disagree.

    "To take over a country and impose one's own system of government without regard for the people of that country is the very antithesis of democracy"?

    You are completely wrong.

    Trust me, it's all going to work out perfect. Nothing bad is going to happen. It's all under control.

    Why do you keep saying these things? I can tell when there's trouble looming, and I really don't sense that right now. We're in control of this situation, and we know what we're doing. So stop being so pessimistic.

    Look, you've been proven wrong, so stop talking. You've had your say already.

    Be quiet, okay? Everything's fine.

    You're wrong.
     
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    OMG, Batman, that looks like Treeman wrote the No It Won't side. :)
     
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    Its also hard to beat those sterotypical pictures :D Long haired hippie/techie guy and stuffy white guy.
     

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