Should the U.S. invade Iraq? (all opinions welcome) - Page 2

10-24-2002, 05:04 PM

Says here 269 soldiers lost their lives in Iraq - I'd be interested to know how many of those were due to enemy fighting.

And the fact of the matter is that America doesn't have a right to force "change" on another country, but assisting Kuwait is a justifiable reason to intervenen in the Persian GUlf. Here there is no real justifiable reason other than the presumption that there are WMD in Iraq. That's it. We're going to war because we suppose someone is stockpiling weapons for a "over-in-a-second" war with Iraq, and we suspect them of being involved in acts of terrorism against America. What middle eastern country HASNT had dealings with suspected terrorists - I mean really. It just so happens that the man with the oil has gotta go. Which is funny. America will find a suitable puppet to replace Saddam, implant a occupational force, and we'll have ourselves all the oil we can handle.

Pfc.Green · 10-24-2002, 05:15 PM

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Totenkopf · 10-24-2002, 07:02 PM

Saddam ain't gonna do sh!t, he's too comfy in his eight presidential palaces. Attacking anyone would bring the world down around him.

10-24-2002, 11:22 PM

toten they are asking if bush is gonna attack, everyone knows saddam aint gonna attack un provoked. like i said

un needs to declare war on the USA for making weapons of mass destruction if anyone.

10-25-2002, 02:59 AM

N.Korea is actually not a threat anymore, its starting to open it up if any of you didnt bother reading reliable sources of news. S.Korea is already making peace talks there.

r3mix · 10-25-2002, 04:06 AM

US occupies middle-east nations.... terrorists attack US interests stating that they want US out of middle east...... US suffers worst terrorist attack on record.... decides to invade another country in middle east and receives domestic support.

US foreign policy is that they want nations of the middle-east to be run by democratic governments preferred by the US. these nations have never known democratic rule and will back even the worst dicator rather than suffer this sort of interference by the US.

so far US has pretty much gone to war against military forces..... once they invade a middle-east nation they will find out what "going to war with a country" actually means. you cannot invade a nation and fight the general population with military personnel..... its that simple..... everyone dies.

and as for these reasons to invade..... theres no proof that he has nuclear weapons.... theres no indication that if he did have them he would attack another nation with them. US fails both those points as a nation with nuclear weapons who has adopted a strike-first policy.

Zoner · 10-25-2002, 07:33 AM

Absolutely everyone here, every single one of you guys, is talking out of their respective asses. NONE of you, myself included, knows what's REALLY going on in Iraq. No one but the highest ranking military officials and world leaders knows the real scoop.

Everything you know about the situation has been documented by the media and unclassified "experts" in the subject. There has to be so much classified information on this whole thing, that no one outside the government/military could possibly know the real story.

This isn't an attack on any people who've posted...anyone who knows me from this board knows that I respect anybody's opinion. I just feel that we citizens of the world know about 0.1% of the real story here.

Personally, I don't want to know the real story. I have a feeling that it's more horrific than any of us could imagine.

Zone

Bane · 10-25-2002, 08:01 AM

This is what I do know:

I work with a man who came here from Baghdad. He hates Hussein. His family hates Hussein. Most of his countrymen hate Hussein.

"Torture would be too good for him, for all he's done to us. He needs to die..." he has told me.

But they dislike the US for the sanctions imposed on Iraq. He understands why we're doing it, but the citizens of the country are the ones who are really hurting from it. Do you think Hussein is affected by the sanctions? No way. He's sitting pretty in a plush palace smoking expensive cigars. The US sanctions are really hurting the people, making it harder for them to resist their "leader".

So should we attack Iraq? I say yes...but not an all-out war. That would be ridiculous. There is no need for it. We are superior in all aspects of warfare. It would be total overkill. I think we should send in a covert squad, kill Hussein as he sleeps and walk away. Don't think we couldn't do it because we all know we could. Christ, the F-117A flew for 10 years before the public even thought about stealth technology. We've got weapons we don't even know we have...

Other than that I agree with Zoner91...we don't know shit.

Vance · 10-25-2002, 08:16 AM

[quote="CSF_Jaizen":a7ca4]Iraq has never made an unprovoked attack against the USA. [/quote:a7ca4]
Did Germany ever make an unprovoked attack against the USA before 1942? Nooooo.

Bleed_4_Me · 10-25-2002, 08:45 AM

Let's attack the Canucks!!! LOL bigzooka:

Zoner · 10-25-2002, 09:13 AM

haw haw haw! Nnnnnnoooooooooo!!! biggrin:

First place I'd head if Canada was attacked would be Newfoundland. I pity ANYONE who tried to attack Newfs. We can be a fierce bunch, especially after we've had a few drinks. HAW!

"Whatchoo lookin' at buddy? C'mere, I smacks the face off ya! You'd look some good wit' fold-away teet'!!"

Zone

Bleed_4_Me · 10-25-2002, 09:15 AM

JK Zoner HEHE!~~ freak:

I love all things Canadian. Hell, I've got family in Toronto!

Low spark · 10-25-2002, 09:19 AM

[quote="Bleed_4_Me":4c84a]JK Zoner HEHE!~~ freak:

I love all things Canadian. Hell, I've got family in Toronto![/quote:4c84a]

Well there you go. If we invade Canada you won't have to worry about stopping at the border and waiting in line to enter the country when want to visit.

Bleed_4_Me · 10-25-2002, 09:21 AM

Heeeyyy SHHHH!! That's Top Secret NOFORN! I had the plan all worked out, under the guise of staying with my relatives and then BANG! Hit them from within! fire1: M16: fire1: M16: fire1: M16:

Totenkopf · 10-25-2002, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bane

This is what I do know:

I work with a man who came here from Baghdad. He hates Hussein. His family hates Hussein. Most of his countrymen hate Hussein.

"Torture would be too good for him, for all he's done to us. He needs to die..." he has told me.

But they dislike the US for the sanctions imposed on Iraq. He understands why we're doing it, but the citizens of the country are the ones who are really hurting from it. Do you think Hussein is affected by the sanctions? No way. He's sitting pretty in a plush palace smoking expensive cigars. The US sanctions are really hurting the people, making it harder for them to resist their "leader".

So should we attack Iraq? I say yes...but not an all-out war. That would be ridiculous. There is no need for it. We are superior in all aspects of warfare. It would be total overkill. I think we should send in a covert squad, kill Hussein as he sleeps and walk away. Don't think we couldn't do it because we all know we could. Christ, the F-117A flew for 10 years before the public even thought about stealth technology. We've got weapons we don't even know we have...

Other than that I agree with Zoner91...we don't know ----.

Don't blame the U.S. sanctions for hurting the people, blame Saddam, he's the one hoarding the sh!t that gets through. If he truly cared about his people, they would not suffer because of sanctions.