Iraq!

[Richie]

Yes, I did put both feet into my mouth and I apologize, especially to Che. I wrote that post in a hurry and left out the word "radical": i.e. I consider radical Islam a vicious cult. I believe that organizations such as al-Quaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc fit the criteria of cults. They brainwash young people into strapping bombs on themselves and committing suicide/homicide. I understand that the vast majority of Muslim people would just as soon live and let live; I have had Muslim friends (mostly Iranians back in university) and we got along just fine. However, I stand by my statement that radical Islamic groups are cults and they are vicious.
I guess I should double check my posts from now on...

Richie

 

[winchable]

Quite alright brother post on, post on.

We all have our mistypes;

Edited to remove off-topic rant.

 

[SFontaine]

I tend to stay out of these kind of things but I just can‘t right bout now..

A lot of you guys are pretty stupid. You think President Bush is some sort of monster who drinks oil out of the skulls of Iraqi children.. I mean how dumb can you be? Let‘s look at this logically. Do you think President Bush and his team sat in the Oval Office one day and said "Okay here‘s what we‘re going to do, we‘re going to lie and manipulate things so it looks like Iraq has tons of Weapons and when nothing is found we‘ll hope to god they don‘t ask any questions".
No. Of course not. That‘s stupid.

If there‘s anything this man is guilty of it‘s trying to protect his country. On September 11th his country was attacked and 3000 innocent American men and women were killed by a few Muslim extremists with box cutters who really hated the US. If a small group of extremists can murder 3000 how much damage do you think a country that hates the US and has the ability to make WMDs (and has in the past) could do?
By removing Saddam Hussein the President succesfully took away a major potential threat, WMDs or not. Now people will think twice before the **** with the US, harbor terrorists or try to build WMDs. Look at Libya.

 

[SFontaine]

Double post I apologize.

 

[Richie]

Thank you for accepting my apology Che, that was very gracious of you and I know you will make your military comrades proud As for me, from now on I‘ll use the "preview post" button a bit more often...

Re my statement about radical Muslim groups: there was a story a while back about the Black Widows, young women from Chechnya who act as suicide bombers in attacks on targets in Russia. One Black Widow decided not to follow through and gave herself up to the Russians. She is now afraid for her life because she says the group she was involved with will get at her even in a Russian prison. This young woman sounds very much like any confused, vulnerable individual who has broken free from a cult and begun to think for themselves.

Link to this story.

 

[Richie]

Originally posted by SFontaine:
[qb] Look at Libya. [/qb]

I think Quaddafi was motivated by two factors:

1.) He wants American and British oil companies back in his country to pump up the economy (pun intended)

2.) He‘s afraid of Muslim extremists who view him as having become soft on Israel...he‘s turning to the West for protection...

 

[muskrat89]

Thank you, SFontaine - another voice of reason from the left coast

 

[SFontaine]

Heh good to see I‘m not alone.
Seems so many people these days go with what‘s popular (Anti-Americanism, Anti-Bush) and don‘t look at facts and good ol fashioned common sense.

 

[koalorka]

Actually on this forum being pro-Bush seem far more popular. Anyone that raises critisiscm is openly discriminated.

 

[Enzo]

SF, facts? We‘re still waiting for them, otherwise it‘s conjecture. I like to think for myself, not be told what to think. The problem is, I‘m uncertain as to what information to trust. I wonder why that is eh?

 

[muskrat89]

Anyone that raises critisiscm is openly discriminated.

I am curious as to how you‘ve been discriminated against...

 

[koalorka]

They set my trailer on fire.

 

[muskrat89]

We do that to all the new people

 

[koalorka]

Um..I found this "educational" clip on president Bush, but I‘m not going to be the popularity queen for posting it. Enjoy.

http://www.blackstarsblog.com/bushin41point2.htm

 

[winchable]

Can anyone tell me what differences a Democrat president would make?

 

[muskrat89]

Actually, I found that pretty funny.

Certainly puts the "anti-Bush" side‘s argument into a logically presented perspective. When all else fails - that‘s what they resort to. I‘d be curious to see similar ads, generated by the "other" side....

 

[SFontaine]

Wow that flash video really changed my mind.. I mean it presented facts and evidence so well and had a real political message.

 

[koalorka]

Ya see fellas, overwhelming evidence that Bush has to go..

That part about the wet sock made me laugh.

 

[Infanteer]

Well, that caught me off gaurd. After wiping the tears from my eyes from laughing so hard, I watched it again...