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Originally posted by Zosynspiracy
reply to post by rugbyguitargod
You ARE NOT DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION! The War on Terror has F'ALL to do with the Constitution. If you want to protect the Constitution!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love how the average grunt hides behind the golden parachute of "protecting the Constitution".
OH and as far as not doing anything except ranting and raving on a public forum..........#1 you don't know me personally regarding what I have or haven't done, how I vote, who I voted for, or where my money goes. Short of taking up arms and start killing politicians and government officials my biggest power lies in my vote and my wallet.
#2 You are on the same public forum I am buddy.
The troops have lost their justification. And when I say troops I mean EVERYONE all the way up to the corrupt military brass chucking orders down to all you lackeys. In fact the top military brass are probably more corrupt than the top government officials.
You sound like a bitter disenfranchised soldier trying to cling to any last desperate reason to stick up for your duty and the "cause". Sorry but just like your citizenry you were sold a bill of goods like all of us. Your government lied to you like they lied to us. You're not different just because you picked up a rifle and killed some terrorists in the name of "freedom" or "democracy". The difference between you and I is the same people that lied to you are the same ones responsible for cashing your check at the end of the month.
[edit on 10-10-2009 by Zosynspiracy]
i enlisted prior to 9/11. i didn't join to go lay waste to a foreign middle-eastern country. granted, it is what i am trained to do and do well but i digress. so i guess im still corrupt and an evil villain then, huh? ill definitely lose sleep at night wondering about that you have no idea how many tribes/villages i have helped in afghanistan. you can call humanitarian operations 'propaganda' or whatever all you want, i know that i genuinely helped out a people who were in need even if it was only a handful of villagers. to them, we made a huge improvement over their previous living conditions (which was the Taliban coming into their village once a month and taking 20 males ranging from 15-45. if they did not cooperate, they would kill 40 males). the war in Afghanistan may be unwarranted, but i know for a fact i have personally made a difference to someone, even if only a few. maybe ill start a thread about the benefits of 'unconventional warfare' and see how many flames i get.
''De Opresso Liber'' translated, means:
Free The Opressed
maybe you should 'research' that and tell me what you find...
Originally posted by Strype
This entire butchered thread just to explain the simple concept of retaliation? "If you hit me, I'll (try to) hit you back." I guess I'm having trouble figuring out why this wasn't obvious to some of you.
Cheers,
Strype
Originally posted by Sharrow
reply to post by mattpryor
Israelis are nervous because everyone knows they're lying. And Iran has every right to said this as not they're the ones whose are pushing for war, but they're the ones whose are willing to defend themselves.
If the Israelis are scared... well, they deserve it. I'm not going to support their war, because they have a blood lust to fulfill their fabricated prophecies.
[edit on 9-10-2009 by Sharrow]
Originally posted by mamabeth
Originally posted by Sharrow
reply to post by mattpryor
Israelis are nervous because everyone knows they're lying. And Iran has every right to said this as not they're the ones whose are pushing for war, but they're the ones whose are willing to defend themselves.
If the Israelis are scared... well, they deserve it. I'm not going to support their war, because they have a blood lust to fulfill their fabricated prophecies.
[edit on 9-10-2009 by Sharrow]
I would like for you to explain about Israels "fabricated prophecies".
Israel doesn't want war,they are surrounded by those who want to
wipe them off the planet.
Iran has every right to defend themselves.They(Iran) keep ranting on,
lie after lie,about a lot of things.Example:denial that the holocaust ever
happened.There are people, who witnessed these atrocities,still alive
today.
In my opinion,I think Iran has,or will soon have,with the help of russia,
weapons grade plutonium.I also believe when that happens,Iran will
strike first.They won't be defending themselves,they will be the aggressors.
Originally posted by bigyin
Originally posted by EMPIRE
It wouldn't surprise me if Israel let off a nuke and blamed it on Iran. It wouldn't surprise me if we fall for it, as we usually do, and come to their aid.
[edit on 9-10-2009 by EMPIRE]
I already postulated that possibility in another thread, and we need to watch out for that. It could even be a device set off in say USA and blamed on Iran, similar to the 911 false flag blamed on Iraq and Afghanistan, even though Bin Laden and the supposed hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.
However I do not believe either side would actually ignite nuclear tipped rockets. These things are monitored by satellite and whoever launches first would be on a suicide mission .... so for that reason it won't happen.
Its the same reason no nuclear strikes have taken place anywhere on the planet .... its called mutual destruction.
So we are left with conventional war tactics, and under those conditions Iran would beat Israel.
Originally posted by Retseh
I wonder how the world would react if we said "If there is one more Arab muslim attack on the United States we will destroy the heart of Iran."
Anyone with any decency should utterly condemn statements of this kind, it shouldn't matter what your politics are.
Originally posted by mattpryor
reply to post by Harlequin
Which country is currently protecting the Hamas leader and acts as a base for Hamas Worldwide?
What political party controls that country?
What sect of Islam does that party represent?
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by nenothtu
I think it's quite bloody clear what the IAEA are saying and you either deliberately not understanding the quote or lack the capacity to. Either way, you really look like you're out of your depth in this discussion.
Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by reasonable
EMP bombs you say? What is the designation for these weapons, as I've not heard of a non-nuclear EMP weapon so far. The only known EMP weapons are those which also double as Nuclear weapons.
So what you're saying is, in order to stop Iran having the ability to possibly make Nuclear weapons, Israel and the US will blanket the country in Nuclear weapons, so they can't make nuclear weapons?
Sounds a bit daft, doesn't it?
Originally posted by Zosynspiracy
I mean my god the US can't go one decade without major war. WTF?