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Originally posted by jmilici
My question is this, Why didn't Bush finish his job with Bin Laden before starting a war with Iraq? Afterall, Bin Laden is the "culprate"(sp) of 9/11, not Saddam.
Before you answer this understand that this thread might get a little heated. I have no desire to offend anyone but understand I started this thread to see what "the other side" is thinking. Our views will differ.
Originally posted by jmilici
Sorry for the lack of posts. I only have a short time to actually post during the day.
First of all this is not a two sided debat like many seem to think. I am asking Bush supporters beecouse those are the ones who need to defend him on his decision to focus his attentions in other countries. Those are the ones that will be voting for him. Second I am not saying do one thing at a time. Nobody except for maybe two posters actually picked up on my hint that maybe we are changing the focus from OBL to Iraq then Iran then Syria because there might be alternate explanations for 9/11 that we are not supposed to know. By all means I am open minded, I am not saying that thbere is, I am just saying the official story does not add up. And know that we changed focus to Iraq that helps add credance to my feeling/decision of the story not adding up. Along with the fact that I still have not seen any proof to support the "official story"
Another thing, what on this earth gives us the right to nation build. That is probably what got us into this mess in the first place. Along with giving Isreal 4 billion a year pluce military weapons so they can defend themselves against people who's only defence is to strap a bomb to themselves(I do not support that either, but I can understand the why). Nation building is also what Bush said we wouldn't do right after 9/11. Hey what are we doing then? We are acting like G_D.
Non of these countries we invaded are better off. Did you know since we took over afghan the poppy trade has started again? Did you know heroin is made from poppy?
Why is it we seem to be going after all the easy countries. Oh wait so we can stratigackly place ourselves to take over more countries. Well you know what, I am tired of war. I am tired of seing and hearing about our troops being blown up. I am tired of seing video's of beheadings. I am tired of nation building. This country was not built on nation building and pre-emptive strikes. My constitution is against that. We need to bring the perps of 9/11 to justice.
Let's not forget the families of the victims either. Those are the one's who need justice. They are the one's we need to catch the perps for. The majority of them did & still do not want any more war. They just want answers. Like we is OBL(if he is really responcible)? Or Why wasn't there an official criminal investigation done? Why werent there any forensics done on the steal before it was taken to Asia for melt down jusst DAY'S after it was carted off from ground zero.
A friend of mine was burnt 70% of his body from 9/11, he barely survived. He is 100% completely against the war in Iraq. He also told me that he always talks with other survivors and they pretty much feel the same that he does. These are also people that need justice.
I am not a saddam lover & I do not support what he has done in the past. As a matter of fact I do think he needed to be taken out of power. But we could have waited a year even two. He was no threat. He could not launce anything against us, no drones no missels. And you know what? If he attacked a neighbor country like Isreal let him. Isreal has a military that is/was 20 times stronger than Saddam's army and an attitude to go with it. They would have done just fine.
I feel like we are acting like arragant foolish americans by defending Bush this way. Bush is not only isolating us with his "you are either with us or against us" crap he is changing the attitudes of americans. We are no longer a country of compassion. We are a country of let's get them. No longer are you innocnet till proven guilty you are guilty until proven innocnet. On that note I shall stop for know. This post is long enough. I will leave you with this, I love my country and if the time arises I will die for my country. America is beutiful, lets leave it that way.
Originally posted by jmilici
What about the fact that going to war with Iraq really did not help fight the war on terror, or catch OBL. It actually helped out the terrorist by creating a minimum of 20,000 more terrorists? The war on terror is supposed to stop terror, not add more.
The terrorist training camps in Iraq have been destroyed.
Originally posted by jmilici
what on this earth gives us the right to nation build.
Non of these countries we invaded are better off.
Let's not forget the families of the victims either. The majority of them did & still do not want any more war
Bush is not only isolating us with his "you are either with us or against us"