A war story from iraq

[Oz]

I do not disagree with any facet of the military, they are doing what they are told. I disagree with what they have been told to do.

Can all you US tax payers seriously rationalise the insane amount of money being spent on this war with the continually flimsy bullshit excuses? Let alone the loss of life and injury to your fellow countrymen.

And Sniper, your fucking right I'm not involved in any form. And no, I personally would never join the military just in case I was sent to a conflict that I vehemently disagree with, such as this one.

Zaphod Beeblebrox - 'safely away from danger'? What danger?

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Originally Posted by Oz

I do not disagree with any facet of the military, they are doing what they are told. I disagree with what they have been told to do.

Can all you US tax payers seriously rationalise the insane amount of money being spent on this war with the continually flimsy bullshit excuses? Let alone the loss of life and injury to your fellow countrymen.

And Sniper, your fucking right I'm not involved in any form. And no, I personally would never join the military just in case I was sent to a conflict that I vehemently disagree with, such as this one.

Zaphod Beeblebrox - 'safely away from danger'? What danger?

huh? what do you mean what danger? The soldiers in that story are under gun fire. Nothing new in Iraq. But the politicians who decided to go to war are safely away from it in america.

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by imtheoneandonlyD

isnt oz from austrailia???? if so....our soilders arent really fighting for anything involving him. Unless he has family in the us or something. I dont think you will last long if you keep posting before you think.

Spectacular ignorance shown here....Australia is one of the few countries that sent troops [against the wishes of its population]to support the US interference in Iraq.

Thread moved to the proper forum,OT is not the place for robust political comment.

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by onebolt

War is inevitable and it's been going on since the beginning of time. Deal with it or do something about it. Don't just make stupid, unintelligent remarks.

How can someone make such a FOOL of themselves and then ask others not to make untintelligent remarks?

War is not inevitable.George Bush worked damn hard to get this one off the ground.The lies told to justify invading Iraq, and the lies being told about the extermination of the people of Fallujah will be remembered long after Bush is gone,and the last Marine has retreated Vietnam-style.

[Oz]

Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox

huh? what do you mean what danger? The soldiers in that story are under gun fire. Nothing new in Iraq. But the politicians who decided to go to war are safely away from it in america.

If everyone stayed in their own fucking countries there would be no danger.

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Originally Posted by Oz

If everyone stayed in their own fucking countries there would be no danger.

No shit. To bad its not a perfect world. Iraq became a target because Bush, for whatever reason, deemed it a threat. If the terrorists never attacked the US, this invasion with Iraq would have never happened (unless our fearless leader [insert sarcasm] was hell bent on invading).

Like I was saying, don't blame the soldiers for being in Iraq. It wasn't their decision to invade, its was the US politicians.

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

Originally Posted by taranaki

War is not inevitable.George Bush worked damn hard to get this one off the ground.The lies told to justify invading Iraq, and the lies being told about the extermination of the people of Fallujah will be remembered long after Bush is gone,and the last Marine has retreated Vietnam-style.

Damn right. Bush will go down as one the worst US presidents in history.

[RallyRaider]

Originally Posted by taranaki

Spectacular ignorance shown here....

Indeed!

How can people hold such firm opinions while similtaneously demonstrating zero grasp of any factual information?
Why ever did I poke my nose into here? Looking for the exit...

[Flatrater]

Originally Posted by Oz

If everyone stayed in their own fucking countries there would be no danger.

???????????

Guess you never heard of missiles. Scud's come to mind right away.

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by Flatrater

???????????

Guess you never heard of missiles. Scud's come to mind right away.

In order to pose a threat to America with a Scud, Saddam would have had to have sent it FedEx.

[Pewter'01SS]

Originally Posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox

If the terrorists never attacked the US, this invasion with Iraq would have never happened

Really? Are you sure?

Time magazine reported that in March 2002 – a full year before the invasion – Bush said “Fuck Saddam, We’re taking him out.” to three U.S. senators.

This was before we knew he caused 9/11...uh...I mean before we knew he was going to use WMD's against us...uh...I mean before we knew he had WMD's...uh...I mean before we went in there to liberate Iraq. Sorry about that, there were so many reasons to invade, I have a hard time remembering which one is the most current.

[kornflakes28546]

Originally Posted by Pewter'01SS

Really? Are you sure?

Time magazine reported that in March 2002 – a full year before the invasion – Bush said “Fuck Saddam, We’re taking him out.” to three U.S. senators.

This was before we knew he caused 9/11...uh...I mean before we knew he was going to use WMD's against us...uh...I mean before we knew he had WMD's...uh...I mean before we went in there to liberate Iraq. Sorry about that, there were so many reasons to invade, I have a hard time remembering which one is the most current.

i believe it was 09-11-2001, so i doubt bush was planning on taking saddam out as soon as he came to office. i don't agree with the whole war at all, but everyone is so quick to criticize him, but it's a hard job and you can't say that you would always make better decisions than him if you were in his situation.

[Heep]

I was skeptical about the war from the beginning, and didn't see it as being proper (especially overriding the UN, virtually making it useless), but I can somewhat see how he came to the decision to attack. The thing that irks me to no end is how he's gone on to genocide Iraqis after "finishing the war."

Nice story, youngvr4. Though I don't agree with the war, it's always impressive to see the strength and dedication of soldiers, both US and Iraqi. I know I sure couldn't do it.

[YogsVR4]

Originally Posted by Oz

If everyone stayed in their own fucking countries there would be no danger.

That would sure solve all immigration problems.

[aloharocky]

Originally Posted by YogsVR4

That would sure solve all immigration problems.

You got that right. And would solve most other "problems" for the US too.