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Re: "gutless" bush?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:12:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
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> > > > We live in a fallen world-- sometimes violence is the only way (because the
> > > bad guy starts it)
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> > > Ummmmmmmm, you sure you want to phrase it that way?
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> > Yes. This started 11 years ago with the invasion of Kuwait.
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> > JOHN
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> Kuwait was liberated.
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> That war is over.
Um, not exactly. When a war ends the armed hostility phase with a truce
agreement, it's not over until a negotiated peace is in place. In this case,
the truce agreement specified that SH would disarm and change his ways.
He didn't. Violations of truce agreements tend to lead to resumption of
armed hostility. Not always right away mind you...
Hence GW I can be said *not* to be over.
(note that the same reasoning applies to Korean War I... it ain't over either)
Unfortunately for this (my) line of reasoning, there are a LOT of declared
wars that aren't over... (as well as a bunch of undeclared ones too)
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| (...) Kuwait was liberated. That war is over. This cannot be about that invasion--it's over. You're so quick to tell us to 'get over' Bush and the election--get over Kuwait--it's done. SH wasn't massing a force to re-invade. What is it you are (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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