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(...) For starters: He lied to Parliament and took my country into a war that it did not want. (...) Are you saying Londoners did not share his view? (...) What don't you understand? (...) That the "War on Terror" is the only way to progress. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Nobody wants war, Scott. Sometimes you haven't a choice. Sometimes you do. We either fight now or later. (...) Are you saying that most Londoners do? (...) Authority from whom? (...) How else are you going to prevent Wahabi Fascists from (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) How can you say that? I was at the peace rallies and many many signs were from Church organizations, from the United, Anglican, Methodist, and even my CRC denomination--and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Avoiding the truth John? You deleted this line: "That is not my understanding. People have been needlessly killed, and Bush is covering the murderers’ <trails>." Did that story make you proud to support Bush, or did you have to wave your (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) They were mistakes, hence the acknowledgment with the payouts for wrongful deaths. What would you want? For us not to pay????? JOHN (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You actually think that the radicals who show up at "peace rallies" are in any way indicative of the sentiments of the silent majority? All of the denominations you mentioned also oppose the mass killing of innocents at the hands of SH as (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It is indeed a noble goal to stop someone from killing innocents, and to this end Dubya should be held accountable for every civilian death in Iraq. Further, and this cannot be stated often or loudly enough, the state primary motivation for (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) The pope is a radical? The leader of the Roman Catholic church? Hmmm... I think you're confusing the 'religious radical right zealots' you hang around with with "the silent majority" Or confusing the 'obviously uninformed' wrt 'coalition of (...) (21 years ago, 9-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) None of that explains this quote: "Iraqi courts, because of an order issued by the US-led authority in Baghdad in June, are forbidden from hearing cases against American soldiers or any other foreign troops or foreign officials in Iraq." These (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Bush & Blair looked pretty keen on it! (...) I'm not saying anything. I'm just asking you to justify your point. It looks to me like you've based your opinion on a single quote! (...) He claims to be fighting for world securityfreedom... it's (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) War is hell, not civil disagreement. I do not the condone cold-blooded murder of innocent people, nor does the US military. They have their rules regarding such matters, and they will deal with it. JOHN (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) DO YOU AGREE? (...) This war could have been a "civil disagreement", but that's another issue! (...) You are avoiding the issue. How many US troops have been investigated for incidents in Iraq? Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Would that we could compare that number to the number of innocents who would have been executed by SH by now. Chances are the latter would be higher, and thus Bush's intervention actually saved the lives of innocents in total. (...) We know (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Comparing SH with pre-war Germany is (URL) misleading>: "Let's be clear about this. Saddam Hussein is not Hitler, as hysterical Americans keep claiming. The charges of external violence are 12 years old. There is no coherent evidence that he (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) And my point right back at you is that millions and millions of people, in your country as well as mine, and the countless millions from all over the world, protesting do not a 'few' make. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) One possibility is that Dubya could publicly acknowledge that St. Reagan both supported Hussein and supplied him with weapons of mass destruction. Another possibility is that Dubya could publicly acknowledge that Uncle Cheney had business (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Gee, didn't Dubya use Oil Money to get himself inserted into the office? Doesn't he have even more money and WoMD at his disposal than Hussein could ever dream of? Sounds like you've just proven that the current POTUS is a threat to the world. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) I always liked the acronym--FLOTUS :) Ahh, what I glean from West Wing (and other sources ;) ) Dave K (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Ok, I'll bite... "Flatulent Loser..."? "Foaming Lapdog..."?? "False Leader..."??? "Freakish Limp****..."???? Oh, you mean "First Lady"! (At least she hasn't killed anyone recently...) - Chris. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) Yeah, but she feels "terrible" that all this death and destruction's going on--at least from what I read earlier this week, and the Prez's ma, the former first lady, wants folks to stop (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Geez, the guy gets airlifted into/out of a war zone and he still needs his mother to stick up for him? Oh, that's right... "major hostilities" ended several months ago. (...) That's Senator FLOTUS to you! - Chris. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Let's put some fresh meat on these bones: (URL) Iraqi civilian deaths 'avoidable'> ==+== Human Rights Watch raises some serious questions about the way in which specific weapons were employed. It strongly criticises the use of cluster (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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