Debate : 23359


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Re: To change the tune... —John Neal
(...) Believe what you want. Time will certainly tell. (...) Well, some did. How can you be certain that you would have been right? (...) Facts? What "facts"? The facts are that he had them in the past, he had the willingness to use them, and he was (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

	Re: To change the tune... —Pedro Silva
	(...) It probably would, but that's not what draws my attention in your post: Exactly why can't a nation with oil resources seek nuclear capabilities? (...) Then why did your country require inspections in the first place? That is, if they were so (...) (21 years ago, 10-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: To change the tune... —John Neal
		(...) (talking about Iraq here) It's not that they can't, it's why would they? It costs billions of dollars for such a venture, where the oppotunity cost may never be made up. Unless there is something else about the nuclear plant that one is (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

			courage in combat [Re: To change the tune...] —Scott Arthur
			(...) I'm not clear what Mr Kelly’s politics are, but he does have my respect. I'm no fan of the Vietnam War (nether was he), but he did serve his country with considerable distinction; both "in country" and in sharing his opinions & experiences (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

			Re: To change the tune... —Scott Arthur
			(...) 4 Points: I'd say the Palestinians are on the receiving end of "terrorism” more than the USA is. I'd say that not all the attacks on Israel are "terrorism". I'd say there is not a lot of evidence in the public domain to show that the USA is a (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

			Re: To change the tune... —Pedro Silva
			(...) Because it is ultimately their prerrogative. You are aware of that basic notion of sovereignty, aren't you? (...) That is their problem. As a non iraqi, you have no vote on the matter - do you? (...) That is your problem, granted. But it's up (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

	Re: To change the tune... —Scott Arthur
	(...) Smell the coffee John; time is telling as we speak! (...) I was wrong in a way; it looks like he did not have WMD. I feel he would have used them if he had them. (...) Show me the link with OBL. (...) He could not even police his own country! (...) (21 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: To change the tune... —David Laswell
		(...) How long do you think it would have taken Hussein & Sons to kill that many if they'd been left in power? Anyways, the US was directly responsible for putting Saddam in charge of Iraq those many years ago. Quite frankly, it worries me that the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

			Re: To change the tune... —Scott Arthur
			(...) I don't know. What was his "kill rate" before the war? How many women & children did he kill in the run up to that war? (...) Rumsfeld: "We know where they are." As an aside, the whole country does not have to be checked; pre-war, SH did not (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

			Re: To change the tune... —Dave Schuler
			(...) I'm not sure which parts of LUGNET you've been reading, but a number of us are passingly familiar with the correct usage of moot. (URL) Here> is part of one of many discussions about that very word (at least, a discussion of one of its (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

				Re: To change the tune... —John Neal
				(...) Agreed. (URL) HERE> is another, acknowledging your very concern;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		US State Department: Global terror attacks are on the rise —Scott Arthur
		(...) It appear's Bush's antics as part of the "War on Terror" have conincided with a (URL) in international terrorism! Scott A (20 years ago, 11-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)