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Post by Ependa » Fri Mar 21, 2003 2:38 pm

quotes from "Just some more news about what's going on in Iraq right now":
Some chanted, "Ameriki! Ameriki!"...
"No Saddam Hussein!" one young man in headscarf told Gurfein. "Bush!"..
I should even quote all the text. Anyway, the point is that it sounds like some propagenda slogans I heard in archives of vietnam war or algeria one where all the news from the activities of the US or the french army were formated by media to show them as "the friendly army coming to bring peace and freedom"...

Regarding the algeria war (but same for the vietnam one), media never showed or talked about how the soldiers were sometimes (and unfortunately more often than I thought) acting with algerian people (beating them up, insulting them......). We can only see pictures from those archives now.

All that to say that I'm not sure Yahoo news is a good source for information about the war.... (same for most of main media (french, american or any other ones))..

There are some web sites of indenpendant reporters, maybe by reading several of them we could get quite true news..

Anaway, I totaly agree with you, now it's started, let's hope it'll be quick and painless for everybody.. and hope bush will do more than he did for the afghan people... (same for european governments but I assume that since there is money to earn, each country will want to take part in the rebuilding of Iraq)

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Post by Wufei » Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:45 pm

Dark Dragon wrote:and I say strike the bastards down now, for if we don't, then who's to say a 9/11 event won't happen again? They brought this on themselves, Saddam had enough time to give up, and when Osama is found, he gets to go to go to hell via a nice, big and very massive explosion.

Yes I know, I am an evil person, an evil person that likes to stomp out others even more evil. Also, if we don't show that what we say is kept up on our end, then we will only be seen as pushovers, Saddam is evil, he uses his own people as shields and tests chemicles on them, in my eyes, he is a Hitler wanna be, and enough people were killed by Hitler, and the same goes for Aerofat or however his name is spelt and his army of homicide bombers, they too shall get theirs in the end.
and even if we do who is to say that another 9/11 won't happen again anyways? you can't say to sure it won't. nobody can. the future is always uncertain nobody can forsee what these events will lead to. if anything this may actually lead to another 9/11, after all, we'd just be giving them another excuse to lead out their thirst for revenge. that is the key word is it not? when he is found. you say he'll go to hell via a bomb. tell me then, why have we not found him yet? all we've been doing is dropping bombs on dirt. we've really achieved very little. you say you are evil but you want to stomp out someone more evil than you? now explain that to me. just what is evil? and how are they any more evil than we are? there are no saints in this world only devils. every civilization has their own little black mark on themselves from past "evils". the US is no exception. i do agree that we must not seem like pushovers for once you lose a footing on your ground it's harder to defend it. again, with the evil. human shields. what do you call what each nations leader uses it's military force as? they are human shields. the only president i can truly respect is one who goes and takes charge on the front line. that is one i would be proud to fight along side. the truth is, everyone who does not fight when able, is using someone else as a human shield.
Mroni wrote:Wufei- He has no nukes that's easy enough to know. He doesent have all the components to make them. As for losing vietnam when did we do that? Name one major engagement of any type that we lost. We never intended to win. Mcnamara pretty much addmited it was just a weapons test. When we did get serious we whiped them out. All vietnam accomplished was we killed all the Viet kong so the Nva wouldn't have to worry about them. A sad sorry waste of human life but by no means a military defeat. I don't know why I am even bothering to type this you won't listen anyway this is a just war I am 100% for it if some Iraquis die oh well I will get over it.

STOP TRAITORING ON THE US.
so he has no nuclear weapons? and you would know this from what? unless i see with my very own eyes i would not make such an assumption. i may agree that the possibilities of them having such weapons are slim, that does not dismiss the fact that there is a possibility. and any possibility which could carry such grave consequences with it should not be overlooked.as for vietnam i was planning on talking about that but in all actuality i think earthcurrent summed up a bit of what i was going to say, but in order to put more to the point i will see what research i can do on the war and come back with information, if i have the time. now i am insulted, what makes you think i am not listening to you. if i weren't would i have used your quotes at all and tried to respond to them? as for iraquis dieing. i can understand a bunch of faceless unknowns to me, however i am unbiased, i feel the same for all troops who die, i simply don't care. ah so now i am a traitor to the US? i only speak my mind as you do. taking liberty of the 'freedom' of speech which has been granted to me. does that mean all people who speek their minds, when not in accordance with what people such as yourself wish for them to believe, are traitors? so be it then call me a traitor. i would sooner die than pledge my allegiance to a country that stresses freedom but only under stipulations fitting itself.

now then lastly and breathe a sigh of reief this isn't as long as my past post which i do apologize for. thank you buddykiller, bebi, and cainT. actually it didn't take as long as it would seem, it may have been faster had i not been typing up emails to some friends of mine at the same time. i don't believe i speak with any more passion than many of the people who have expressed their feelings on the subject, many of whom i used as quotes more than likely. :lol: as for being president the first thing i would have to do is destroy presidencies and elect a large council of people to run the country. i think one countries future is far too important to leave much of the decisions up to one man so i would elect a bunch of people to join this council. such as kthulu, earthcurrent, bebi, jace, and yes even mr oni. i would have to choose people such as these because as i've said many of them have put up good if not great arguments of their own and the only way a place could run smoothly is if you have differing opinions. i'd be honored to have these people as a part of a council to discuss courses of action in the political field. i would have listed more but then i'd have to read over the entire topic.

ok so on a truly final note. thank you mr oni. i truly appreciate it when people give arguments to me and if i had a hat it would be tipped respectively, though i wish for you to never assume i would not read something you put up simply because our views differ. Sayonara.
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Post by Mroni » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:16 pm

Ependa wrote:
I don't beleive that the french people really hate us they have just been lied to by their goverment which has hated us since the end of world war 2 go figure.
Let me laugh... :
The real enemy is France I hope bush realises this soon.



....I wonder how funny it is to the french who were alive when the us liberated them in 1944....
....Sorry I have a little problem with ungrateful french bastards attacking my country....
If you like this kind of argument, you should go back to school, learn a bit more about your own history and think about a french man called Lafayette.





You're quite amazing, do you really believe all that you said??


No the french need to read about lafayette. And remember about how we are their freinds not thier enemies. One of the sickest things I have ever heard is that the biggest name on germanys surrender agreement is the french general as if he had something to do with it.


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Post by Mroni » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:23 pm

WilLoW :--) wrote:
blackout_sehs wrote:I dont know if anyone watches "The O'reily Factor", but on mon night, maybe tue he went off on the French. I coudnt keep from laughing...it was hilarious. He said that they could keep their franks because it was blood money. (even though they use erodollars).
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If it wasnt for us French would be a dead language...who else speaks that pansy langueage...French Guine?
And ??? What does it have to do with this topic on war ? :shock:
You should add that in our uncivilized country, people eat frogs and snails. Therefore we do not deserve respect. :D
Our currency is not "erodollar" (sexy money ?) but "euro".
blackout_sehs wrote: But anyway i think the french could at least show some compassion...
and not to Iraq and they can also stop given Iraq airplane parts and money.
Is "compassion" the good word ? I don't clearly understand what you mean here...


To all people who think that France should help the USA in Irak because the USA helped France at the end of WWII, I'd like to say that there is a big difference : in 1944, France was being occupied by Germany, our country was being INVADED. Whereas here, I don't think Saddam Hussein has invaded the USA.

One more thing: please don't make generalities. We are all individuals. please don't say "The french are this", "the american are that"...it's nonsense.

mr Oni, I've never seen you. I don't know how old you are, but I think that neither of us have seen WWII. You surely don't know how it really was, and you didn't help Europe yourself. Your father or grandfather maybe, but not you. Stop saying "we" when you talk about what YOU did not do.
Moreover, You can't say France is not "thankful" for what the USA did during WWII. The only thing is that the USA are not being attacked by another country. If this is the case one day, I'm sure that Europe would help (but this wouldn't be a great help, if we compare the US Army to french Army :D )
France does not agree with Hussein's government. Yet our leaders think there was a more "friendly" way than a war. That' s all.
Don't be angry with French just because we don't want to see our friends die for oil...

I'm not good at politics and stuff. I know that something isn't clear in the relations between France and Irak...if someone explained (without any word like "French bastards"), it'd be nice.


I've seen GWB's speech yesterday. If he ACTUALLY does what he said in his speech, then it will be great. But I'm not sure he will really do exactly what he said.
Dude your the one that showed that anti american propaganda clip it was not funny in the least bit. And if you look at my post I did not use the word I. As for an american I pay taxes therefore I am a we. Saying this war is about Oil is retarded I just want one shred of proof. so please stop using generalisations. As far as diplomacy didn't we give this man enough freakin time to straighten since the end of the Gulf war???? Did he help his people any know. He buit himself a shitload of palaces he rebuilt his military. He spent money developing insane weapons for no good reason. His people still live off food we send him. It's insane. I am glad you at least listened to bushes speech and are willing to give him a chance. But please stop quoting the stupid left which is just a bunch of college retards who don't know a thing about the real world anyway.


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Post by Mroni » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:27 pm

earthcurrent wrote:
Mroni wrote:Name one major engagement of any type that we lost. We never intended to win. Mcnamara pretty much addmited it was just a weapons test.
The battles themselves become unimportant, in Vietnam, we lost the media war.

Can I have the 'references' you used about McNamara's interpretation of the war, Oni, I'm actually curious about this.

And as a note: 47,000 Americans killed merely to test out weapons? Oni, you are vastly oversimplifying the history of the Vietnam conflict.
Mcnamara said that a year or two ago I'm sure it would be in time or newsweek. As for 47,000 woop de freakin do over 10 years? Do you know how many people died at antietem 20,000 in one day or Gettysburg 53,000 in 3 days of fighting. I'm sorry I just consider Vietnam a mishandled dirty war that started out under honorable pretensions and turned into a weapons test until Nixon got us out with rolling thunders 1 and 2.


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Post by Mroni » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:38 pm

Wufei-How can you compare the life of an Iraqui to that of an american. It dosen't make sense to me if they die for Saddam fuck them I hope they all burn in massive oil hellfires. Dammit I am sick of this why don't you fuckers all give us a chance to do whats right and If I am wrong I will eat all of my words. And if your some kind of beatnick hippy son a bitch flower child peace monger then I cordially invite you to anal rape yourself with a Razor sharp fuck stick.


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Post by MistyCaldwell » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:51 pm

Not to jump in on your both of your ranting, but the life of any innocent human is worth the same as another. None of them chose the country they live in and have to profess their loyalty to avoid a crap load of problems. Any one of their lives is as worth as much as mine or yours. You can hardly blame them for trying to not be arrested and tortured for treason.....though that is something many americans have recently started to endorse :? Hardly right freedom.

I am not talking about the government over there. In my opinion also, you forfeit your own right to life when you take someone else's. Touchy subject though.
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Post by EarthCurrent » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:51 pm

[quote="Mroni]As for 47,000 woop de freakin do over 10 years?[/quote]

Next time I visit I visit the Vietnam Memorial, I'll make sure I tell that to my 3 uncles whose names are inscribed on the wall.[/quote]

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Post by EarthCurrent » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:53 pm

[quote="earthcurrent]fear my mad quoting skillz[/quote]

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Post by Mroni » Fri Mar 21, 2003 11:02 pm

Ok Ok Ok hold up here. Ok half the crap I am typing is done because I am angry that people just won't stop with this anti war bullshit. Me personally I cannot find a reason to be against this war if you can more power to you. I am not by far the smartest person on this board I cannot make an amv for example. However that does not mean I have to listen to stupid rants that have no facts to back them up. Now remember I just stated this and I will state it again if I am wrong and all this war is about is oil and saddam had no weapons development going on and the end of the world comes etc then I will personally apologize to everybody except for Milo. As far as france goes its of course absurdity get a clue jesus. Earth current I looked it up and all he said was that he admitted vietnam was a mistake in his book sorry I heard wrong. DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT People please get clues. It might be hip to be anti war . I don't know why but it might be. I hate things that are hip. If you must know that whole bunch of fake patriotism after september 11 made me sick to my stomache.

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