1) You forget we invaded Iraq. They didn't invade us.
Every war is started by someone. This one was started by the US. Who forgot?
2) Iraqis are being killed at a rate of 10 times faster than U.S. troops.
Right, we're winning
3) We never even declared war on Iraq. The War Powers act only authorizes a President 90 days without additional approval. We have been in country for 12 months.
Further continuation of the power struggle between Congress and the President. Congress has means at its disposal to up the ante if it so wishes.
4) There will now be civil war in Iraq regardless of when we withdraw.
Completely conjectural. Who wrote that? Nostradamus? What makes this "smart"?
5) We made promises to the Iraq people that haven't been fulfilled.
Yet?
6) The U.S. tortures Iraqi prisoners. What makes us any better than those crazy towelheads?
We're not.
7) We have spent $150 billion so far.
Is that unreasonable? How much does an a-bomb cost? We could have saved a lot of money.
8) We assume those lunatics think like us. The Arabs are wackos.
True
9) Those Arab wackos don't see the difference between Israel and the U.S.
Uhhhh, duh. Millions of them believe that the US and Israel worked together to destroy the WTC and blame it on "the muslims". The US is not in control of the Muslim view of all outsiders as belonging to Dar al-harb.
10) The Bush administration and those neo-conservative groups that put him into power are working to undermine the Constitution by saying they are defending it. Prayer and religion are much more important than free choice or free speech? I think not. What is patriotic about the Patriot Act?
Many of the same people that believe that don't think of themselves as "undermining the Constitution" when they wish to ban the "right to bear arms". In fact, there's a strong overlap. Every American has a different view of the way the world should be and some of this conflicts with the US constitution. I respect the views of those who believe "we" shouldn't have the right to bear arms and I respect the views of those who believe that "religion is more important than free choice" though I believe both contradict the intent of the constitution and agree with neither.
Last edited by Colin at May 4 2004, 09:29 AM
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