War In Iraq

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 04:36:30 pm Post subject:

What do you think caused the war in Iraq?

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 04:43:43 pm Post subject:

I meant what really caused the war.

Jeffrey · Member Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 212

Although the idea of an oil war is very possible, it doesnt seem like something that a cold hearted president would benefit from. He wouldnt get the oil, the U.S. would. I suppose that boost his "ratings" with the public if he lowered gas prices.

The cause of this war was POLITICS. Bush wanted reelected, so he decided to try and do something after 9/11 that made it look like he was "protecting" the United States from foreign terror. POLITICS = STUPIDITY, so that is what I voted for.

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:10:18 pm Post subject:

September 11 started the Osama bin Laden hunt and possibly the war in Afghanistan. It couldn't possibly have a rational connection with the war in Iraq.

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:17:42 pm Post subject:

of course.

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:45:24 pm Post subject:

How do you know there weren't? Were you looking at politics that closely back then?

AlienCC · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:46:20 pm Post subject:

Sir Robin, you are very opinionated for someone so young. Please study history carefully before preaching your ideas.

I only ask this because there is a very distinct connection throughout the history of this world with every war that has ever been fought. You may come to realize what it is through studying, if not then I'm deeply sorry..

--AlienCC

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:49:11 pm Post subject:

I am not preaching them, I simply give them in a hope someone may respond. I see nothing wrong with being opinionated at whatever age, age doesn't matter that much anyway. I know people that are over forty but still act like children of about age six, I know very mature people younger than 10 years old.

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:52:37 pm Post subject:

I had an excellent French teacher last year (unlike now Sad

). She said that there were three thing she wanted us to learn from her class:

1) There is nothing new under the sun

2) Words are power

3) I can't remember right now, sorry.

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 05:55:18 pm Post subject:

She wasn't French - she taught French. Why do you hate them so much?

Matt · Member Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 169

I'm with AlienCC oh and by the way politics have never started wars. We went to Iraq to search for wepons of mass destruction
Then they terroized us (terroism)
So we went over there to do: Operation Iraq Freedom
Now that thats over we are in: Operation Hammer

Jeffrey · Member Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 212

The only people who praise Hitler are craving for attention.

Sep. 11th did not directly cause our invation of Iraq, but it may have caused Bush to act like he was taking steps towards the prevention of a second disaster.

AlienCC · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 06:16:51 pm Post subject:

DarkerLine · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 07:02:58 pm Post subject:

AlienCC · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 07:44:20 pm Post subject:

AlienCC · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 08:08:04 pm Post subject:

My age is not so important, but you can be assured older then all or most everyone else here.

--AlienCC

Jeffrey · Member Joined: 12 Jun 2003 Posts: 212

Wisdom grows with age. Knowledge is sharp with youth. Paradox.

Age, who cares?

NETWizz · Posted: 17 Dec 2003 11:37:22 pm Post subject:

Well, it would help if everyone would put their birth date in the forum under their profile! You know, without something to compare it to, he cannot prove it, but he is older than most of you.

I am older than most of you, and he is older than I.

DigiTan · Posted: 18 Dec 2003 12:15:28 am Post subject:

Jeff makes a good point. And age is fleeting thing. Although wisdom expands with age, wise men are not wise all the time. While you may be one of the oldest here AlienCC --I have little reason to doubt this-- , birthright alone doesn't give any man free pass to go roaming about patronizing follow board members and thier opinions. Challenge ideas because of your experience. Challange ideas because of your education. But don't challange ideas simply because "I was born first!" Of course, everyone here is free to express thier ideas anyway they please. But hiding behind birthdates and calanders is counterproductive to say the least...and cowardly to say the most.

Getting back on track, I'll say I think the war was started for national security purposes first; political reasons second. Saddam's recent capture may bring Bush's numbers up in the polls today, but I don't think that was the original aim a year ago. This war still has a potential to end in failure; another notch in a growing list of recent military snafus. Given the risk to his own career, I say Bush started the war over the WMD.

Darth Android · Posted: 18 Dec 2003 01:51:05 am Post subject:

if i wanted ppl's ages i would give out mine then ask.

i think the war with iraq is bs; bush has yet to find weapons of mass destruction in any quantity.

Dragons are entitled to their own opinion!

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