Who leads the ANTI-WAR movement?

[whatsitmean]

I can tell you all watch way too much television.

[ted]

This country will not be destroyed due to us protecting ourselves and terrorists are going to hit us one way or the other no matter what we do.

Should we just wait for it or try to stop it?

If you knew that someone was preparing to hurt someone in your family (which wouldv'e happened if they were in the WTC), would you do nothing or try to stop it?

Hoping this problem will go away by itself hasn't worked has it?

t.

[Biscuit]

As our troops are scattered overseas and around the world, wouldn't this be a fine time for Russia, China, etc. to invade the U.S. ? Carter was kind enough to give away our Panama Canal, where the Chinese have supposedly been sending troops/equipment for some time now. Why? How could the U.S. defend an attack of nuclear warheads launched from submarines off our coast? We have no missile defense system.

No matter what, I would keep some survival supplies on hand and be ready to "hit the woods". And don't get stuck in the city.  :uhh:  :t3:

[Catsmeow]

What on earth are you talking about, bro Biscuit? Of course we have a missile defense system or we would've been toast a long time ago!

Where on earth did you hear such a thing? Uh, yeah..we DO have a missile defense system...in fact, I was stationed at one of those missile defense bases some years back...

It's called "Vandenberg Air Force Base" in California, off the coast of Santa Maria...and that base is 250 square miles along the coast of California...I saw more missile silos than I can possibly count...some readied to be shooting out nuclear weapons and some of the "Star Wars" variety

[Catsmeow]

I once heard that Adolf Hitler said something to the effect that if you say a lie  loud enough and long enough,  people will begin to believe it.

Classic example: You only use about 1/10th of your brain. False...I saw on the Discovery Channel that this is an outright myth...you actually use 100% of your brain, not 10%...

But how often have we heard this lie? Well, same with other progaganda..we hear it loud enough, often enough we begin to believe it...amen?

No...we do not lack a missile defense system or we'd be in deep, deep trouble...Whoever told you we lack a missile defense system doesn't have any idea what they're talking about.... :lightbulb:

[Work in Progress]

Certainly, in the history of the United States, no president has pursued a war the way Bush is.

You're right. Clinton didn't even BOTHER to ask the UN; he just started dropping bombs. Hey, anything to take attention off of that stained dress, right? He started bombing on the same day. THIS President jumped through all the hoops, did all the diplomacy stuff, deferred to the UN......what else should America do? Beg? Oh, wait - here's a great idea I've heard from the peaceniks - GIVE IRAQ MORE TIME!! Which resolution do you think Iraq will comply with? The 24th? How about the 32nd? GMAB.

Jimmy Carter? You're kidding..............right?

[Guest Truth Seeker]

An Eye Opener  

Tuesday, March 18, 2003

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[Prime Number]

Hello everyone. I think that a vast majority of the 'anti-war' protests and posturing is due to the administrations handling of the situation. The Bush administration has thumbed its nose at the rest of the world since day one. They've backed out of long standing international treaties. They've backed out of diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, and with North Korea. Over-subsidizing steelworkers and textile owners hasn't helped either. Does anyone remember  the last time Dick Cheney visited a foreign country? During the Enron thing?

 The situation with Iraq is no different if not worse. We bully or bribe other countries to go along with us, and make no effort to hide the fact that we're doing it. In Bush's September speech to the UN security council called for enforcement of UN resolutions in Iraq, and to try inspections one last time. The problem with these statements is that Cheney and Rumsfeld had called inspections a sham no more that a few days prior. Then the administration diplomatically announces it will watch these inspections in good faith, then within days begins a military build-up on Iraq's border.

  This is why all the anti-war protests are going on(IMO). The world questions our intentions, and with good reason. We've gone away from a posture of consultation and cooperation under Bush Senior and Clinton, to an aggressive, 'go it alone', "with us or against us" posture.

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[Prime Number]

Isn't our main missile defense system basically the threat of 'return fire'? If you bomb us, we'll bomb you, sort of thing? I thought that's why Reagan wanted 'Star Wars', because that 'threat of return fire' only works against other 'states' and not individuals or organizations. Maybe we're talking about two different things.

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[Guest Truth Seeker]

Prime Number:

The situation in Iraq has been debated far too long.