Advice and Support from Thousands of Users Just Like You

Politics Left? Right? Liberal? Conservative? How does politics and the social values you hold affect dating and relationships?

Reply
Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 Last »
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
ThePriestess ThePriestess is online now
ThePriestess's Avatar

ThePriestess thinks this place is great for advice on how to stay single!

Sage

Join Date: Apr 2008

Posts: 10,194

See profile

tweet37 wrote :

The war in Iraq was voted on by an overwhelming majority of the U.S.Congress. So if we 'illegally' bombed their country, who's the criminal?
Congress did support it ... but I don't remember them actually issuing a declaration of war.
- November 22nd, 2008, 12:12 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#11   Reply With Quote
godlessinseattle godlessinseattle is offline
godlessinseattle's Avatar

godlessinseattle Dare To Question All Received Truths

Veteran

Join Date: Nov 2008

Posts: 1,212

See profile

LizziePooh wrote :

.


And please give it a rest with the illegal war cries. Itis so old and untrue.
I am afraid simply not likeing a government or leader of a sovereign nation is not a legal excuse to invade them and to kill their leaders. We learened this lesson from other regimes that did the same: Hitler comes to mind.


As for getting me to stop telling the truth about the fact that we illegally invaded and killed thousands of innocent men, women, children: it won't happen.


It won't happen at least till you get one of your "people" in position to moderate my posts and have me silenced. Till then I can express my own point of view.
- November 22nd, 2008, 12:39 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#12   Reply With Quote
TIA2008 TIA2008 is offline
TIA2008's Avatar

Newbie

Join Date: Nov 2008

Posts: 2

See profile



Don't sweat it. Lots of Iraqis are out of work and have nothing better to do but participate in "media" events. Also, some are forced to do these anti-American demosor some are paid by anti-Iraqi elements like Jaysh Al-Mahdi and Al Qaeda in Iraq. It's all about propaganda for OTHER IRAQIS so they'll join the fight against the Coalition and the Iraqi government, which is making much progress. The majority of Iraqis I worked with love Americans and are grateful we're there but understand that it's time to reduce America's presence and influence over there so the Iraqis can assume full control. This is happening now, but it's not very exciting or sexy and the American media and population do not seem to be interested in hearing aboutour (American and Iraqi) jointsuccesses.


- November 22nd, 2008, 01:06 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#13   Reply With Quote
graceventually graceventually is offline
graceventually's Avatar

graceventually is getting ready for the Nov. 28 wedding, and so won't be posting much!

Virtuoso

Join Date: May 2008

Posts: 3,050

See profile



GiS, please; I don't think Lizzie has "people" here, in that sense. You seem to believe that there's a group here that is out to silence people: if there is, I have no evidence of it, and I certainly have never seen any reason to believe that this is Lizzie's agenda.
- November 22nd, 2008, 02:27 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#14   Reply With Quote
mdover mdover is offline
mdover's Avatar

Unregistered

Join Date: Nov 2008

Posts: 106

See profile



We had no business shocking and awe-ing the Iraqi people. If some of them feel a bit angry at us who can blame them. We smashed up their country. Killed their grand parents, their moms and dads and killed and injured hundreds, probably thousands of their kids.


It is time we get out and for once learn our lessons. We heve no business going around the world smashing up other nations in a bid to export American democracy.
- November 22nd, 2008, 03:12 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#15   Reply With Quote

ADVERTISEMENT

tweet37 tweet37 is offline
tweet37's Avatar

tweet37 has all the tools and can.....satisfy.

Virtuoso

Join Date: Sep 2008

Posts: 3,227

See profile

ThePriestess wrote :

tweet37 wrote :


The war in Iraq was voted on by an overwhelming majority of the U.S.Congress. So if we 'illegally' bombed their country, who's the criminal?


Congress did support it ... but I don't remember them actually issuing a declaration of war.
Firstly, don't take this as my support for Bush or the Iraq war. I served during Viet Nam and friends of mine died orlost fathers and brothers there and I have a real problem with our guys dieing for someone else's cause, which is what Iraq is.


They didn't need to 'declare war'. It was a resumption of the 1991 action due to non-compliance with the original cease fire agreement and non-compliance with U.N. resolutions. That was enough.


The problems are: 1.The U.N. has the spine of a jellyfish; we shouldn't have to have gone alone. 2. Someone either fabricated unneccessary WMD 'evidence' in order to gain support or just blew the call. 3. There was probably a personal vendetta by Little Bush for the plot by Hussein to knock off Big Bush. 4. We never finished Iraq off the first time in 1991.


But that's all history now. What's the answer for what's next?
- November 22nd, 2008, 03:13 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#16   Reply With Quote
ThePriestess ThePriestess is online now
ThePriestess's Avatar

ThePriestess thinks this place is great for advice on how to stay single!

Sage

Join Date: Apr 2008

Posts: 10,194

See profile

tweet37 wrote :

They didn't need to 'declare war'. It was a resumption of the 1991 action due to non-compliance with the original cease fire agreement and non-compliance with U.N. resolutions. That was enough.
"Technically" we didn't declare war in 1991 either =)
- November 22nd, 2008, 03:20 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#17   Reply With Quote
tweet37 tweet37 is offline
tweet37's Avatar

tweet37 has all the tools and can.....satisfy.

Virtuoso

Join Date: Sep 2008

Posts: 3,227

See profile

ThePriestess wrote :

tweet37 wrote :


They didn't need to 'declare war'. It was a resumption of the 1991 action due to non-compliance with the original cease fire agreement and non-compliance with U.N. resolutions. That was enough.


"Technically" we didn't declare war in 1991 either =)
I agree. But it was the world vs Iraq and it was virtually unanimousthat it wasjustified. This time theUN pu$$ied out, IMO. We shouldn't have gone it alone. (Oh yeah, I forgot Poland had a few troops there).
- November 22nd, 2008, 03:29 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#18   Reply With Quote
mdover mdover is offline
mdover's Avatar

Unregistered

Join Date: Nov 2008

Posts: 106

See profile

tweet37 wrote :

But that's all history now. What's the answer for what's next?
We need to stop thinking we have the right to bomb others into agreeing with us. We need to stop thinking we can influence the Muslim world by killing a bunch of Muslims. We need to accept that as powerful as we may think we are we do not have enough money or military might to control events in the Middle East by pure force. We need to stop acting unilaterally and use our strength with the rest of the world to help make a better world. And above all else let's get out of the business of building nations. It is way too expensive and it is one of the reasons why today we are teetering on the edge of being a have not country.
- November 22nd, 2008, 03:41 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#19   Reply With Quote
godlessinseattle godlessinseattle is offline
godlessinseattle's Avatar

godlessinseattle Dare To Question All Received Truths

Veteran

Join Date: Nov 2008

Posts: 1,212

See profile

graceventually wrote :

GiS, please; I don't think Lizzie has "people" here, in that sense. You seem to believe that there's a group here that is out to silence people: if there is, I have no evidence of it, and I certainly have never seen any reason to believe that this is Lizzie's agenda.
And you very well might be right.


But I am still not about to stop stating what is widely agreed around the world and that is that we illegally invaded a sovereign country and are directly responsible for the deaths of many innocent lives.


We all need to wake up and realize that what we did in Iraq was not only illegal it was immoral and unethical.
- November 22nd, 2008, 04:50 pm
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Share on Facebook

#20   Reply With Quote

ADVERTISEMENT

Reply
Page 2 of 5 1 2 3 4 Last »

Bookmarks

« Just Wondering What If | Array | Fresh blood please »
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Latest on our Dating Advice Discussion Boards

“Honestly, though. Would you WANT a second date with someone who wrote you off just for ordering an iced tea? Well no. But if that was the problem I sort of would like to know.” – Gr8Guyn2008

Join the “Alcohol and dating...” discussion

“Of course it matters.. I'm going to go out on a limb and say things the way they really are without worrying about being Politically Correct. Until I'm serious about the woman I'm dating, ... ” – Gr8Guyn2008

Join the “Is there a difference between weekday and weekend dates?” discussion

“What?!? You think married people should be chaste too? I'll bet that goes over really well with the guys! I would think, in general, it would be more difficult for experienced people to be chaste. ... ” – Wonderwoman402

Join the “Gods will and sex vs abstinence for older folks” discussion

“Get a lap band put in. ” – voteoften

Join the “Overwieght but physically active...” discussion

“If you start worrying all the time about everything you did or said it will start to make you feel insecure. It is tough to come back from that one. So, know that you are awesome, behave like you ... ” – indigirl1975

Join the “always so paranoid” discussion

“ooo I love that! oh and don't worry about going alone to a work party... I've done it many times and still managed to have a blast - oh how could that have happened?” – timeless2

Join the “A Date for the *Dreaded* Company Christmas Party” discussion

“seeing a job well done” – timeless2

Join the “Great pleasure.” discussion

“Did you trade emails on regular accounts? Maybe you can get her email from your computer via autocomplete? Type in the first letter or two of her email (if you remember) and you should get a list ... ” – arby8

Join the “FCW - Interesting Problem” discussion



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:50 am.

Discussion Boards Archive

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0