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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:46 PM Original message |
The USA had a responsibility to depose Saddam Hussein |
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neuvocat
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:48 PM Original message |
Yes and take over its oil fields. |
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jiacinto
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. One other factor |
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kentuck
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. We had him in a box.... |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Hussein was not a threat to the USA, Bush lied about that |
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wuushew
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. The US has been trying to assainate him since Gulf War I |
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arcane1
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. who needs to go more: |
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wuushew
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
4. Double Standard? |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I don't think the USA has ever collaborated with Castro |
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wuushew
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. So what, the list of US client states is too numerous to count |
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DoYouEverWonder
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. The US helped Castro overthrow Batista |
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the_sam
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Thu Aug-07-03 08:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
63. And... |
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patdem
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. So you posted 999 posts in DU to come here and tell me this? |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. The USA is *responsible* for Hussein, not every dictator in the world |
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Kolesar
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Thu Aug-07-03 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. France wanted to maintain their lucrative contracts with Hussein |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. The France blocked the UN, not the USA |
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wuushew
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. In defense of European Industry |
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charlie
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I don't recall France making an argument against war |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. unilateral preemptive attack is a breach of international law |
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charlie
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Again, I don't recall French |
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pw
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. Like the responsiblity we had to depose Somoza, Marcos or Suharto |
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acropolis
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
10. So Far So Good |
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leesa
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
36. Which Iraqis favor the invasion??? |
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acropolis
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Polls |
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jpak
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. These are lies |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:33 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Clinton most certainly bombed Iraq on a consistent basis |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
48. yeah the problem with high posting Bush lovers |
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jpak
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:02 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. The families of the 7000+ I-raqi civilians killed thank you |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:31 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. why are you doing Rove's work for him? |
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ulysses
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hussein wasn't deposed because of how he treated the Iraqi people. |
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Pastiche423
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Give that man a cigar! |
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ulysses
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. heh |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Wait a minute - the USA has collaborated with Hussein |
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ulysses
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. of course not |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. no one is pretending anything |
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ulysses
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Thu Aug-07-03 06:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
60. if you run someone down in your car, |
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htuttle
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. We had a responsibility to obey the law, first and foremost |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Bush's unilateral invasion was a CRIME |
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LinkToEnd
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
57. war criminal Bush |
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Fovea
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
27. Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator --- |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. The USA helped Hussein into power |
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BushNixon04
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. Only HALF of our Responsibilities |
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JNelson6563
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
32. read this |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:08 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. some people sound like they are working for Bush |
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wuushew
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Bullshit |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:26 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. obviously Byrd wasn't suckered |
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Thu Aug-07-03 08:31 PM Response to Reply #39 |
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quilp
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Thu Aug-07-03 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
33. No country has the "responsibility" to invade another for ANY reason |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Exactly - who appointed us Iraq's jailer? |
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MaverickX
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. I disagree... |
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MaverickX
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
37. Wesley Clark said it best... |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. yes, I think Clark makes a very good point |
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wuushew
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. Are you playing Devil's Advocate? |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:29 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Clinton wanted to invade, remember? |
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sandnsea
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:45 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. What?!? |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. yes, Clinton DID want to invade |
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sandnsea
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. do you have a statement on that |
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sandnsea
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
45. Did Bush say this? |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Well, I think Bush's invasion was NOT justified, and it was illegal |
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sandnsea
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:11 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Not sure of your point |
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Thu Aug-07-03 04:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. iraq was done wrong |
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BushHasGotToGo
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
54. Exactly. This is why I supported Clinton's model |
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
55. Is this a post from the summer of 1991? If so, then I can agree, |
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WhoCountsTheVotes
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Thu Aug-07-03 05:35 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. why contain and control the Iraqis instead of Hussein? |
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IndianaGreen
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Thu Aug-07-03 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
61. What about our responsibility to depose our friendly dictators? |
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the_sam
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Thu Aug-07-03 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
62. Close to Winning the "Most Ridiculous Argument Ever" Award |
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dansolo
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Thu Aug-07-03 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
64. They should have done it after the first Gulf War |
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Thu Aug-07-03 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
66. That is a twisted rationale |
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Thu Aug-07-03 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
67. So you really think it had to take an Invasion & Occupation? |
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