Good one, Lixy... Very Good!

Thank you, Lixy

I have been keeping my mouth shut in these discussions so far, for the most part. But I do have to say Extremely good job on finding that one, Lixy. (((((((hugs))))))))))

It is the people in Iraq who are still supporting Suddam I cannot understand. He is willing to sacrifice their lives, while he runs from place to place hiding.

Pardon me, but the selfish bastard!!! (sorry)

TinkerBell69,

Very few Iraqis SUPPORT the regime.

Those few who do are doing well (some very well) in the current environment – the last few days excepted. As for the rest, well, it is difficult to articulate one’s different point of view after one has been executed.

War is a horrible thing. It means that diplomacy failed. But I must say that, during the UN deliberations as I watched Dominique de Villepin of France speak, all I could see was Neville Chamberlain holding up the Munich Agreement saying "peace in our time".

I hold a BA degree in American History. This doesn't make me an expert in anything but I did learn something about the lessons of history. From those learnings I do believe that, today, Saddam is Adolf Hitler from 1937-1938. The Allies waited too long to confront Hitler as he repeatedly and openly violated the Treaty of Versailles in building an army, navy, and weapons of mass destruction. They even APPEASED him (Czechoslovakia, 1938). Eight years later, the price the world paid for waiting was terrible.

That scar is still upon us.

I'm not for war. It is a nasty, nasty business. Innocents die. But sometimes there is no choice, especially when the world is facing a devil like Saddam. The world tried diplomacy with him for 12 years. During that time, he committed attrocities with chemical weapons, murdered his own people, defied UN resolutions, and harbored terrorists...groups like Ansar al-Islam (linked to al Qaeda) who is suspected of killing a Western journalist in a car bomb attack just a few days ago. He may have even been helping al Qaeda (not proven to my knowledge).

I pray that the Iraqi army surrenders peacefully and quickly, allowing a horrible, brutal dictatorship to be removed so that peace and justice may come to us all in the world.

rabbit

rabbit,

Alas, too true.

Some find their souls in war and death - it is one of our demons.

I want to know what the hell Lixy is doing reading the daily mirror. Small world that we inhabit cheek by jowel.

I HAVE to bring up,one more thing,because it pisses me off!
Anti war protestors,have constantly complained about what
would happen to the economy&the innocent lives that it
would cost.Thousands of taxpayers dollars have been spent
to develop lazer guided accurate bombs& missles,so that only
military targets would be hit.Yesterday,ALL the news channels,
said that thousands of night-vision goggles,lazer scrambling
devices&anti-tank weapons had been sold to Iraq,by Russian
companys.Today,the public,was shown,pictures of dead Arab
people and children,in order to create anti-american sentiment.
These things were sold by a country that said that the US was
breaking,UN or NATO guidelines.Lets put the blame where it
lies.The almighty dollar rules.Isn't selling all of those things,
breaking the rules?Not counting costing lives.A lazer guided weapon can hit anything if you destroy its aiming device!Pres.
Bush complained to Putain(sp?)today.So far,the complaints have been ignored. Irish

Its been known for a long time that the old Soviet arsenal has been sloshing around God knows where. Any number of ex Soviet Republics or ex Soviet Military could be involved.

I think putain is the French for whore, Irish - surely you mean Putin.

I dislike war because people get killed and horribly. Women, chidren and infants get killed and maimed. It is awful.

Yet I think that Saddam cannot be trusted and that there is a good possiblity that has has some nasty weapons hidden away somewhere. Terrorism is nastier than war. You dont know who the enemy is even. Terrorists need to be wiped out without mercy.

There were the awful attacks on september 11 and perhaps not as well know but the atrocity in Bali where over 80 people killed and many more injured (mostly Australians). None of these people in the world trade centre or a nightclub in Bali were harming anyone.

Australian soldiers, airmen and sailors are there in the middle east fighting side by side with the US and Britain to ensure that Saddam is taken out of power. God bless them all.

One comment was highlighted when our Prime minister announced that Australian troops were going into active service.

A returned serviceman from WW 2 agreed that the time had come to stop flapping jaws and show strength. He remembered the lead up to WW2 and said that the situation was exactly the same.
History repeats itself and hopefully this action will prevent a greater nastier conflicy from occurring.

I can't believe this thread stuck around! :o

Whether we agree with the war or not, It's here now.

We either support the kids in harm's way or just turn our

backs on them.

Easy choice.

Gilly,

Why? It is an important subject to Americans these days.