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    Iran Shelling Norther Iraq

    I wonder how many of the tools who feign an interest in human rights to disguise a deep contempt for America realize that the Supreme Leader of Iran declared "human rights, are a weapon in the hands of our enemies to fight Islam."
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    Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum?

    If Saddam were still in power, they would presumably still be alive. Which one would you have preferred to take over the dictatorship of Iraq?
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    Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum?

    If you are one of those who holds the opinion that the world was better off with Saddam in power, and since Saddam is not immortal, which of his psychotic killer, rapist sons would you have prefered to take over the throne? Uday or Qusay?
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    War for Oil or War for U.S. Dollar hegemony over the Euro?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro So, at the time the euro fell by a record amount, Saddam decided to switch? Is there perhaps another explanation, such as; "It was easier for Saddam to hide purchases of prohibited materials and kickbacks from the oil-for-food program in euros than in...
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    What if we never toppled Saddam?

    It's clear from this report that Saddam had every intention of reviving his WMD programs and waging war against Iran. Eventually things would have gotten way worse in that region than they are now, just no white people getting killed. From the "Key Findings" Document found here Also, you...
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    Why do you Liberals TRUELY believe...

    No. Article 51 only limits the power of the Security Council. Articles 39 and 42 of the U.N. Charter permit the Security Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to authorize the use of force "to maintain or restore...
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    California Prop. 73 RE minors - advice?

    Yes, it is a medical procedure and that fact is relevant to the legal aspect of this issue. On a purely legal basis I have to agree. I think the whole abortion issue has more than just a legal aspect. The closest comparison I can come up with is prohibition. Making alcohol illegal didn't stop...
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    California Prop. 73 RE minors - advice?

    And how horrible would it be if that teen then went and stole some Midol? But if she decides to try a self abortion and bungles it, she may end up dead herself. (I don't know if self abortion is the right term, maybe "self-performed abortion" would be better, but that's how the media generally...
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    California Prop. 73 RE minors - advice?

    Uh no. I might be happier with this law if it applied to 16 and under, but it applies to 18 and under. My gut reaction is to vote yes for this, because I don't agree with aborting children as a matter of convenience or financial hardship. When my first was born, it was tough, but we made it...
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    WMDs & The UN Inspectors...

    Excellent post! :applaud
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    Why do you Liberals TRUELY believe...

    Saddam’s Terror Ties Iraq-war critics ignore ample evidence. Tell me again how there were no terrorists in Iraq before the war?
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    Why do you Liberals TRUELY believe...

    Article 51 does not state the conditions permissable for war, it merely says that any state has a right to defend itself. "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations...
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    California Prop. 73 RE minors - advice?

    I'm looking at the issues for our upcoming special election in California. I haven't yet decided how I'm going to vote on proposition 73. The basic description of my choice is that if I vote yes, there is new law written into the California constitution which makes it illegal for an...
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    The evidence found in Iraq

    The U.N. has been worried where the non-existant items have gone off to since early this last summer. Missing Iraq Weapons Concern U.N. I'm sure that it will turn out that these items are somewhere being used to feed the hungry or make medicine or whatever "dual-use" purpose you could imagine...
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    Why do you Liberals TRUELY believe...

    What amazes me is that after 12 years of the world watching Saddam defy U.N. resolutions is that anyone can say that Saddam had suddenly become cooperative. He always became cooperative when threatened and always thumbed his nose at the world when the pressure was let off. Saddam was biding his...
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