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Lucidthots said:Does anyone remember when America was going to get Osama bin Laden?
And then the troops ended up in Iraq?
That is odd.
Nez Dragon said:People say that Al-Qaeda has nothing to do with Iraq.
If so, then why is there Al-Qaeda terrorists blowing up civilians in Iraq?
I think the reason that we haven't found Osama is because we aren't being aggressive enough. If we offer $1 billion, he'll turn up pretty damn quick!
From an earlier post...Lucidthots said:I thought Osama was in Pakistan?
Nez Dragon said:People say that Al-Qaeda has nothing to do with Iraq.
If so, then why is there Al-Qaeda terrorists blowing up civilians in Iraq?
Lucidthots said:Does anyone remember when America was going to get Osama bin Laden?
And then the troops ended up in Iraq?
That is odd.
Befuddled_Stoner said:If (Al-Qaeda was there before invasion) then (they remain there afterwards)
This is the 'affirming the consequent' logical fallacy.....right?
Instead what has happened is that a lie was put forth by the administration of our government that Hussein did pose a threat to our NATIONAL SECURITY and did HARBOR TERRORISM... all the while there is no proof of this. Now desperate right wing, extremist, neo-con want-to-be's have no pot to **** in aside from taking the facts out of context and vehemently attempting to paint Hussein as the culprit of terrorism. In fact by the virtue of the word.. the bombs that we have dropped on Iraq have been nothing but a form of terror to the indigent population of that nation.
ProudAmerican said:no matter how many times the left spews this garbage, it will NEVER be true.
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"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." -- From a letter signed by Joe Lieberman, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara A. Milulski, Tom Daschle, & John Kerry among others on October 9, 1998
"This December will mark three years since United Nations inspectors last visited Iraq. There is no doubt that since that time, Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to refine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer- range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." -- From a December 6, 2001 letter signed by Bob Graham, Joe Lieberman, Harold Ford, & Tom Lantos among others
"Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease-fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities" -- From a joint resolution submitted by Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter on July 18, 2002
"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed." -- Madeline Albright, 1998
"(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use that arsenal again, as he has 10 times since 1983" -- National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, Feb 18, 1998
"Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement." -- Barbara Boxer, November 8, 2002
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability." -- Robert Byrd, October 2002
"There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat... Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001... He is, as far as we know, actively pursuing nuclear capabilities, though he doesn't have nuclear warheads yet. If he were to acquire nuclear weapons, I think our friends in the region would face greatly increased risks as would we." -- Wesley Clark on September 26, 2002
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the fact is, many on BOTH sides of the isle agreed. and they werent intentionally lying either.
eithere everyone was wrong, or everyone was right and we havent found the evidence yet.
you can not logically say one person lied because of party affililation, while the others were simply mistaken, due to party affiliation.
thast intelectually dishonest.
and Saddam harbored Abu Niadal, and paid terrorists families for terrorist acts. thats a FACT.....not some made up neocon fantasy.
ProudAmerican said:no matter how many times the left spews this garbage, it will NEVER be true.
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"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." -- From a letter signed by Joe Lieberman, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara A. Milulski, Tom Daschle, & John Kerry among others on October 9, 1998
"This December will mark three years since United Nations inspectors last visited Iraq. There is no doubt that since that time, Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to refine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer- range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." -- From a December 6, 2001 letter signed by Bob Graham, Joe Lieberman, Harold Ford, & Tom Lantos among others
"Whereas Iraq has consistently breached its cease-fire agreement between Iraq and the United States, entered into on March 3, 1991, by failing to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program, and refusing to permit monitoring and verification by United Nations inspections; Whereas Iraq has developed weapons of mass destruction, including chemical and biological capabilities, and has made positive progress toward developing nuclear weapons capabilities" -- From a joint resolution submitted by Tom Harkin and Arlen Specter on July 18, 2002
"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed." -- Madeline Albright, 1998
"(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use that arsenal again, as he has 10 times since 1983" -- National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, Feb 18, 1998
"Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement." -- Barbara Boxer, November 8, 2002
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability." -- Robert Byrd, October 2002
"There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat... Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001... He is, as far as we know, actively pursuing nuclear capabilities, though he doesn't have nuclear warheads yet. If he were to acquire nuclear weapons, I think our friends in the region would face greatly increased risks as would we." -- Wesley Clark on September 26, 2002
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the fact is, many on BOTH sides of the isle agreed. and they werent intentionally lying either.
eithere everyone was wrong, or everyone was right and we havent found the evidence yet.
you can not logically say one person lied because of party affililation, while the others were simply mistaken, due to party affiliation.
thast intelectually dishonest.
and Saddam harbored Abu Niadal, and paid terrorists families for terrorist acts. thats a FACT.....not some made up neocon fantasy.
Why are not pursuing bin laden?
ProudAmerican said:show me proof we arent and we will have something to talk about.
I believe we still are looking for him. actually, from watching the military channel just the other day, I KNOW we are still looking for him.
the show I was watching was about marines on the afghan, pakistani border.
I suppose one could make the argument they are there for their health, or because its a nice place to visit in the winter time, but im pretty sure those arent the reasons.
and Bush wasnt the only one that thought he had those weapons.
evidence of what? lets be specific in what we are talking about so that when I show you otherwise you have no excuses.There is no evidence to be found. Our forces have scoured Iraq.
clearly the ones making this about "party" are the ones that supported this war effort at election time, but have now changed their stance.I didn't reference party affiliation once. I didn't even mention it. However it seems that you have taken defense upon the neo-con strategem.... which technically is not a party but only a discernable characteristic.
again, this has been made about party by sniveling morons that thought the war was a good idea, when they could look tough to their voters, but have now changed their minds.I can see how you wish to bring this back to a matter of political affiliation.... bait and switch... tribulate by triviality.
which answer have I avoided? I will be happy to answer anything I can. I must warn you though....I dont know everything. Many times I choose to use nothing more than "common sense" to answer a question. This is a tactic that throws many people a curve ball as they just cant handle clear thinking.Obfuscate. Occupy. Deny fact. Do not deal with the questions. Do not provide an answer. Instead only attempt to cloud the issue with pseudonyms.
I see, so I just missunderstood when I saw the rape rooms, people being thrown off buildings, streets lined with dead Kurdish women and children, our planes being shot at, ohhh....and all that info about saddam bribing the French and Germans with oil for food must have been a huge missunderstanding on my part as well.Again another "hero" attempting to take the actions of Hussein out of context to support his political views....
this is where the common sense comes into play. see, I take the actions of a person over more than a decade, and I come to a logical conclusion that he was a threat.all in the same providing no substantial evidence that IRAQ posed any threat to the national security of the United States and the justification of this war.
Archon said:I think you've confused the virtue of "burden of proof" dear boy.
Shall I explain it to you?
Thanks for assuming that I'm a democrat. You're wrong.
I have nothing further to say to you.
ProudAmerican said:I didnt assume you were a dem as much as I assumed you werent a conservative. if Im still wrong...my apologies.
after that last link I posted....that doesnt really surprise me.
Archon said:Apology accepted.
BTW I am a conservative, not that you have any clue what the word means.....
HINT (it says nothing about pre-emptive force in regard to dictating political belief)
Thanks for your input though.
ProudAmerican said:care to discuss that link? after all, thats what you wanted right? a response to the topic of the thread.
try not to get so upset and personal here.
if you think Iraq is simply about trying to dictate political belief.....well, I suppose thats another thread entirely.
The name is never capitalized...not even the first letter...Archon said:Exactly. Let's not take things out of context to support our personal views. It would be unbecoming of a moderate{or}.
This rebuttal is specifically directed at CNREDD.
Considering I've never mention one word about a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda, I'll consider this a lack of comprehension...Not a good start...Archon said:There is no reasonable evidence that suggets that Al Qaeda and Hussein have or had any ties. Only one person has served to unite Al Qaeda in Iraq... and his name is not "Bin Laden". His name is "Bush". Had we left Iraq alone and not attacked it under the veil of "national security" regarding WMD and the proliferations there of (falsifications)... we wouldn't see such manifestation of terrorist insurgency there-in.
I would say "strike two", but you're not even swingin'...Archon said:Instead what has happened is that a lie was put forth by the administration of our government that Hussein did pose a threat to our NATIONAL SECURITY and did HARBOR TERRORISM... all the while there is no proof of this. Now desperate right wing, extremist, neo-con want-to-be's have no pot to **** in aside from taking the facts out of context and vehemently attempting to paint Hussein as the culprit of terrorism. In fact by the virtue of the word.. the bombs that we have dropped on Iraq have been nothing but a form of terror to the indigent population of that nation.
Archon said:The attempt to liberate a country has no direct or logical bearing on, or does not justify the use of pre-emptive force. You can not uphold a law or policy by disregarding it. Nor can you lay a case for war but change your mission objective part-way through the war in terms of justification. This is an absurdity. It is not our job to liberate the planet. To force democracy by the use of munitions and explosives is one as the same as attempting to force dissent by the uprising of insurgency. If a nation were to create a war and occupy the United States based on a false pretense... then later after it was proven that such a pretense was false... would YOU sit by idly as YOUR NATION was being overrun by foreign aggresors? Would you just say "oh well, the just want to liberate us"? Seriously. Would you? I find Bush to be just as tyrannical as Hussein... and highly comparable to hitler in terms of political dictation. Why am I wrong? Answer my questions. Debate me civily. Do not discount my inquistion so conveniently as to attack my belief or character. Let's just deal with facts and let's keep them in context. Let's not cite blogs, or the media. Let's just deal with unconditional facts and debate them objectively. Can you do that (esteemed moderator)?
cnredd said:The name is never capitalized...not even the first letter...
Considering I've never mention one word about a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda, I'll consider this a lack of comprehension...Not a good start...
I would say "strike two", but you're not even swingin'...
If you read my comments again, you will see I just answered the question...
I thought Osama was in Pakistan?
How you turned that into a rant about neo-cons is beyond me...
Hold it...Now I know...Liberal tactic...A(any thought in life)=B(I hate Bush!)
I would debate you civilly...when you have something civil to debate...
I said TWO lines alluded to Iraq...
1) Iraq's population is less than 25 million...
2) Iraq is a country where the rogue faction was the government itself...
That's less than 5% of the whole comment, yet you turned the question of where Osama Bin Laden physically is into a diatribe against the President...
Not once did you even address the thrust of my comments...and yet you want me to debate on your terms and your topics?...
Laughable...
Come back with a little civility yourself...Your initial impressions are lacking...
So you think that objective readers of this forum will not understand how you defer my inquisition and only write it off as it dares to question the actions of the chicken-hawkish? I am being civil... I didn't at any point attack you or proclaim that your post was "laughable".
Regardless of your attempts to save face here
Uh huh.... I am still waiting..... for you to find itthe fact is that intelligent and intellectual people will find the truth in the matter.
That is my M.O. and has served me well.
Say what you will but realize that regardless of your excuse and concession that you have yielded to my concerns.
Perhaps I should repost the original statement to refresh your memory?
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