Gamecat so let me get this straight...you aren't necessarily supporting what Saddam did to the Kurds, but you're saying since so many people opposed him, he was watching out for his own welfare and wellbeing by using the chemical weapons on the KurdsIf you think that, why wouldn't you think he would have WMDs right before the current war to protect himself from others? The same dictator who was so paranoid of his own population attacking and overthrowing him that he used chemical weapons on them...that same dictator wouldnt have WMDs to this day? Did he magically believe all his people would never attempt to harm him?You can't really make the argument from both sides Gamecat...its going to get you in trouble on this one]
8/31/2006 12:46:28 PM
because it's always about winning or losing an argument, not having an argument that's based on the situation that existed in 2003 (and the fact that it was different than the situation that existed in the 80s).
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8/31/2006 1:20:36 PM
^^so how was Saddam less paranoid in 2003 than in the 80s?
8/31/2006 1:30:04 PM
it's nothing to do with paranoia, it has to do with resources. in the 80s we were supplying him with weapons. after gulf war I, we weren't (nor was anyone else).
8/31/2006 1:31:19 PM
^ Russia was. At least that's the latest grumbling I've dug up lately.---
8/31/2006 2:03:24 PM
if you dont think saddam had WMDs that he either buried or sent to Syria or Iran, you are really naive on your global views
8/31/2006 2:38:55 PM
You think so, huh?Well. I suppose that's good enough for me.
8/31/2006 2:41:27 PM
i mean, osama must not be in afghanistan or pakistan since we havent found him and we've been looking]
8/31/2006 2:42:31 PM
anyone who disagrees with treetwista is extremely naive. also, if you don't think our government should always be trusted to not abuse its power, you are naive.
8/31/2006 2:43:00 PM
Another weak attempt to reframe the debate into: DUR WErE THER DUBYA-M-Ds OR NOT? HYUCK!The issue at stake was never that simple, regardless of the rhetoric you've taken as gospel.[Edited on August 31, 2006 at 2:45 PM. Reason : .]
8/31/2006 2:43:27 PM
sarijoul fears a police state more than salisburyboygamecat bashes my analogy instead of realizing its quite possible Iraq DID have WMDs before the war
8/31/2006 2:44:25 PM
it's possible new zealand has weapons of mass destruction. let's go invade!
8/31/2006 2:46:00 PM
Yep. I have no idea that he used WMDs against the Kurds before 2003. Not a clue...
8/31/2006 2:46:27 PM
let me ask you a very very simple straightforward question Gamecat:Is it possible that Iraq had WMD's shortly before the start of the current war? Simple question, only requires a simple yes or no answer
8/31/2006 3:03:39 PM
one simple question are the lives of 2600+ american soldiers and many more iraqi worth sacrificing for the possibility of WMD's?
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8/31/2006 3:22:53 PM
my point, which you just made, was that it was indeed possible that Iraq had WMDs before the warso why are you so adamant that they definitely didnt when you just admitted they might have
8/31/2006 3:38:20 PM
http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/m-n/mariani/2004/mariani052804.htm
8/31/2006 3:49:46 PM
^are you saying that is false? it is 100% true, as is this confession from the #2 man in Saddam's own Air Force!http://www.nysun.com/article/26514
8/31/2006 3:53:22 PM
^^how can you possibly read that and still think iraq definitely did not have WMDs before the war?talk about denial
8/31/2006 3:57:29 PM
yes, noone has denied they had gas and suchand we have the receipt[Edited on August 31, 2006 at 3:59 PM. Reason : .]
8/31/2006 3:58:25 PM
why dont you think that story was in the mainstream news? i thought the media wasnt liberally biased with an agenda to do whatever it takes to bash the president?
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8/31/2006 4:01:46 PM
let me ask you this...do you believe that story?[Edited on August 31, 2006 at 4:03 PM. Reason : .]
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8/31/2006 4:03:16 PM
why dont you bend over backwards to shoot down the article PinkAndBlack just posted
8/31/2006 4:03:37 PM
^^^are you fucking stupid? did i not just say:
8/31/2006 4:04:28 PM
^^ No need. sarijouls already done it.
8/31/2006 4:05:40 PM
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8/31/2006 4:06:51 PM
haha, good one. im guessing "WMDs" only means "big missles" (which existed) and such now, right? flip-floppers.
8/31/2006 4:08:18 PM
It's not weaseling.It's called reading.First, let's examine not a fragment, but the whole sentence:
8/31/2006 4:09:34 PM
8/31/2006 4:13:12 PM
Yes, as a matter of fact. The resolutions you're arguing he violated--about which you obviously know absolutely nothing--specified the difference between "big bombs" and "illegal WMDs."And as a matter of law, if you knew shit about it, the semantics come heavily into play here.Or didn't we invade over a violation of international law?
8/31/2006 4:15:09 PM
8/31/2006 4:17:54 PM
I'm not going to read sarijoul's article to you. Your argument with that question is more directed at the Iraq Survey Group--a 1400 member team the Pentagon and CIA put together to hunt for suspected stockpiles of WMD--than at Pauly Shore. After all, it was their report which my words corroborate, that said "Iraq had no deployable WMD of any kind as of March 2003 and had no production since 1991," bud-dy.
8/31/2006 4:24:01 PM
you made the claim of the distinction of "big bombs" and "illegal WMDs"please tell me how a warhead with a gallon of sarin shouldnt have been disposed of before the 1991 Desert Storm cease firei obviously know nothing as you pointed out, so please explain to the retard how 3 gallons of sarin in a warhead is not a WMD?
8/31/2006 4:26:08 PM
Yep. I said you know nothing. Therefore, I must continue debating with you...
8/31/2006 4:26:57 PM
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/8/21/95442.shtmlThousands of Kurds agree: dont take out our friend Saddam!
8/31/2006 4:28:12 PM
Thousands of Kurds agree: LET US FIGHT OUR CIVIL WAR
8/31/2006 4:29:45 PM
8/31/2006 4:30:31 PM
^^^^why arent you answering the questions? maybe you are finally realizing the flaws in your own egotistical "arguments" of rehashed rhetoric? throwing out various political cliches at me to dissuade me from further investigating the disinformation in this thread is supposed to make me concede and admit that iraq didnt break any UN sanctions? i know you think i'm an idiot pothead who's smoked myself retarded so it must really eat at you when I make you question your own incorrect viewpoints, causing you to cease any attempts to defend your point, since i've pointed out the basic flaws...hey at least you are changing for the better[Edited on August 31, 2006 at 4:31 PM. Reason : ^^^^]
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8/31/2006 4:35:39 PM
^oh shit, my bad, honest mistake...3 liters...approximately 1 gallon...still lethal enough to kill thousands
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8/31/2006 4:46:55 PM
^^well, a lack of response certainly doesnt strengthen your side of the argumentbut in actualityyour lack of response = you doubting what you said before and feeling hesitant to continue this without modifying your own opinions^
8/31/2006 4:47:25 PM