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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:38 AM Original message |
Play devil's advocate. Is there any way to justify the war in Iraq? |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. I can't think of any justification... |
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keithyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Can't eve justify this war to the Devil himself!! |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. No |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. I guess you could make a weak argument |
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CWebster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Counter argument |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Hey, no fair using LOGIC. |
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Cerval (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. If you were going to make this argument at all... |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:16 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. No, because Israel would never use their WMDs on us or our interests. |
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Cerval (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 12:10 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Of course they wouldn't attack us, we sell them tanks and stuff. |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
5. Saddam is not in power. But that isn't really valid |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. "Pre-emptive self-defense" is morally wrong. Period. |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Preemptive is OK - this was preventative |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Did you read my link? |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. You just described pre-emption |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:18 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. you're out of context |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Thanks for that link WT. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Don't mention it! |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Interesting that that link has a Pentagon use of 'imminent threat' |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. An outright, bald-faced lie |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
8. There could be an argument made for humanitarian intervention |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. The only problem with that, though |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:02 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Not the only problem |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. NO!!! Started with lies and now continuing with lies. |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. Global economic stability |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. Perhaps you could argue that Iraq was threatening US vital interests. |
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plurality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sure, lots of people got rich. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
22. i dont justify it, i didn't agree with it |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:28 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I know you're playing devil's advocate,but I just want to clarify 2 things |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. oblivious, good stuff thanks |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. You are suffering from revisionist recollection |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:57 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. wuushew |
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oblivious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:08 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Thanks, wuushew. Here's another link. |
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Mika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
23. 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 911 |
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Cerval (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 09:48 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. I'm still not afraid. Is that "unpatriotic"? |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
32. Only in the sense that Saddam is gone, and he did kill a bunch of his own |
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booley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
34. yeppers, becuase we are addicts |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
35. OK, two words: Peak Oil |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
37. I pity the fool.... |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
38. It could have been justified to get rid of Saddam alone. |
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SnohoDem (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-04 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
39. temp jobs |
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