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05-14-2005, 04:31 AM
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'Bwa ha ha. I think you may be mistaken. Unless your source says something VERY different from mine.'

I got mine of 'Richard and Judy', who said what i stated. Though they also mentioned the research that you just explained.

'I doubt that. If they were doing their jobs through fear, then they wouldn't be doing it through support for Saddam, therefore they would not be inclined to attack anyone if Saddam was being arrested - in fact, they may even assist the arrest.'

Yes, but if you're doing it out of fear (not only for yourself, but for your family) then surely you'd also be afraid of the people who do support Saddam, and if they ever found out you didn't do your best at your job, you're going to be pretty fo-f*cked.

'If there are no American or British forces standing around in Iraq, and instead just a bunch of troops come in to arrest Saddam and fly him to the US, then nobody will have any enemies to shoot at.'

I think his fanatical supporters would want to shoot at something.
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05-14-2005, 02:42 PM
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I'd just like to say that the fact that Bush had 80% of the military's support in the last election says something. One of my good friends was sent out to Iraq, and he's come back as strong a Bush supporter as ever.
If you were fighting in a war, wouldn't you want to believe it's justifiable? You wouldn't want your efforts to be in vain, would you? Many soldiers need to believe that what they're doing is absolutely neccessary to maintain sanity.
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05-14-2005, 11:27 PM
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If there are no American or British forces standing around in Iraq, and instead just a bunch of troops come in to arrest Saddam and fly him to the US, then nobody will have any enemies to shoot at. This means less lives, less cost, less warfare, and an improved public image of America. With Saddam out of the picture, his supporters and enemies will be left to squabble among themselves. A little careful planning and money from the US and a new Iraqi government could be set up there.
Problem being that if they kidnapped Saddam and didn't conquer the whole country they'd create a power vacuum that probably would have been filled by his sons, who were even bigger pricks than he was. So, chances are, it would have made things even worse.
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05-15-2005, 12:11 AM
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Problem being that if they kidnapped Saddam and didn't conquer the whole country they'd create a power vacuum that probably would have been filled by his sons, who were even bigger pricks than he was. So, chances are, it would have made things even worse.
So we expand the operation then, arrest his sons, and as many of his supporters as possible. If any of them attack, they will be shot. The Americans can set up a temporary government, and new political parties can set themselves up ready for an election.

No need to bomb the holy bajesus out of the place, just need to arrest/shoot up a few nasty types, get Iraq back on track, and get out again.
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05-15-2005, 08:36 AM
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In all honesty, it's all well and good saying that, but how do we know it's that simple. There could've been loads of contributing factors that made the war go ahead.

One of my theories is that there's somebody higher than Bush making things happen.

Yes. 'MGS: Substance' outted the conspiracy!!
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I heard there was a secret cabal of Jewish bankers and media magnates running the world. Their leader is Paul Wolfowitz, new head of the world bank and architect of the Iraq invasion because he hates the Muslim world so much.


Interesting fact: Wolfowitz' partner is a Muslim arab. Who knew?
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05-16-2005, 01:06 AM
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Aren't you Jewish anyways Nate? You're bound to make statements like that... all jewish people do it... "hey check it out, I'm jewish, we secrety rule the world ya know!". [/sarcasm]
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05-16-2005, 06:09 AM
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Heh, i didn't know the entire detail of the Jewish-world-ruling conspiracy thang.

However, it does annoy me when Black/Gay/random ethnic comedians come onto stage and say "So, i'm black/Gay/random ethnic!" and people laugh. It's so pathetic.
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Actually its Aliens sent by Pilot himself to rule the world. In the beginning the aliens created an android named Bush, to strike fear into the third world and it was good!
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05-16-2005, 12:59 PM
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Who the heck is Pilot?
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Who the heck is Pilot?
Abe Babe's ex...
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Aren't you Jewish anyways Nate? You're bound to make statements like that... all jewish people do it... "hey check it out, I'm jewish, we secrety rule the world ya know!". [/sarcasm]
Humour is the best weapon against bigotry. Show how ridiculous an allegation is and no-one will believe it in the future.

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However, it does annoy me when Black/Gay/random ethnic comedians come onto stage and say "So, i'm black/Gay/random ethnic!" and people laugh. It's so pathetic.
Leading on from what I was saying before; I'm not cracking jokes about Jews, I'm taking the piss out of anyone who beleives this shite.
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05-27-2005, 10:18 AM
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