Will the Bushies Ever Accept the Truth???

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by rah
And there are a lot of people that have accused the US of supporting terrorism because of that past. That doesn't change anything in terms of Saddam.

Was the US under threat of revocation of cease fire agreement if they were caught, let alone advertising said support of terrorists?

Whoops sorry Rah wrong reply to quote.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
Besides, if we had to thump someone, don't you agree that all things considered, he was a fairly good target?

You got me there.

[MichaeltheGreat]

[Japher]

The threadkill of the century...

All terrorist funding, islamic fascist, muslim extreamist, child molesting, genocide supporting, gas whoring, american hating, sand snorting, admitted alcholoic, self absorbed, monkey tammers should be "thumped"...

Oh, and who's this Joe Public? Is he next?

[GePap]

Originally posted by rah
And there are a lot of people that have accused the US of supporting terrorism because of that past. That doesn't change anything in terms of Saddam.

It does if one claims after the fact that such a level of support of terrorism counts as ties with terrorist and ties with terrorist are alone a reason to invade a state and depose the government.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by GePap


It does if one claims after the fact that such a level of support of terrorism counts as ties with terrorist and ties with terrorist are alone a reason to invade a state and depose the government.

Nonsequitor. It was a clear and material breach of resolution amongst others.

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Japher
Oh, and who's this Joe Public? Is he next?

Yep.

[rah]

GePap

Originally posted by rah
I agree that this alone does not justify an invasion,

So why are you still quoting me to argue about it?

[GePap]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
Nonsequitor. It was a clear and material breach of resolution amongst others.

Well, you would have to show me the lines, cause last time I lookd giving 25,000K after the fact to the families themselves, NOT Hamas the organization would not be violating anything.

And besides, now you are changing the arguement to one of UN sanctions-which brings a whole host of other problems.

[GePap]

Originally posted by rah
GePap
So why are you still quoting me to argue about it?

You said what I said did not apply to Iraq-my response is that it does, in so far as it brings up problems with an adminstration-offered Causus Belli.

[Japher]

I hear that Joe Public is a facist, pink-o, commie who has 8 wives, hates america, and is working on making a model rocket in his basement... oh, he might be trying to get some plutonium and once searched for ricen on the internet!

[rah]

GEPAP,
Quit trying to make more out of my point then was there.
My point was that HIS SUICIDE BOUNTY is proof that SADDAM supported terrorists, (and may have supported them more, since it's obvious where his sympathies are with regards to Isreal) BUT at the level proved, I wouldn't have considered it enough justification.

[GePap]

I wasn't a bounty, at least as far as I understand the premise of the money-which was to pay to support the families of suicide bombers. Given the Iraqli policy of collective family punishment by destroying homes, it seems to have been meant as a counter to that.

[rah]

Now, who is splitting hairs. Do you really believe that Saddam was doing this out of the kindness of his heart?

[MrFun]

Saddam cared about the Iraqis -- just as much as Latin American dictators care about their own people.