23rd Sept 2002 at 9:47 am
23rd Sept 2002 at 9:48 am
The United States has hit targets in Libya and Sudan, saying they were linked to terrorism, and using a combination of retaliation and pre-emption as justification.
Mr. Bush told Americans in June they should prepare for pre-emptive action "when necessary," and the new document broadens his arguments for it. "The impulse isn't new, but the willingness to state it bluntly is," said David Welch, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto.
Talk of a pre-emptive strike against Iraq has awakened fears that others would use it as a pretext for unilateral action.
Russia has threatened to attack Chechen rebel camps in neighbouring Georgia, saying it must combat terrorism. French President Jacques Chirac said recently that China might cite a U.S. strike as a precedent in support of an attack on Taiwan.
Apparently seeking to meet such objections, the Bush document says: "The United States will not use force in all cases to pre-empt emerging threats, nor should nations use pre-emption as a pretext for aggression."
23rd Sept 2002 at 9:55 am
"The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better,"seems a little all too remniscant of a certain germans thinking, remember his plan to create a master race thus making the world better through genetic superiority? i think bush is going for something similar but upto now the only thing he is gunning for right now is muslims, hmmm can you say zealot? actually i remember hearing that there is an optimum population for all life on the planet, methinks bush is part of that school of thought and intends to cull us as a species in order for us to reach the optimum human population.
23rd Sept 2002 at 4:04 pm
Torrential high seas dragged me to my knees
27th Sept 2002 at 8:51 pm
i mean come on, its been said on here in the past history tends to repeat itself(and its pretty apparent at times that it does)but usually the cycle of repitition is a few hundred years not 50 or so, after reading this i come to the conclusion that bush is no better than hitler was
He was a great man. He did great things, terrible things, but still great.Of course, I'm not condoning what he did, but he did it well nonetheless. Unlike Bush.
27th Sept 2002 at 9:03 pm
Well my friends, I for one am not only saddened but terrified to live in a world like this.
I'm not often scared, far from it in fact, but the power that George Bush holds in his hands this moment, and what he intends to do with it is a devastating thought.
What can we do?
Can we do anything?
Can we sit and watch the world around us fall apart?
Would anyone listen anyway?
There are many questions without answers.
Perhaps the most awe inspiring aspect of this whole issue is that Bush really doen't have a proper reson for attack, he simply wants to retain America's status as the most powerful country in the world.
Yes, something is a little reminiscent of Hitler here.
We, as British citizens, of course are involved. Can we trust Tony Blair to do the right thing by this country and the opinion of the people, or are we once again being dragged in as America's lapdogs? Isn't that clear?
I forsee many many tears.
27th Sept 2002 at 9:09 pm
Torrential high seas dragged me to my knees
27th Sept 2002 at 9:18 pm
27th Sept 2002 at 9:27 pm
Torrential high seas dragged me to my knees
27th Sept 2002 at 9:37 pm
27th Sept 2002 at 9:40 pm
27th Sept 2002 at 9:59 pm
Hippo Moderator of Heck!
28th Sept 2002 at 12:12 am
The difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was intelligent. He may have been vastly wrong (from most people's point of veiw), but he was great.
To quote Harry Potter:
Of course, I'm not condoning what he did, but he did it well nonetheless. Unlike Bush.
SRD
28th Sept 2002 at 12:18 am
I feel the other side should be represented here.
Fair enough, the war on iraq is unneccesary, but would you prefer full blown nuclear war in which thousands upon millions of innocent citizens are killed, or a short military strike in which (relatively) few people are killed?
If Saddam Hussein does have nuclear weapons, or the capabilities for them, I would prefer him not to have them. With his current views on america, the world is safer with either america or iraq disarmed.
I'm not condoning George Bush. I'm not saying he's any better than Saddam Hussein, or there's any difference between the dangers of their nuclear capabilities. I'm just trying to see a different side of the events.
28th Sept 2002 at 12:25 am
Sorry if I came across as taking sides. I'm dead against any war. Every time I think of iraq, i remember the quote "World war four will be fought with bows and arrows" and it scares the sh*t out of me.damn fine quote(where is it from btw?), and no you wernt taking sides, as you said you were pointing out that the situation needs to be seen in a verty objective light
I'd just prefer a short military strike with limited casualties to the extinction of millions of people. If I had my way, all weapons of mass destruction would be destroyed and america split up into at least four seperate countries.
But I'm not going to get my way so I will support the least harmful alternative.
28th Sept 2002 at 12:26 am
And here comes my countering of my own arguement.
In fifteen years time, will a boy whos parents were killed in the attacks on Iraq thank george bush for "liberating" him, or will he be taking up arms to fight america?
If george bush had killed my parents, i'll openly admit that I would not hesitate to take a plane and crash it so far up his a*s, even tony blair's tongue wouldn't be able to reach it.
28th Sept 2002 at 12:28 am
When I think of Iraq, I think of the mirror advert.the mirror advert?
Secondly, George W. Bush is doing nothing, except doing what daddy tells him. He's there to finsh off Bush Snr, and the Republican party's work.
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