At 11:28 PM 2/18/2003 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>Do you have any idea how insulting your statements are to the peace
>movement? The fact that we are protesting a war against Iraq doesn't mean
>we "don't give a damn about Iraqi civilians"; we do in fact care a lot
>about them, because we know that, as in any war, the civilians will be the
>ones who will suffer the most.
Actually, without a war, it will be the civilians that suffer most.
>I don't think the US will ever leave. Technically speaking, the occupation
>will end once a new (and probably US-puppet) government has been set up,
When has the US ever militarily occupied a country and then set up a puppet
government?
>Personally, I can think of only two reasons why the US wants to attack
>Iraq. Not for "fighting terrorism", not because of Iraq's alleged arsenal
>of WMD's, not "to liberate the people of Iraq". IMO, the only real reasons
>are control over a considerable part of the world's oil reserve, and the
>establishment of a power base in the Middle East.
How did you reject the first three?
>That won't last. As you pointed out yourself, memories are very much short
>term. The image of "British and American soldiers bringing freedom to Iraq"
>(the role of other nations will undoubtedly be ignored) will be quickly
>forgotten if after a few years, much of the Iraqi people are still living
>in poverty.
>
>Jeroen "Make love, not war" van Baardwijk
Iraq probably has the natural resources to ensure that the standard of
living will improve quite quickly.
John D. "Kill Iraqis, Not Babies" Giorgis :)
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