Everything is propoganda, it just depends on what side you're defending or opposing.
I have two serious arguments for the anti-war crowd: 1. The US has been very tolerant in this issue. Since the end of the last Gulf War and the delcaration of the UN resolutions, Iraq has been in material breech of the weapons terms. They have also thumbed their noses at the no-fly zones and shot at the US and UK aircraft patrolling it. For a quick memory refresher, the no-fly zones were created because Hussein was bombing and gassing his own people (the Kurds), including women and children. Now we have an administration that is willing to focus on the Middle East again and the historical selective thirty second memory of most Americans is kicking in. There is one way to completely avoid bloodshed of any kind. Why don't you try sending these messages to Hussein or his generals. Better yet, stage a rally in Bagdhad to protest Iraq's actions in this situation. There are always at least two sides in a conflict. To echo the comments of our Secretary of State, there must be some point in time where diplomacy becomes useless. We have been trying to work with an ineffective body (the UN) to reach a peacefull solution but how long do we let this drag out? There have been quantities of chemical agents that are still accounted for. There is still the evidence that Hussein is working on nuclear agents. There have been unclaimed warheads found. Iraq was recently discovered to have missle systems that ranged further than their specifications indicated (beyond a tolerance level discrepancy). Why aren't there people in Iraq pushing for a disarmerment plan to prevent this conflict from going military? 2. My new job working at the border has given me an interesting perspective. Today, while Hans Blixt (sp?) was delivering his report there was an incident on the Rainbow Bridge. This is the span that 90% of tourists use to cross between the US and Canada and is less than a mile from the Falls themselves. I don't know what the specifics are, the Canadians may never release the full details, but there were two main rumors that were circulating. Either there was someone that had attempted to cross the bridge carrying bomb-making materials or there was someone that tried to cross that was infected with a highly contageous cough-related illness. Either way, it cemented in my mind this truth: In this conflict no place is safe. Even if we do not persue military action against Iraq, we still have a terrorist threat, one made all too real by the events of 9/11. Now those who aren't US citizens might flippantly reply, "welcome to the club" but I for one do not want to have to live with a color-coded threat level system. A lack of military action with Iraq does not mean the end of the War on Terror. It would simply mean that the regime that pays Paletenians to blow themselves up in Isralei marketplaces would still be in power and more determined than ever to destroy, as Hussein has referred to the US, "The Great Satan." Enjoy your march and relish in the knowledge that you are taking part in an act that you would not be free to do in many other countries. Hatton -----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:23 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: The Choice Before Us At 12:22 AM 2/15/03, Kevin wrote: >Wow. That was nice piece of leftist propaganda...where can I get more! Words of peace are always labeled propaganda by those who benefit from war. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
