Marlon, Saddam and his regime have been in non-compliance with earlier U.N. resolutions for 12 years. Several more weeks would not "hash out the differences" when France has a different agenda, IMHO.
-Ben At 08:28 PM 3/21/03 -0600, you wrote: >It also seems that given how fast we are moving, there shouldn't have >been any reason that we couldn't have given the UN a few extra weeks to >hash out the differences. Then, we'd have more than just 3 countries in >this operation. > >Marlon > >Todd wrote: > >>Exactly Ben. >> >>When this thing first started, it didn't seem so bad. Just a few strikes >>here and there to take out essential targets. Then, the ground force >>started moving in and went largely unopposed. I started to think that whole >>"Shock and Awe" stuff was just psychological warfare. >> >>Then, we had today. Suddenly I'm not liking this war too much at all >>anymore. Today just seamed heavy handed, even bully-like. I'm glad it's >>being shown all over the place, over and over again. For everyone who was >>all for this war, take a good look. This is what you asked for. >> >>Todd >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 5:55 PM >>Subject: RE: Prime Minister's Address to the Nation... >> >> >> >> >>>And as a Jew, I believe the Middle East will be safer when Saddam no >>> >>> >>longer >> >> >>>has weapons which can strike Israel, and there no longer is a regime which >>>pays a bounty to the families of homicide bombers. >>> >>>As an American, I do not like that Pres. Bush is acting like a cowboy at >>>high noon. >>> >>>But I am reminded of the permissive parent who sayd "Jimmy, don't do that. >>>Jimmy, don't do that. Jimmy, don't do that." And there are no >>> >>> >>consequences. >> >> >>>My dichotomy: I feel what we are doing is a good thing, but _how_ we are >>>doing it is not. >>> >>>-Ben >>> >>> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
