Far worse human rights issues persist in other countries that are not assaulted by the US, many US allies even have serious humans rights issues, the invasion did not stop human rights probelms in Iraq and lastley the US has its own human rights issues that it needs to adress. There is no sense in a justification that, since your killing your population, we are going to kill them now isntead, while killing our own in the process.
I would gladley jump on the side of Liberation over Tyranny but I am not so naive to think that the Republican wagon is Liberation. --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, the US was justified in invading Iraq, for one, and one reason > only; the massive human rights violations of Saddam, Uday, Qusay and > their henchmen. Just as bad as Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge. As the > world's only remaining superpower it is OUR responsibility to stop > human genocide on the planet. That is inherently a very libertarian > position, and it's amazing many libertarians have chosen to put > themselves on the side of totalitarian dictators instead of on the > side of liberation. > > > --- In [email protected], "uncoolrabbit" > <uncoolrabbit@> wrote: > > > > Nothing Paul said below contradicts that Iraqi's statement. None > of > > sadams chemical weapons were found, that includes any that made it > > to Syria. It is no secret that Iraq had chemical and biological > > weapons. The real crime of the administration is falsely leading > the > > people to believe IRaq was actively developing new wweapons, > > including nuclear ambitions, which was not the case. > > > > So, what does the statement have to do with calling Paul a liar? > The > > Iraqi does not know where they went, only supporting Paul in his > > claim that no WMDs were found in Iraq. It IS a fact. > > > > Aside from the specifics of Pauls statements validity, what else > are > > you trying to get at? That the administration is justified in > > invading Iraq over a past and now dead chemical and biological > > weapons program, and that traces off that prgram, including the > > undestroyed products of that program, products the US has aswell > and > > has been slowly destroying for years, are all the justification > > needed, while that same administration tolerated a real program to > > develop nuclear weapons in North Korea? This war had nothing to do > > with Iraq's arsenal, get over it. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > And so Paul, you are claiming then that you know more about what > > > actually happened to the WMDs than the 2nd in Command of the > Iraqi > > > Air Force who a few weeks ago, in an interview, stated > > categorically > > > that "we shuffled them all off to Syria two months before the > > > invasion..."? > > > > > > Are you calling the guy a liar Paul? > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't find anything ridiculous about the indisputable FACT > that > > > > there were no WMD's found. Not even non-WMDs like mustard gas > > were > > > > found. Only the components that could be used to make mustard > > gas > > > > were found. So once again, NO WMDs WERE FOUND. That's not an > > > attack > > > > on the President. IT IS A FACT and those who claim otherwise > are > > > > woefully misinformed or completely dishonest and most likely > Bush > > > > apologists. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Geof Gibson" > <geofgibson@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Terry L Parker" > > <txliberty@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Geof, attack message, NOT messengers, in THIS forum! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Terry Liberty Parker > > > > > > Owner/moderator, > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry. I try my best to attack ridiculous arguments > > without > > > > > personal reference. > > > > > I will re-double my efforts to remain impersonal. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
