Oil and War
I must say I am a little tired of the war for oil debate, if we look at economic costs alone estimated costs of 1 Trillion US for the campaign and the cost of US and Iraqi lives, the they did for oil arguement doesn't stick with me, I mean imagine 1 trillion dollars worth of fuel subsidies, and US fuel is still at a pretty sweet price with UK petrol at 1 pound a litre. I 100% agree that Sadam Hussein was a Homicidal maniac who needed to be removed from power, that the Iraqi people will be better off with out him, I mean as far as I know Northern Iraq is doing relatively well at the moment. I think that President Bush snr, should of finished the job properly at the time and the resultant massacre of the Kurdish rebellion was on the heads of US Policy. The Iraq could have waited untill Afghanstan was little more safer as I think anyone would admit efforts have been hindered there due to resource priority.
[QUOTE ] Why do you think Russia is arming Iran to the teeth? Weve done something, from 1/2 the world away, that their communist Dictators could only dream of. [/ QUOTE]
Youv'e hit the nail on the head there Rich, Cold War chess games from either side have created alot of the problems to date, one of the Afghanistan biggest threat CIA supplied Stingers, Iraq one time ally of US with some assistance to Iran the only other nation with F-14's, these are follow on effects of the Cold War that have more than eaten the "peace dividend." The most common terrorist weapon AK47 and a RPG, sure now its Russian Mafia supply but 20 yrs ago nope it was all state sponsored, much like the Contra incident.
In relation to Armament of space well that is a absolute given, while I dont like the idea of nuclear weapon platforms, I mean Skylab hit Aus as it game down... other systems will prvide the best defence, which will include offence.
Dropping the bomb in WW2, terrible, but any one with with half a brain can see that it saved lives on all sides, Okinawa being the clear and shining example. Use of it again in a similar matter, if need be yes, however the need is generally not city busting its
In relation to POWs as a great grandson of Allied POW of Japanese forces, treament MUST be how we would expect ours to be treated, if the Aus gov EVER treated pow's in similar matter well I would be disgusted as well as many other survivors and relatives.
Torture well nearly the same goes except well what is torture, being stripped naked meh, sleep deprivation meh, deprivation of certain liberties, meh again. Heck even a waterboard, (Id never want it used on me) but well its hardly permanently damaging or well cruel, once yous start getting to electricity bamboo shoots under the nails and ripping finger nails out well I really couldnt support that either I mean it jsut comes down to treatment of other humans even as despicable as they me, once you use there methods you sink to their level.
Other WMDs well ban them all, and cripple countries one way or another, I mean I do not think there would be any descent person who wish the same could not be done with Nukes, but there will always be someone wanting them, total disarmement by the US and Russia plus the the other "official" 3 powers, great but someone will always want the upper hand,
oh yeah targeting civillians well that again, I mean the outrage of 911 other than the embaressment of the security breach was the targeting of civilians, the world stopped as a result not just financial ramifications but the horror of the atrocity, if you act in reciprication well then you become as bad and jsut as much and enemy to the world or humanity as the original agressor,
well that was just my humble opinion, fcriticism is cool, as ive held these views for awhile and am glad to express them and you can only truly know your opinion once youve defended them.
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