Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrs
btw, everybody here can complain about what bush is doing wrong, but seriously, what would you do differently?[/QUOTE]
Well, I'm sure a big "yes" qualifies for that one. When dumping someone at the head of a country you can't expect them all to react the same. So everyone would do things differently in one way or another.

Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrs
who's religion is right? ours... you know why? because our religion(s) don't tell us to kill anyone who doesn't believe the same thing. seriously, if they didn't want us dead, then it probably wouldn't even be an issue.

If they didn't want us dead, then it probably wouldn't be an issue... That's like saying "if there's not a problem, then there's probably no solution." Considering this whole entire thing blossoms from each others' views about the other. And I don't really know if we can go and say our religious beliefs are right and just dump on theirs. Seems kind of arrogant.

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why are we in iraq? because something needed to be done. eventually, iraq probably would've attacked us, probably an even more devastating attack then 9/11. you hate bush for doing something about it while we still could. it's something that clinton probably should've done, but decided to ignore for 8 years instead.

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I knew a kid a while ago. I didn't like him because of his upbringing. I saw him as a potential threat to me. He hadn't done anything to me yet, but I knew that some day he could hurt me. I knew his dad had a gun because I bought him that gun for his birthday. Knowing that there was a weapon so accessible and knowing I didn't trust the kid, I went over to his house, knocked on his door, and when he opened the door I kicked the living **** out of him and broke his hand so he couldn't fire a gun. I did that just to make sure he couldn't hurt me in the future.

Metaphor translated:
Technologically Iraq is a child compared to the US. So what we're doing is just taking things into consideration and smashing this child into the ground before he's actually done anything. We don't have much for incentive and nothing to back us up. But we're still stomping the **** out of that kid. Is that justice?