Originally Posted by: grizzlymintThis war isn't against a single country. Its not the US government vs. the Iraqi government. We are battling a group that is very shady. They're always there and yet they can just as easily disappear. They are terrorists. Please don't feed me the load of bs that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. That is a thought for the naive. Iraq is/was a terrorist harboring nation. They welcomed them with open arms, Saddam Hussein being a terrorist himself. This is a war against terrorism, not against one country.

Regarding the "excessive power" we've used: Did you want us to downscale our weapons in order for it to be a fair war? You said it yourself, theres still 3,000+ American soldiers dead along with who knows how many allied soldiers. Excessive exshmessive. The innocent will die unitentionally, but incidentally it will happen. 3,000 of our innocent died already at the hands of terrorists on a single day.

"Worry about the extremist mosque down the street..."

Chief, the majority of those terrorists (if not all, I can't recall) were from Saudi Arabia. Spare me the argument of "well why not go to war with Saudi Arabia?" as I've already pointed out there is a lot on the plate right now. Not to mention, if we start persecuting our own people then everyone will yell at Bush anyways for racial stereotyping. Lose, lose situation. People bitch anyway you cut it.

Has Bush ordered anybody to death over this war yet? Not that I know of-especially his own people. This is war. You go after the most dangerous people, and you take them dead or alive. We live in a democratic country. No one person orders anyone to death. It goes through the courts.

Oh dear....

It's called a 'war on terror' so you can go and kill whoever you like and call it 'war'. Are you in the CIA? If not, I guess you probably don't know if Saddam was involved in 9/11. No link has ever been proven, although it seems proof isn't important to you. There are terrorists living in the UK, does that mean you're going to come and bomb me? There are more in the US, you going to bomb yourself? Terrorists living in your country is one thing, sponsoring them (like Iran & hezbollah) is very different.

Allied forces in Iraq as near as I can figure are now fighting a group of people who want them out - they may not actually be terrorists (except as defined by you). If I invaded your country, what would you do? Sit back and let me?

The reasons you're not at war with Saudi Arabia are (top of head):

They've bought weapons from the US and UK, and are in a position to give you trouble.
They have oil
They are rich
They invest heavily in the US
They are the only 'US Friendly' state in the region

As Bush is chief of staff, every action of the US military is ultimately his responsibility. Remind me why the UN wouldn't back the war.... oh yeah, it's because it is considered illegal - which is exactly why I asked if Bush should face trial...

'Chief'...... :rolleyes: