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2002-08-30 Home Front

The Case Against the Iraq War: Oh, Jeez.

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-08-30 09:17 pm|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Worst case: It could end with the United States dropping a nuclear bomb on Baghdad."

What about the case where Baghdad drops a nuke on Tel Aviv? Followed immediately thereafter by Israel dropping nukes on Baghdad, Damascus, Riahd, Mecca, Tehran, etc. etc. etc.

Darned, left-liberals are so predictable. And short-sighted. They only ever look at the first step and never bother to look at the 2nd and subsequent steps.

Posted by fred 2002-08-30 22:41:32|| 2002-08-30 22:41:32|| Front Page Top

#2 International law? I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Damage relations with our allies? Like, say, an unmentioned ally that sent 15 people to kill 3000 of ours? Mindless unilateralism? It's called "the national self-interest." Wreaking havoc? Quick quiz, Sherlock, last successful Arab uprising: (not Algeria, nor Iran, take your time).

How would it shake the economy, once more? Would a nuclear attack shake the economy more? As for your innocents dying, you still haven't explained Mohammed Atta meeting with a friendly Iraqi intelligence officer and then...thousands of our innocents died.

As for your spectre of nuclear war, I'll take my chances, thank you very much. So long as the EMP wave knocks out Iraqi communications, perhaps it won't be so bad after all.
When you handle my laundry list of objections, then you can take more of my precious time. Now you go away.

Posted by Brian 2002-08-30 23:39:52|| 2002-08-30 23:39:52|| Front Page Top

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