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2003-02-15 Iraq
Powell points out Iraqi tricks
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Posted by Steve White 2003-02-15 10:26 am|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Let's roll! If anyone feels they need more information in order to place the coming conflict in context, I recommend, IN THE SHADOW OF THE PROPHET: THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SOUL OF ISLAM, by Milton Viorst. I'll give the current common-children-of-Abraham nonsense about Judaism-Christianity-Islam, about another 6 months shelf life. Islam is itself a problem, and proffering a type of nominal integration which Muslims reject, is being taken as a sign of weakness. Our mortal enemies within that faith must not merely be beaten; they must be annihiliated.
Posted by Anon 2003-02-15 02:26:23||   2003-02-15 02:26:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Jesus compared Christianity to "New Wine", as compared to Judaism's "Old Wine" (Pointedly reminding his listeners that wine gets better with age).

On this scale, Islam is moonshine that eventually blinds the drinker...
Posted by Ptah  2003-02-15 05:50:26||   2003-02-15 05:50:26|| Front Page Top

#3 It's not looking good. Looks like the weasels will get what they want. Or the U.S. will go it alone, even without the U.K. But I don't get it, if they know Sammy has the WMD, why not share the info, let the Clouseaus find some, and voila, the 2nd resolution. Not finding atleast some evidence plays into the weasel's hands. Somebody on this site said that keeping the intel all to ourselves could at some point become counter-productive. There must be something else going on in the backrooms at the UN. I always suspected WMD was only a cover, but come on... what's up?
Posted by RW 2003-02-15 13:06:37||   2003-02-15 13:06:37|| Front Page Top

#4 I think at this point that the weasels will get what they want - that is, either a "no" vote in the UNSC or a veto. They prefer the "no" vote, of course. They're banking on Bush accepting the premise that a flawed UN is better than no UN and backing down on Iraq. If he does that, it'll be political suicide.

Blocking a UNSC resolution weakens the support of the Arabs who're on our side, like Kuwait and Qatar and Jordan, and of Turkey. They're trying to put a serious spike in the wheels.
Posted by Fred  2003-02-15 14:31:41||   2003-02-15 14:31:41|| Front Page Top

#5 So it's a "no go" on Iraq then??? It'll take a lot of courage to go without the UN, or more precisely, against the weasels. I hope it's done if only to set the precedent: if the UN doesn't get their act together, it might as well not exist. A turning point in history. It's not like the world plays by the UN rules anyway.
Posted by RW 2003-02-15 15:52:32||   2003-02-15 15:52:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Right now all the UN is is a patronage pit for third world shitholes and an anti American debating society. Screw 'em. GO!
Posted by tu3031 2003-02-15 20:01:33||   2003-02-15 20:01:33|| Front Page Top

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