Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (77782)	2/26/2003 2:19:33 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Nadine, The same thing has occurred on this thread. Several of our anti-war types post all sorts of anti-war propoganda, but never address the issue of the missing biological and chemical weapons - and none will respond to this post (except maybe Win, but he will not address the issue - he will attack the message - a cheesy high school debate trick - by a blotivating pundit). Now some even go further - they implicitly trust the UN, but somehow forget the chemical and bio weapons stocks are identified in UN documents, by the last set of inspectors. Then they claim "No Proof - No War" and feel proud of themselves. They document and harp on collateral damage, but never address the issue of the existing repression and death squads. Do we inspect their firing squads out of existence? I will say it again - there is a liberal case for war being ignored by the partisans of the left. John

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (77782)	2/26/2003 3:05:27 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The problem is that the adminstration is making a logical case, while the demonstrators are responding with a purely emotional case Sorry, that won't work, Nadine. The administration has used Manichean concepts, has acted like the cowboy, has been miffed at the Germans, keeps talking about bad movies, macho military stuff, etc. That's hardly logic. Closer to emotion. On the other hand, the demonstrators are asking for evidence, evidence there is a connection between 9-11 and Saddam, evidence there is a connection between Saddam and Al Q, evidence there is an imminent threat which would justify a pre-emptive war. Sounds reasonably logical to me.