Hi CobaltBlue; Welcome back to the FADG thread.
CobaltBlue, January 17, 2003
Oh, for Heaven's sake. Why on earth would we risk US lives to protect people who won't lift a finger on their own? #reply-18451344
You were talking about the South Koreans then, but what with the New Iraqi Army (hand picked by the US) refusing to fight in Fallujah, and what with the police we trained joining up with the insurgents, you might make the same comment about Iraq. Then there was the WMD fantasy that you swallowed hook line and sinker:
CobaltBlue, January 23, 2003
Unless you buy the argument that they actually destroyed the WMDs but, dang, the dog ate their homework so they can't prove it. That may satisfy you and Scott Ritter, but the game show host is going "bzzzzt! wrong answer!" #reply-18483845
CobaltBlue, February 15, 2003
Does Iraq have WMD or not? If not, why have inspections? End the sanctions now. If yes, why haven't they cooperated in producing them? Cut the crap, they're in material breach. #reply-18585025
CobaltBlue, March 4, 2003
>>One of the problems, however, is that we are unlikely ever to know, in any reliable way, just what the Iraqi casualties were.<< Why not? Since the US will be running Iraq. Will the administration lie? Will no one else be able to tell us the truth? #reply-18657459
CobaltBlue, March 19, 2003
As for me, I am thrilled that say, Estonia, is with us. A genuine beacon of hope, Estonia is. Most of the Eastern European countries are shining examples of what democracy and liberty can do. They're a lot more admirable than the French. #reply-18720602
CobaltBlue, March 24, 2003
Not to mention having a tantrum because the US is in a quagmire, shades of Vietnam, because the administration didn't listen to Carl's advice. And in general being a very bad sport, and nasty, besides. If I had been as wrong as you as often as you, I'd have more humility. #reply-18744010
CobaltBlue, June 17, 2003
Draining the Iraqi swamp is a very bold move - almost unprecedented - the action against the Barbary Pirates is precedent but on a much smaller scale. I have no doubt that it appeared to be a distraction to a man up to his ass in alligators. It's a forest vs. trees thing. I think the action in Iraq does set precedent for going after other failed states, and I think Bush is going to take out as many failed states as he can during his presidency, whether or not he's re-elected. #reply-19038891
CobaltBlue, June 23, 2003
So far, enforcing UN resolutions doesn't appear to have been a good reason to go to war. Maybe when the WMD turn up. Liberating the Iraqi people from tyranny was a good thing, though. And ending the stalemate was, too. Thus, on balance, I am glad we did it. #reply-19066472
I guess we don't have that "stalemate" problem anymore. Now we've got a quagmire.
CobaltBlue, November 19, 2003
An economist recently released a study that shows that the war in Iraq is actually cheaper than continuing sanctions, both in money and quality of life for Iraqis. #reply-19518185
Can't you barely wait until the next set of polls of the Iraqi people come out? Or is Iraq now so dangerous that no one has the guts to ask them how they feel?
-- Carl |
