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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (10248)	4/11/2007 2:11:46 PM
From: Richnorth	Respond to of 224745

U.S. 'hypocrisy' on Iran makes war more likely Published: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 When it comes to hypocrisy, the United States takes the cake. It takes the soup, the salad and the main course, too, for that matter. Consider this: a few months ago, Saddam Hussein was hanged for killing 148 Iraqis who had plotted to kill him back in July 1983. A heinous crime for sure, but what was the U.S. response when the crime actually took place? A few months after the slaughter, Donald Rumsfeld was in Baghdad, presenting Saddam with a set of golden spurs from Ronald Reagan. After that, the U.S. established diplomatic relations with Iraq and started selling it helicopters, toxic chemicals and pathogens. These are the same helicopters Saddam used to gas the Kurds in his own country and the Iranians, with the aid of satellite photos supplied by the United States. Now the U.S. is getting ready to invade Iran. The motive? You guessed it: weapons of mass destruction. The U.S. says Iran is developing an atomic bomb. But 30 years ago. the U.S. was working on a plan to build a nuclear industry in Iran, including giving it control over large quantities of plutonium and enriched uranium -- the means to develop a nuclear bomb. That was, of course, back when the Shah was in control in Iran. He was another human rights violator who came to power when the U.S. backed a coup to overthrow the democratic Mossadegh government. The hypocrisy goes on. Back in 2003, Iran made a proposal intended to resolve the differences between the U.S. and Iran. In it, Iran agreed to abide by United Nations nuclear safeguards. The Bush administration refused it. A year later, the European Union and Iran reached an agreement. Iran agreed to suspend uranium enrichment in exchange for assurances that the U.S. and Israel would not attack Iran. Under U.S. pressure, Europe backed down and Iran renewed uranium enrichment. Again in 2003, Mohamed El-Baradei, head of the International Atomic Agency, proposed that all production and processing of weapons-usable material be under international control. To date,only one country has agreed. You guessed it, Iran. Now we are on the brink of World War III and it doesn't seem to be an issue with any of the political parties in Ottawa or with the Canadian public, for that matter. One thing for sure: if we have another world war, it will be our last. canada.com .

To: American Spirit who wrote (10248)	4/15/2007 8:55:45 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224745

So did you lol Bush-Cheney both dodged the draft

To: American Spirit who wrote (10248)	4/24/2007 9:29:55 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224745

Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11' if Dems win By: Roger Simon April 24, 2007 MANCHESTER, N.H. - - Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001. But if a Republican is elected, he said, especially if it is him, terrorist attacks can be anticipated and stopped. “If any Republican is elected president - - and I think obviously I would be the best at this - - we will remain on offense and will anticipate what the terrorists will do and try to stop them before they do it,” Giuliani said. The former New York City mayor, currently leading in all national polls for the Republican nomination for president, said Tuesday night that America would ultimately defeat terrorism no matter which party gains the White House. “But the question is how long will it take and how many casualties will we have?” Giuliani said. “If we are on defense with a Democratic president, we will have more losses and it will go on longer.” “I listen a little to the Democrats and if one of them gets elected, we are going on defense,” Giuliani continued. “We will wave the white flag on Iraq. We will cut back on the Patriot Act, electronic surveillance, interrogation and we will be back to our pre-Sept. 11 attitude of defense.” He added: “The Democrats do not understand the full nature and scope of the terrorist war against us.” After his speech to the Rockingham County Lincoln Day Dinner, I asked him about his statements and Giuliani said flatly: "America will be safer with a Republican president." Giuliani, whose past positions on abortion, gun control and gay rights have made him anathema to some in his party, believes his tough stance on national defense and his post-Sept. 11 reputation as a fighter of terrorism will be his trump card with doubting Republicans. “This war ends when they stop coming here to kill us!” Giuliani said. “Never ever again will this country ever be on defense waiting for terrorists to attack us if I have anything to say about it. And make no mistake, the Democrats want to put us back on defense!” Giuliani said terrorists “hate us and not because of anything bad we have done; it has nothing to do with Israel and Palestine. They hate us for the freedoms we have and the freedoms we want to share with the world.” Giuliani continued: “The freedoms we have are in conflict with the perverted, maniacal interpretation of their religion.” He said Americans would fight for “freedom for women, the freedom of elections, freedom of religion, and the freedom of our economy.” Addressing the terrorists directly, Giuliani said: “We are not giving that up and you are not going to take it from us!” The crowd thundered its approval. Giuliani also said that America had been naïve about terrorism in the past and had missed obvious signals. “They were at war with us before we realized it, going back to 90s with all the Americans killed by the PLO and Hezbollah and Hamas,” he said. “They came here and killed us in 1993 (with the first attack on New York’s World Trade Center killing six people) and we didn’t get it. We didn’t get it that this was a war. Then Sept. 11, 2001 happened and we got it.”