Are we going in alone?
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un-Touch'd krew
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More yet:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2842181.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2838593.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2841757.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2842181.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2838593.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2841757.stm
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But are we playing the bully in this matter?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2838961.stm
Hey remember this guy...the one that we are supposed to be looking for?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2840615.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2838961.stm
Hey remember this guy...the one that we are supposed to be looking for?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2840615.stm
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From: FL
Originally posted by Nightshade
This specifically is what concerns me
"If the resolution is defeated, Bush and Blair have said they would be prepared to go to war anyway with a coalition of willing nations. But U.N. support would give the war international legitimacy and guarantee that members of the organization share the costs of rebuilding Iraq."
So as our country sits on a steady financial decline, we may be picking up a new multi-billion dollar deficit on top of having to fund troops in a hostile environment while we continue to have the entire world watch us under a magnifying glass.
Kinda unsettling if you ask me.
This specifically is what concerns me
"If the resolution is defeated, Bush and Blair have said they would be prepared to go to war anyway with a coalition of willing nations. But U.N. support would give the war international legitimacy and guarantee that members of the organization share the costs of rebuilding Iraq."
So as our country sits on a steady financial decline, we may be picking up a new multi-billion dollar deficit on top of having to fund troops in a hostile environment while we continue to have the entire world watch us under a magnifying glass.
Kinda unsettling if you ask me.
I hate when people post info before they know everything!
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un-Touch'd krew
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Originally posted by DA6GSR
As has been said many, many times, we would use the natural resources that Iraq already has to rebuild them with. Iraq is very wealthy oil country. that money is what will be used to rebuild.
I hate when people post info before they know everything!
As has been said many, many times, we would use the natural resources that Iraq already has to rebuild them with. Iraq is very wealthy oil country. that money is what will be used to rebuild.
I hate when people post info before they know everything!
But even though they have these resources who is the major purchaser of these oil supplies?
What will happen to the price per barrel in order to make up for the loss in profit?
In turn for the raise in price per barrel what happens to our pump price?
Are you seeing the connection yet in how this all evolves to affect you and I?
I am not stupid in regards to how a global economy works and what makes up the changes in it so check yourself before you start putting others down.
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From: FL
it wont affect us anymore then now. You have to realize that south america is bringing up their outputs after the strike. they are back to little over 3 million a day right now. also russia has talked of upping their output again.
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From: NoVA
Originally posted by Nightshade
I realize that Iraq is a wealthy oil based nation....who doesn't
But even though they have these resources who is the major purchaser of these oil supplies?
I realize that Iraq is a wealthy oil based nation....who doesn't
But even though they have these resources who is the major purchaser of these oil supplies?
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I will not pretend to know everything, but I do have some thoughts I'd like to share.
1. France has a large, and growing, number of Muslims in their country. It does sway public opinion, kind of like how we have a large group of Jews in our society. However, France also had a 60 billion dollar contract to rebuild the southern oil fields in Iraq. A deal that will be worth squat when we topple Saddam's regime.
2. Iraq has ties to terrorist. This is a fact. Does/Did he have ties to bin Laden? I don't know. When you consider that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, does it matter which terrorist group he supports/finances/harbors? No, the only thing that matters is making sure nothing like September 11th happens again. Consider this, North Korea has weapons of mass destruction, do we care? No... because they aren't going to hand them over to a group of terrorist intent on bringing down our way of life.
3. Are we in the wrong for invading Iraq without the UN's support? That’s a moral question, make your own opinion. What I think is ironic is its the UN's regulations we are enforcing.
4. I believe we are Iraq's number one buyer of crude oil. However I'm pretty sure Iraq is not our number one seller. I don't think they are even in the top ten. I'm not 100% sure on this one though, and I'll be the first to admit I'm wrong if I am wrong. However, we do know that oil is not an unlimited natural resource. Should someone who sets their own oil fields on fire be allowed to possess such a rare commodity?
5. If you could go back in time and stop Hitler before the Holocaust, would you? If you don't think Hitler and Hussein have anything in common, you should read up on what he does to the Kurds.
1. France has a large, and growing, number of Muslims in their country. It does sway public opinion, kind of like how we have a large group of Jews in our society. However, France also had a 60 billion dollar contract to rebuild the southern oil fields in Iraq. A deal that will be worth squat when we topple Saddam's regime.
2. Iraq has ties to terrorist. This is a fact. Does/Did he have ties to bin Laden? I don't know. When you consider that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, does it matter which terrorist group he supports/finances/harbors? No, the only thing that matters is making sure nothing like September 11th happens again. Consider this, North Korea has weapons of mass destruction, do we care? No... because they aren't going to hand them over to a group of terrorist intent on bringing down our way of life.
3. Are we in the wrong for invading Iraq without the UN's support? That’s a moral question, make your own opinion. What I think is ironic is its the UN's regulations we are enforcing.
4. I believe we are Iraq's number one buyer of crude oil. However I'm pretty sure Iraq is not our number one seller. I don't think they are even in the top ten. I'm not 100% sure on this one though, and I'll be the first to admit I'm wrong if I am wrong. However, we do know that oil is not an unlimited natural resource. Should someone who sets their own oil fields on fire be allowed to possess such a rare commodity?
5. If you could go back in time and stop Hitler before the Holocaust, would you? If you don't think Hitler and Hussein have anything in common, you should read up on what he does to the Kurds.