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*Originally posted by Ohioguy: *
Now somebody please answer me this? If the US was not absolutely convinced that they would find or face chemical weapons in Iraq, then why did they dress up all those troops in the heat and sandstorms in chemical weapns suits? A nice piece of theatre? People die in those suits in the heat.
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Aren't you overlooking the obvious? It's the same reason the Iraqis had all those chemical suits and atropine doses. It was to protect troops against the US offensive use of chemical weapons. Come on Ohio Guy, get with the program.
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*Originally posted by myvoice: *
You must simply choose not listen to anything that doesn't fit with your own neatly preconceived ideas. For the last time, does 4 years mean anything to you? That's how long it took the UN to find the first batch of hidden WMD buried by the Euphrates River. Iraq is not the size of your backyard. The people over there are actually pretty busy doing lots of different things. You think the only thing going on is a bunch of backhoes digging up all of Iraq?
We did choose when, where and how to attack in our completely legal war. And yes, we take the consequences. We know the value of our young serviceperson's lives and believe liberty, freedom, and self defense are ideals worth risking such precious life for. You don't like it? Tough. Get used to it. About the only Iraqis trying to kill US soldiers are the very same ones who ripped the tongues out of their fellow citizens and butchered them for not toeing the Baathist line. Praise them and support them all you want. I think it's sick but then again no sicker than your indifference to the deaths of the Iraqi people at the hands of Saddam the butcher.
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Well in that case why dont you listen for once and admit that if the inspectors had been given more time they would have come up with the desired results. Why cant you simply get this through your head. What was the exceptionally urgent need to attack now. Oh yes i forgot he was about to launch his non existent WMD's on America. Tsk Tsk.
The war was illegal and no amount of shouting will change that FACT. Your young servicemen are trained killers and that's about it. They shoot first and ask questions later.
The indifference shown by nation towards the Iraqis during the nine years of sanctions which were led by your country killing thousands of innocent children is gut wrenching. Don't lecture others on this aspect, put your own house in order first.
Those killing invaders are ordinary Iraqis who want their country to be free of uninvited foreign forces. Those children you killed recently at Falajah were indeed Saddam's hench men. Huh.