Too horrific to be true? 3,149 Killed in June Alone says UN

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Andrew · #11 Unread post by **Andrew** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:08 am

No disagreement from me.

It is a staggering number of deaths, both American and otherwise.

Nibblet99 · Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:14 am

Not meaning to be funny, but its the civilian deaths which really shocked me. By that, I don't mean I take the soldier ones lightly. But the soldiers knew the potential outcomes when they signed up for an inherantly dangerous job.

But to not have a safe home to live in, when you're an innocent. I just simply can't comprehend that lifestyle.

Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:54 am

the only way to govern people in that area is with stronger force than they can muster.if saddam had tried to be sweet he wouldnt have lasted a week.democracy aint gonna work everywhere.the people were better off before we went there.

flynrider · Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:45 am

Nibblet99 wrote: I'm not arguing if we were or weren't right to go in Iraq, and I believe (now we have committed ourselves) we should stay until its sorted, not get out early like some people.

In a civil conflict such as this, where the two sides have been at odds for centuries, I don't think it's going to get "sorted out" anytime soon. The only way it was kept under control before was because they had a repressive government with an iron fisted dictator. Unless we're planning on setting up a similar government, they will continue to fight each other indefinitely.

Anytime you remove a repressive government, old tribal and religious conflicts are sure to follow. Yugoslavia, Russia/Chechnya and Afghanistan are recent examples.

BuzZz · #15 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:50 pm

CNF2002 wrote:
No don't say that...you're bubbling with sensitivity.

Yep, The Happytime-Touchy-Feely-P.C.-Redneck.... that's me.

jmillheiser · Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:57 pm

At this point the US presence in iraq is having a trivial effect at best. Everyone complains about how many people are killed by US soliders there and dont stop to realize that the iraqis kill each other in MUCH greater numbers.

only thing the US presence is doing at this point is keeping Iran from moving in and taking over.

SuperRookie · Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:50 am

Andrew78108 wrote:
Nibblet99 wrote:*sigh* still fighting for peace are we?
Alternative?

See, the problem here is a simple 'exchange rate' matter. There would be no war if we could somehow agree on the conversion rate between the BJE (bj equivalent) and the DE (diamond equivalent). There'll be no fighting once we can agree on that because all the men will be sleeping and all the women will be happy looking at their hands

Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:15 pm

BuzZz wrote:
CNF2002 wrote:
No don't say that...you're bubbling with sensitivity.
Yep, The Happytime-Touchy-Feely-P.C.-Redneck.... that's me.

ya'll cant be true rednecks until you have had a night ride followed by a fine southern meal with the Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan.

BuzZz · #19 Unread post by **BuzZz** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:13 pm

9000white wrote:
BuzZz wrote:
CNF2002 wrote:
No don't say that...you're bubbling with sensitivity.
Yep, The Happytime-Touchy-Feely-P.C.-Redneck.... that's me.

ya'll cant be true rednecks until you have had a night ride followed by a fine southern meal with the Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan.

Yeah, but we is Canadian, so it's kinda 'Redneck Lite'.....

colorado58 · Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:21 pm

IF we would keep the politicans and the press out of the war and let our military do its job we would have had a better handle on the situtation.
politicans leak our military secrets for headlines.And the press puts them in the news and newspaper so the terrorests will know what our military is planning to do. telling our military plans to the enemy used to be called
TREASON now it is called the six oclock news.