Major.League.Infidel
Make Love and War
+303|6717|Communist Republic of CA, USA
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"America is not at war.  The Marine Corps is at war; America is at the Mall."
(Should have added "And the Dems are on the campaign trail.)
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Is this the reason why things aren't going so swimmingly in the sandbox?  Do you think that if America were to get more serious about the war, that we could finish faster, and thus bring our troops back?  People call for us to pull out, but they are not willing to bite the bullet and commit to create a situation in which we can leave Iraq with something more than a smoldering crater.
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio
About as true as it goes in any war.
>LOD<Dougalachi
Teh_Complainer
+85|6794|An Hour North of Indy
Should America be at war?
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6768|Global Command
Does a bear shit in the woods?
>LOD<Dougalachi
Teh_Complainer
+85|6794|An Hour North of Indy

ATG wrote:

Does a bear shit in the woods?
yes, but the question is not the same.
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

ATG wrote:

Does a bear shit in the woods?
yes
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6644|North Carolina
This is what I posted on that blog.  I'm sure it's going to be flamed to pieces.... 

"The comment is true, but the problem isn't that America isn't behind the war morally -- the problem is the war itself. We need to get out. Iraq is not worth dying for."
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

Turquoise wrote:

This is what I posted on that blog.  I'm sure it's going to be flamed to pieces.... 

"The comment is true, but the problem isn't that America isn't behind the war morally -- the problem is the war itself. We need to get out. Iraq is not worth dying for."
Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6644|North Carolina

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

This is what I posted on that blog.  I'm sure it's going to be flamed to pieces.... 

"The comment is true, but the problem isn't that America isn't behind the war morally -- the problem is the war itself. We need to get out. Iraq is not worth dying for."
Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
And should they have been?  We entered at a good point in time.

We waited till the Germans had worn out a lot of their forces and until the Japanese began to stretch themselves thin.  In the meantime, we were building up our own military.

We timed our involvement very well.  I can't say the same for Iraq.
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

Turquoise wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

This is what I posted on that blog.  I'm sure it's going to be flamed to pieces.... 

"The comment is true, but the problem isn't that America isn't behind the war morally -- the problem is the war itself. We need to get out. Iraq is not worth dying for."
Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
And should they have been?  We entered at a good point in time.

We waited till the Germans had worn out a lot of their forces and until the Japanese began to stretch themselves thin.  In the meantime, we were building up our own military.

We timed our involvement very well.  I can't say the same for Iraq.
So wait till we are attacked?  Good idea.
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6644|North Carolina

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:


Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
And should they have been?  We entered at a good point in time.

We waited till the Germans had worn out a lot of their forces and until the Japanese began to stretch themselves thin.  In the meantime, we were building up our own military.

We timed our involvement very well.  I can't say the same for Iraq.
So wait till we are attacked?  Good idea.
How is a war on the other side of the world RELEVANT to America UNLESS we are attacked?

You see what I'm getting at?  We have no right to enter a conflict, unless we are attacked.
acEofspadEs6313
Shiny! Let's be bad guys.
+102|6931|NAS Jacksonville, Florida

Turquoise wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

This is what I posted on that blog.  I'm sure it's going to be flamed to pieces.... 

"The comment is true, but the problem isn't that America isn't behind the war morally -- the problem is the war itself. We need to get out. Iraq is not worth dying for."
Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
And should they have been?  We entered at a good point in time.

We waited till the Germans had worn out a lot of their forces and until the Japanese began to stretch themselves thin.  In the meantime, we were building up our own military.

We timed our involvement very well.  I can't say the same for Iraq.
Just to clear it up, Germany declared war on the US, not the other way around.
CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|6794

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:

Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
And should they have been?  We entered at a good point in time.

We waited till the Germans had worn out a lot of their forces and until the Japanese began to stretch themselves thin.  In the meantime, we were building up our own military.

We timed our involvement very well.  I can't say the same for Iraq.
So wait till we are attacked?  Good idea.
LOL. The concept of the Iraqi army of Saddam Hussein launching an attack on USA is laughable. What were they gonna do - get the ferry from Lisbon?

Last edited by CameronPoe (2007-02-23 19:53:34)

usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

Turquoise wrote:

You see what I'm getting at?  We have no right to enter a conflict, unless we are attacked.
Some of us like to be proactive.
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

CameronPoe wrote:

LOL. The concept of the Iraqi army of Saddam Hussein launching an attack on USA is laughable. What were they gonna do - get the ferry from Lisbon?
No.   I bet a backpack would do the trick.
CameronPoe
Member
+2,925|6794

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

You see what I'm getting at?  We have no right to enter a conflict, unless we are attacked.
Some of us like to be proactive.
Thankfully that's a minority and the debacle of Iraq means that trust in the US government will be low for the forseeable future, thus making taking such actions again less likely/doable.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2007-02-23 19:55:25)

usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

CameronPoe wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

You see what I'm getting at?  We have no right to enter a conflict, unless we are attacked.
Some of us like to be proactive.
Thankfully that's a minority and the debacle of Iraq means that trust in the US government will be low for the forseeable future, thus making taking such action less likely.
Doubt it dude. 


And you are smart enough to know that.
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6644|North Carolina

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

You see what I'm getting at?  We have no right to enter a conflict, unless we are attacked.
Some of us like to be proactive.
Another word for that is "bellicose."

Besides, as long as you have the right domestic defense and security protocols, you can minimize the chance of an attack without firing a single missile.
Robbie77
hammer time!
+26|6570|Toronto Canada
can god  heat up a burrito so hot that he himself cannot eat the burrito?
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6644|North Carolina

usmarine2007 wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:


Some of us like to be proactive.
Thankfully that's a minority and the debacle of Iraq means that trust in the US government will be low for the forseeable future, thus making taking such action less likely.
Doubt it dude. 


And you are smart enough to know that.
I'll agree...  We have far too many people in this country who are susceptible to paranoia.
usmarine2007
Banned
+374|6606|Columbus, Ohio

Robbie77 wrote:

can god  heat up a burrito so hot that he himself cannot eat the burrito?
Maybe.  But can you stick your fist up your mouth and your ass at the same time?
Robbie77
hammer time!
+26|6570|Toronto Canada
yes....yes i can, must say that had to be the best question ive been asked in years

Last edited by Robbie77 (2007-02-23 20:02:18)

Major.League.Infidel
Make Love and War
+303|6717|Communist Republic of CA, USA

Robbie77 wrote:

yes....yes i can, must say that had to be the best question ive been asked in years
We here on bf2s collectively hope that you assumed you could, rather than testing this.
(T)eflon(S)hadow
R.I.P. Neda
+456|7068|Grapevine, TX
That answer would have to be: YES!

Turquoise wrote:

usmarine2007 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

This is what I posted on that blog.  I'm sure it's going to be flamed to pieces.... 

"The comment is true, but the problem isn't that America isn't behind the war morally -- the problem is the war itself. We need to get out. Iraq is not worth dying for."
Americans were not morally behind WWII until Japan attacked the US.
And should they have been?  We entered at a good point in time.

We waited till the Germans had worn out a lot of their forces and until the Japanese began to stretch themselves thin.  In the meantime, we were building up our own military.

We timed our involvement very well.  I can't say the same for Iraq.
I'd say you weren't worth fighting for, but I took an oath to defend you, and so did all the other living and dead Marines, Airmen, Sailers and Soliders. So don't worry about it, we got your back dumb ass, which leads me to my next thought... I'll say this again, the US Constitution gives you the right to be a moron.
If you knew anything about history you would also remember that over 80% of the American populace thought that the Nazi Party, with Hitler, was a good Ally in Germany in the Late 1930's.

--Some famous old quote " Those that forget the past are condemned to repeat it."
Vilham
Say wat!?
+580|7005|UK
No matter what you say about the war in Iraq, it was morally unacceptable and stupid, Saddam could never have launched an attack on the UK or the US.

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