War on Terror Options

[USCavalry]

so what do you all think about the war on terror? is it justified? is it looking hopefull?

i think it's a load of bs, how does hunting for bin laden in Afghanistan turn into what we now have in Iraq? WMDs were non existent. The only viable reason for going to Iraq in my mind would fall under the category of libertion, but i don't think that was worth what we got ourselves and iraq into.

[kimmytree]

Actually, Cuba agreed to stop what they were doing, they may not like us anymore, but they are within UN sanctions. North Korea is sitting down and speaking with the UN, and as for Iran, its only time before we are at war with them, so thats not a good argument. Cuba is not that bad actually, I am guessing you have never been there. Castro is a diplomat that has his countries interest in his mind, he just doesn't show it much.

Saddam having weapons was a reason to go to war, and it apparently worked. He is out of power and dead, and we are STILL looking for WMD's, until they have combed that entire country with a toothbrush they could be anywhere.



Well, the UN is suppose to keep countries from not going to war, and well look how that ended.

I will admit they are getting some headway with North Korea, but that is only because China would LOVE to take over the NK.

So why didnt we give Iraq the same chance then? We just used 9/11 as an excuse to invade them, with the claim that they supposedly had WMD. Before the UN could even finish their inspections, we jumped the gun. If there really were weapons, who's to say that Iraq couldnt be handled the same way Cuba, North Korea, and Iran have been?

No, I havent. As far as I know, we dont even fly planes over the country... so how could I have? Millions of Cubans have risked their lives on freaking rafts trying to escape, and still are. So it's obviously bad enough if people are taking that kind of risk to get out of there.

Oh, btw - how the heck did you get there and back? You must have swimmed.

[medic]

So why didnt we give Iraq the same chance then? We just used 9/11 as an excuse to invade them, with the claim that they supposedly had WMD. Before the UN could even finish their inspections, we jumped the gun. If there really were weapons, who's to say that Iraq couldnt be handled the same way Cuba, North Korea, and Iran have been?

No, I havent. As far as I know, we dont even fly planes over the country... so how could I have? Millions of Cubans have risked their lives on freaking rafts trying to escape, and still are. So it's obviously bad enough if people are taking that kind of risk to get out of there.

Oh, btw - how the heck did you get there and back? You must have swimmed.

We did give Iraq the chance, they denied UN agreements and talks, they took UN inspectors on a game hunt. Also, using Iran as a argument, Iran is doing exactly what Saddam has done. They are in a higher stage of it, they are being watched, and I can guarantee you that the US will soon be at war with Iran. They have reached the point where they no longer send diplomats to the UN to try and talk. North Korea did, and has openly accepted agreements, Saddam DENIED them, and continued putting the UN inspectors through a hunt to find nothing. Taking them to fake plants, all of that was shown in the UN report. It a good read by the way if you can get your hands on a copy.

So, people are leaving Cuba to the US, so it obviously has to be a horrible country. What about China, Mexico, and other countries, a raft is bad I guess. What about cramming hundreds of Chinease Asians into a container, place it on a ship, with not food or water, and letting them cross the ocean? Is China a bad country because of it? Is Mexico a bad country because people decide to come to America illegally? Last time I checked people still go to Mexico and China on vacation, so it musnt be that bad. Also, we fly planes into Cuba from Mexico, the government does not support it, but they can not do anything about it. I have family that lives down there, and they enjoy the country.