do you support the war on terror?
do you support the war on terror? if you do why, if not why
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Yes. I support the troops AND their mission.
It is the mistake made by the Klintoon regime in the 90's of "cut and run" if the going gets tough. We can't do that, and expect to be taken seriously.
It would also be a slap in the face to the troops who have already given so much, to just "fade out".
And the UN needed bringing down a couple of notches.
Refusal to believe does not negate the truth.
1) There were no terrorists in Iraq until after March 2003--the US invasion.
2) No Iraqis had anything to do with 9/11. Most of them were Saudis, the people who supply your gasoline.
3) A "war on terror" is a conceptual war: terror is a method and a concept. You can't win or lose it, and not even sure if you can actually fight it.
4) All the "bleeping" terrorists who were responsible for the vicious attacks of 9/11 were killed in the attack. Not even really good evidence linking that @#$%&ing bin Laden to the attacks.
5) When exactly will we know we have defeated the terrorists? Who are they? Where are they? (The US Dept of Defense notes that there are active terror cells in nearly every independent country in the world...including the US, Canada, and the UK)
Just some sobering thoughts on the reality of the situation.
listen up plz THERE WERE TERRORISTS IN IRAQ DEFFINITION OF TERRORIST A PERSON WHO CAUSES TERROR ID THINK GASSING CIVILIANS IS CONSIDERED TERROIZING
shareAll the Mideast countries are like points on a dartboard. Even if you don't hit the right one, you still get some points because they're all evil. I hate Islum.
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Hmm, that definition sounds pretty much like a lot of American politicians, now I come to think of it...
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All that we see or seem. Is it but a dream within a dream?
Al Qaida is in the Phillipines.
Al Qaida is in Indonesia.
Al Qaida is in Afghanistan.
Al Qaida is in Great Britian.
Al Qaida is in The United States.
That guy that hijacked the Achille Lauro.. where was he found?
Al Qaida is in France.
Al Qaida is in Spain.
Al Qaida is in Germany.
But Al Qaida was NEVER in Iraq.
Riiiiiiight.
O.K. I understand now.
-SSG Robert Morris, Military.com
Refusal to believe does not negate the truth.
) There were no terrorists in Iraq until after March 2003--the US invasion.
Just a regime financing terrorists in violation of the 1991 cease fire, a small but important cadre of Al-Qeada organizers, and a security apparatus that easily tranitioned into a terror organization once the regime was toppled.
2) No Iraqis had anything to do with 9/11. Most of them were Saudis, the people who supply your gasoline.
Thank you for the straw man. That was not the position of either the White House or Downing Street.
3) A "war on terror" is a conceptual war: terror is a method and a concept. You can't win or lose it, and not even sure if you can actually fight it.
It's not the most pedantically accurate term perhaps, but "War on Isalmist Movements and Assorted Middle Eastern Despotisms that Pose a Threat to the Security of the Western World" is a bit long. That most terrorism is Islamist or Arab makes WoT close enough.
4) All the "bleeping" terrorists who were responsible for the vicious attacks of 9/11 were killed in the attack. Not even really good evidence linking that @#$%&ing bin Laden to the attacks.
Except a rather well documented trail connecting the 9/11 terrorists with bin Laden and Bin Laden's own statements.
5) When exactly will we know we have defeated the terrorists?
When Islamist and Arab terror attacks become so rare that countermeasures against them cease to be worth keeping. This may be a generation or two.
The war on terror, yes. The war in Iraq, no.
shareI'm not entirely certain how this particular question has anything to do with this movie. It seems that, while a very important question to ask in general, it doesn't really belong in this particular message board.
shareShut up ildirector. Ok, the war on terror is ridiculous. How can we go to war against a feeling. If we actually were to follow through on a war on terror it would be unbelieveably costly because it would never end. Thats why we went to war with Iraq. To maybe get a foot hold in the middle east. Which actually would be a good idea if your a impearlist, oil hungry, douche bag. Unfortunently the middle east follows the radical muslim idealism that plagues the region today. What im saying is that we can not defeat a religion, an idea, terror, or value of any kind. The kuran remains the driving force of terrorism. As long as its around and instilled in the culture of the middle east we will be fighting a war on terror. This doesn't mean that we shouldn't do nothing, but i think weve gone a little far when i can't carry toothpaste on the f'n plane.
shareWow, it is refreshing to only get a few ignorant posts about Iraq here on IMDB.com. I am an American, love my country, and hate this administration and what it has done to it. This war is misguided, to be sure, but what's more, it has hobbled our economy for years to come and ruined hundreds of years of diplomacy, a wound I doubt will ever heal. Furthermore, it has played right into Osama bin Laden's hands. He wanted to lure the US into a war with Islam. Well, Bush and his greedy cronies were stupid enough to fall for it. Here we are, embroiled in an un-winnable war in a country that had nothing AT ALL to do with the 9/11 attacks, the supposed impetus for this war, or wait, was it WMDs? Hard to tell when even the leaders themselves cannot decide.
Sure, we got a few uneducated, ignorant posts from people saying senseless things like "I hate all IslUms" (nice misspelling, moron) and people saying they "need to pay for 9/11," but at this point, these ostriches with their heads in the sand are finally in the minority and people with even half a brain have come to realize the error in our ways.
The president is a war criminal, nothing less. Refute me intelligently if you can, but crass rants without substance will be ignored.
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Im telling you that I dismiss all that "evidence" Paul.
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I support the war in Afghanistan because it is our duty as a nation to bring the terrorists responsible for the worst terrorist attack in our country's history to justice. I don't believe we should have gone into Iraq in the first place but I am against pulling out immediately without finishing our mission. My friend described our mutual view on the situation rather bluntly but accurately: You broke it you bought it.
shareYou really do need to stop watching and listening to US government propaganda. Turn off your TV and begin thinking. It will be a refreshing change. I worked for DOD for more than twenty years. What a farce!
shareI´m for the war but against the troops.
"Did I leave the gas on? No, I´m a @#¤%ing squirrel!"
I support the war but Iraq was a pretty stupid move even though the country has become safer compared to what it was in 2003-2007 (the years where both sides had the heaviest casualties).
If the War on Terror is to be won, its time the military should really rely on heavier tactics like how WW2 was fought. Millions there died and yet the world just moves on. Even though many of them didn't deserve to die, their families would eventually forget about them.
All what human right activists, the media etc. do is just blabber on and on about how evil the military is even when its doing its goddamn job and treat like 30 soldiers killed a month is one of the most 'disastrous events in military history.' Well the US death toll in Iraq is no less than 10 thousand and the war has been going on for nearly 7 years in one country. In WW2, Russia lost 20 million soldiers and civilians to the Germans during 4 years of fighting. Technology sure increases survival and such but doesn't rub out potential risks that have existed in all sorts of conflicts for centuries.
Let the world change the punishment for sexual-related crimes to execution