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Originally posted by sigmagrrl
I can say that I'm learning a lot from this thread, but I still have my own opinion.
I definitely feel that people would feel differently about this war if it were going to be fought on our soil. I know I would be scared s*itless!! I'm anti-war as it is...I really feel bad for the people of Iraq. They are who I'm thinking of right now. The women and children, in particular, who are suffering in poverty now and probably more so afterwards if their land is ravaged by war. I feel bad for the men who will die for whatever the cause may be (I really don't know what to believe anymore.) Imagine bombs going off right outside your front door, dead bodies on your street, and death and destruction all around you.
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Don't forget, we had a war right at home over 140 years ago... the Civil War. Over 600,000 Americans on both sides lost their lives. And the bloodiest battles of the Civil War occurred near Washington D.C. -- Bull Run I/II, Antietam, Gettysburg.
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I also feel that this is more of a personal vendetta for Bush: "Saddam tried to hurt my daddy! WAAH!" Or even "Hey, my dad couldn't finish the job, so maybe I will." I loathe this man. He had BETTER not be re-elected....
I do take a more emotional side than a logical side in most "arguments".
But, at least if something does happen here over the next few days, I'll be with my mom....
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I disagree on that point... The 'Shrub' finishing off what Papa Bush couldn't finish? That sonofab*tch Saddam has had 12 years to disarm, and yet he continues to give us the proverbial finger? We tried every diplomatic means at our disposal, now we have no other choice but to disarm Saddam by force. If all we did is to appease Saddam just like we did to Hitler back in the 1930s, chances are the next terrorist attack will be with weapons of mass destruction, and Iraqi fingerprints will be all over the device.
BTW I'm a moderate Republican, and I don't care for Rush Limbaugh's bombast. I do support our Commander in Chief, and there will be other factors, not just the impending Gulf War II that will determine whether I will vote to reelect him next year.