THE US, THE UN AND THE IRAQIS THEMSELVES, V. 7.0

Two way communication?

Otherwise, we'll just kick the whole lot of them out and start over.
This is getting funny. How do you know that we'll do that?

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Otherwise, we'll just kick the whole lot of them out and start over.
This is getting funny. How do you know that we'll do that?

Cyclops wrote the first sentence. Ican replied with the second.
My reply to ican would be:
Just like the last time. With Shock and Awe.

How many people honestly believe that if (I am not saying that it going to turn out that way but if) Iraq turns into a full blown Iranian style country with the majority of the countries approval,

Iran does not possess a government "with the majority of the countr[y's] approval." Iran (and Syria as well) does not possess a government that:

1. Is the Iranian's (and Syrian's) own design;

2. Doesn't murder civilians in Iran (and in Syria);

3. Prevents murderers of civilians in other countries from locating in Iran (and in Syria).


that sometime during the next twenty years we won't be treating them the same as we do Iran, Syria...even though we had a big hand in setting it up.

Regardless of the US's past blunders in aiding the set up of the current Syrian and Iranian governments, the US is obliged to rectify the messes it has made in both countries.

It is not as though it is completely un-heard of. After all at one time we were cosy with both Bin Laden and Saddam Hussien.

It is none-the-less improbable if the Iraqi people establish a democratic government that:

1. Is the Iraqis' own design;

2. Doesn't murder civilians in Iraq;

3. Prevents murderers of civilians in other countries from locating in Iraq.

There is a huge difference between what is possible and what is improbable. For example, it is possible that the sun will cease to function within the next century, but it is highly improbable: that is, the probability of the sun becoming inoperative within the next century is so close to zero as to make genuine concern for that possibility stupid.

It is not as improbable as you imagine that the Iraqi's will chose to govern themselves after the Iranians and that sometime down the road we would be unhappy about it.

I think it highly improbable that the Iraqi people will choose to design a tyranical governent to rule over them. The Iranian people did not design/choose their present tyrannical government that murders its own civilians, and that permits murderers of civilians in other countries to be located in Iran.

The problem is, unless the Iraqi government adopts some form of government akin to Sweden, the preachers of doom and gloom are going to call it a tyrannical theocracy. We just have to hope there are enough educated and reasonable people out there who do understand how governments evolve and that being imperfect is not the same thing as failed.

Try this link for the 'non-existent' benefits to Texas veterans:
http://www.tvc.state.tx.us/

or http://www.veterans.texasonline.com/

I'm still wondering when Mr Bush's main ally will be held to account for his duplicity

Are more quoted websited updated and trustworthy than the National Conference of State Legislatures

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