[PLUG-TALK] Anti-war vs war mongers. (ick)

[Russ Johnson]

You know, there's a big difference in "fighting for freedom" like we did 
in WWI/II and "fighting for oil" like this will be in the Persian Gulf.

I understand the sentiment you have, and I would lay down my life to 
defend freedom. However, part of that freedom is that Dan has the 
"RIGHT" to protest what his government is doing. That's one of many 
RIGHTS the military fights to protect. So telling them to fuck off, 
while it might be within your rights, it's not proper to take away their 
right to protest either.

On the other hand....

Look at what we're fighting for. Saddam is a threat. Not a big one, but 
he is a threat. If he has weapons of mass destruction at his disposal, 
then he should be made to at least give them up. At least Adolph was 
trying to take over the whole world and exterminate certain classes of 
people. But then, Saddam has done similar things. When does it become 
something we should get involved in?

On still another hand....

This country is dependent on foreign oil. There's no getting around that 
fact. If we lose the ability to conduct commerce, then we lose, period. 
Without fuel, our machine stops. People think we're in bad shape now, 
with 10% unemployment... Without fuel, we'd likely see 50% or better 
unemployment. Obviously, it's in our best interest to continue to be 
able to acquire oil, until such time as we find another fuel, and it 
becomes available in sufficient quantities to be feasible.

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I support our military to protect us from all enemies, foreign and 
domestic. Saddam is an enemy. He has proven that he wants to take on the 
US. However, I don't think we are justified, as yet, to attack Iraq. 
Will there be a time when we should? Possibly. And then I will change my 
stance. Until that time, I support the men and women in our military, 
but I don't support Bush sending them to the middle east. The military 
is a pawn that gets to be the scape goat.

AthlonRob wrote:

>On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 14:11, Dan Haskell wrote:
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>>I had a choice this Saturday - run the Clinic or attend the anti-war
>>demonstration downtown. Given growing likelyhood of an attack against
>>Iraq, the protest just seemed more important. For anyone interested in
>>joing me here's the URL: http://www.portlandpeacefulresponse.org
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>Fuck you.
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>Just had to toss in some anti-war plug, huh?
>
>Ever wonder what those who are actually putting their lives on the line
>in this war - to protect your right to be a fucked up ass hole - think
>about anti-war protestors?
>
>Drop by the Swan Island Marine/Navy base and ask them while they are
>gearing up to ship off to the middle east.
>

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