jumpnjza2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So what if they're socialist? How does that justify occupation? No, you are an idiot.

hmasmelbourne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Let's please leve palistine out of this, but you see, saddam hussein did give arms to islmic terrorists, thats fact not fiction. I see when you list the resistance groups, all appear to be socialists, in that case, that seems enough to judtify any occupation. And why are you honestly bringing in american corperations, the first thing is that that will undoubtly be a sad reality of this conflict, but thats not a point, thats just a sad fact. None of that justifies calljng me an idiot, does'nt it.

jumpnjza2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You don't think it's about money and in the next line you admit that Iraq will now be a more stable source for Oil. Well, who owns that oil? The american taxpayers pay all the costs of this war and reap none of the benefits, the corporations pay none of the costs and reap all the benefits, thats the point of war. The insurgents in Iraq are more popular than the American military, watch a documentary called "Meeting Resistance" where they interview resistance fighters and ordinary civilians.

jumpnjza2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Those fighting the American occupation draw their inspiration from various sources. Some are nationalists, some are Baath party loyalists, some are Kurish socialists, some are Arab socialists and many of them do draw inspiration from religion...the question is. So what?? Their country has been brutally occupied and 1 million people have been killed.

jumpnjza2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The UAE is a wealthy country but was far more unequal. Saddam Hussein was a secularist who had Christians in his cabinet, he was a lot of bad things but religious fundamentalist isn't one of them. He supported the cause of Palestinian people and I commend him for that, for they too have been fighting an illegal occupation. Al-qaeda?? No, he did not support them, again you're an idiot.

jumpnjza2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Those who fight the American operation are just as heroic as the Yugoslav Partisans and French resistance who fought the Nazis. Long live the Fedayeen!!

hmasmelbourne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My arguemnt is not stupid, your argument that the iraqi's are an opressed nation living under the yoke of US corperate imperialism, with a band of heroic freedom fighters is the misguided view here.

hmasmelbourne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"By 1991 Iraq had the highest standard of living in the Middle East" well no, that honor fell to the UAE, (If im wrong tell me). "there is absolutely no evidence for this you idiot." well saddam hussein was opanly suporting islamic terrorists in the middle east, and was covertly giving suport to al queda and the like.

hmasmelbourne (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's a load of left wing rubbish. Listen, you know perfectly well that the people fighting the us in iraq are ialamic fundamentalist's. Why you and the left think this war is all about money and corperation's i dont know, but wouldnt you agree that having a nation allied to the west in the middle east is a good thing as it means that we have a stable source of oil. But you know perfectly well the insurgents in iraq dont represent the intrests of the iraqi people at all.

jumpnjza2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The clip of Iraqis tearing down the Saddam statue was a staged event and that was admitted by the Marines themselves. Even if a lot of Iraqis do hate Saddam, there's plenty of evidence suggesting that they hate the American occupation even more...hence the insurgency. You don't have a leg to stand on with your stupid argument.