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Date Posted: 21:23:08 03/24/03 Mon
Author: Sarah, still ranting
Subject: Re: War, a topic we should be writing about
In reply to: Colin Loughran (mon. group) 's message, "Re: War, a topic we should be writing about" on 14:16:34 03/24/03 Mon

It's this sort of posturing that makes me reluctant to support the anti-war crowd. Speculation about fascism and modern imperialism and whatnot. :-P The U.S. may be a powerful nation, but I don't think they are rabid warmongers. They have their reasons for this war, most of which I don't agree with, but I do believe they are trying their best to make it quick. And frankly, I can see US soldiers being put on for war crimes. They did it to William Calley, they did it to those Gulf War guys whose names I can't remember, they may do it to the pilots who accidentally killed Canadian soldiers, and they could do it again. While jingoism is unappealing at best, it is historically evident that it is present in almost all wars, in all sides. My aim is to get people to see it at face value.

The issue of disarmament arises mainly from the fact that the UN is able to keep tabs on the military expenditures in the States and is unable to do so regarding Iraq. Their unwillingness to support this war has more to do with the humanitarian aspect.

In spite of what my posts may hint at, I am not against this war. I have been watching both CNN and Al-Jaheerza on video feed for the past few days, and I've seen a lot of support for the U.S. on both sides -- including soldiers on Al-Jaheerza thanking the U.S. for saving them. While the U.S. motives might not be good, I do agree with the objective of removing Saddam Hussein from power. And, friendly fire injuries notwithstanding, the US seems to be conducting itself well enough, considering th

My main concern with this war is that we really won't know what it's all about until it's over. Many Americans claim the war is about their freedom, while, ironically, their constitutional right to freedom of information is being censored. But Yahoo News put a photograph of an Iraqi man holding a dead and bloodied child -- and the uproar was so great that it had to be taken down. I wonder, really, to what extent people want to be censored. I personally believe that in order for people to truly understand and care about war, it needs to be made real to them. And if showing people dead POWs and children makes them realize that war isn't just something to turn on when Friends is on commercial, then I say show them. It's really unfortunate that the US government doesn't agree with me, especially since it would prefer to keep its people patriotic.

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Re: War, a topic we should be writing about -- Colin, rant back at you..., 17:16:46 03/25/03 Tue
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