I can't believe this thread was started the day AFTER Baghdad was liberated.
Are you people BLIND? Most of the world was against the war, but why? If they spout of garbage about how the Iraqis don't want it, or how the Iraqis will hate us, or how the Iraq civilians are all going to die... turn on the TV, go on the internet, or read a newspaper.
In the end, the world was WRONG. The Iraqi people welcomed us at liberators and danced in the streets as they hugged and kissed their liberators.
Give out sad stories about one guy who said this is not worth freedom does not undermine the point that a city of 5 million was quite obviously rejoicing at being liberated, and blaming this rejoicing on CNN bias is ludicrous as the same pictures were being aired by Al Jazeera and the other Arab station. I have read a story that a person shot in crossfire between British and Feyadeen forces was pulled out of the fighting by the British and told them "I understand this is the price of freedom, keep fighting for me" or something to that effect. Obviously different people have different reactions to the same situations. But again, look at the vast majority of the people in Baghdad and Basra. Do these people look like they are cursing the Americans and the British who came into their cities, destroyed the Baath party and gave them their freedom?
Beyond that, just to answer the original argument in a way that everyone should be able to follow, if you are attacked such as how the US was attacked on 9/11, or how Kuwait was attacked, or how S Korea was attacked, onwards and onwards back into history, then you must be ready to go to war, or you must surrender (the French Solution). War is always necessary if you are under attack and do not wish to surrender.
Are you people BLIND? Most of the world was against the war, but why? If they spout of garbage about how the Iraqis don't want it, or how the Iraqis will hate us, or how the Iraq civilians are all going to die... turn on the TV, go on the internet, or read a newspaper.
In the end, the world was WRONG. The Iraqi people welcomed us at liberators and danced in the streets as they hugged and kissed their liberators.
Give out sad stories about one guy who said this is not worth freedom does not undermine the point that a city of 5 million was quite obviously rejoicing at being liberated, and blaming this rejoicing on CNN bias is ludicrous as the same pictures were being aired by Al Jazeera and the other Arab station. I have read a story that a person shot in crossfire between British and Feyadeen forces was pulled out of the fighting by the British and told them "I understand this is the price of freedom, keep fighting for me" or something to that effect. Obviously different people have different reactions to the same situations. But again, look at the vast majority of the people in Baghdad and Basra. Do these people look like they are cursing the Americans and the British who came into their cities, destroyed the Baath party and gave them their freedom?
Beyond that, just to answer the original argument in a way that everyone should be able to follow, if you are attacked such as how the US was attacked on 9/11, or how Kuwait was attacked, or how S Korea was attacked, onwards and onwards back into history, then you must be ready to go to war, or you must surrender (the French Solution). War is always necessary if you are under attack and do not wish to surrender.
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