So It's a Quagmire - Page 2

ASWnut101 · 01-31-07, 02:47 PM

then what about the Iran-Iraq war?

And p.s.: the largest percent of the population of Iran is actually Persian, NOT Arabic. BIG difference. The government is run by Arabs.

Arabs and Persians absoultaly HATE each other, like the bloods and the crypts. There is little that is stopping them from killing each other right now.

bradclark1 · 01-31-07, 03:06 PM

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then what about the Iran-Iraq war?

Sadam was running Iraq then.

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And p.s.: a large, if not the largest, percent of the population there is actually Persian, NOT Arabic. BIG difference. The government is run by Arabs.

Arabs and Persians absoultaly HATE each other, like the bloods and the crypts. There is little that is stopping them from killing each other right now.

Religion, and isn't Iran sponsoring al Sadhr or whatever his name is?

ASWnut101 · 01-31-07, 03:09 PM

And he was an Arab. Both the Ayatollah Komeiny and Akmadinijad are (and were) Arabs. The population of Iran is Persian.

The Avon Lady · 02-01-07, 02:40 AM

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But I don't believe Iraq will ever become a western democracy, even should all of Iraq's Sunnis and their local and imported terrorists magically disappear overnight and even should Coalition troops repair Iraq from top to bottom. See these very recent Iraqi poll results, for example.

The first advantage of being in Iraq is its attraction to Islamic terrorists from all over the world. Don't belittle this, as it may possibly rank as one of the greatest military diversion tactics in history. The problem is there's no way to measure what the effect would have been on world terrorism had the fly paper not been laid out in Iraq.

The second advantage of being in Iraq is being poised next door to Iran. Only the future will tell how significant this can or will be.

100% Right

Right. IMO terrorism got a terrific boost.

But I didn't say that.

What I said was that terrorism got diverted and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Who's to say Iraq would even allow themselves to be used in any form against Iran. They are of the same religion. The U.S. will bend over backwards to not have to confront Iran. Not that I agree but I think thats the reality of it.

The US is already bending over - you can chose whichever direction you think illustrates this best.

bradclark1 · 02-01-07, 09:29 AM

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Right. IMO terrorism got a terrific boost.

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But I didn't say that. What I said was that terrorism got diverted and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

And I agreed with you. Then just added on that in my opinion terrorism also got a boost as in personnel influx.
It's not changing what you said it's just further adding my opinion.

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The US is already bending over - you can chose whichever direction you think illustrates this best.

Time will tell I guess.

Sailor Steve · 01-31-07, 12:25 PM

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So Mr. Pull-Out-Now-Cut-and-Run Democrat(read liberal, secular progressive) we can see how microscopic your commitment to Democracy really is. You're more concerned about being called a Democrat"ic" party than you are committed to Democracy. If this is a quagmire, then you don't have any sense of perspective, not to mention a sense of commitment.

That's a great way to debate: call people names. My experience has shown that the people most likely to be wrong are the ones who "know" they're right. They are also the most dangerous to a free society.

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You keep think'n Butch, thats what your'e good at.

I see very little thought in your posts, just diatribe.

"The purpose of an argument or debate should be progress, not victory."-Joseph Joubert

01-31-07, 02:47 PM	#1
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	then what about the Iran-Iraq war? And p.s.: the largest percent of the population of Iran is actually Persian, NOT Arabic. BIG difference. The government is run by Arabs. Arabs and Persians absoultaly HATE each other, like the bloods and the crypts. There is little that is stopping them from killing each other right now. __________________ Last edited by ASWnut101; 01-31-07 at 03:04 PM.

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ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	And he was an Arab. Both the Ayatollah Komeiny and Akmadinijad are (and were) Arabs. The population of Iran is Persian. __________________

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