Nobel Peace Prize Winner in favour of Iraq War

The East Timorese foreign minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta makes the case for war. He takes the Iraqi people's point of view and compares their suffering under Sadaam with the people of East Timor's suffering from Indonesia and reminds us all of a time when East Timor's civilians were crying out for foreign military intervention and noone would come! Sadaam must be removed to ease their suffering even if there are many civilian deaths. I heard him on the radio this evening and I must say he made a very convincing argument and took me completely by surprise as I considered his words and found myself agreeing with him. Sadaam is not an angel and has killed and tortured hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. Neither is Bush of course and no matter what the US motivation for this war perhaps there is a some kind of positive aspect to it. I'm confused. Is there ever a just war? Could be good? Could be bad? Have to wait and see, Max? Where are you Max? Can War ever be a good thing? Will we ever have enough information to make a judgment call? It will be good for some and bad for others. On both sides.
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    · 23 years ago
    War means mass death and mass grievous injuries and desolation. If that is a good thing then war is good.

    Richard P. Tallywhacker
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    · 23 years ago
    A truly powerful nation has its assassins and can take cunts like Saddam out in a matter of a few weeks.
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    · 23 years ago
    Yes but not going to war could mean that too. The point being that there is already mass death going on in Iraq and has been for some time.
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    · 23 years ago
    You think they haven't tried? How many attempts have been made on Sadaam's life already?
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    · 23 years ago
    Don't know, tell us!

    One thing for sure, if you want to kill a guy you surely you don't make public announcements.

    Second, if your agenda is taking over a country and its resources, assassination of a despot is a useless strategy....
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    · 23 years ago
    I don't think anyone should go to war. Wars bring out the worst and the best in men. Confronting death seems to be a common way for men to find out what is really important to them. Of course there are other ways .... many of them.
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    · 23 years ago
    It's not just a guy though is it? His war machine needs to be dismantled and the power structure that supports it. Otherwise some other bod will just take over.
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    · 23 years ago
    Kill the tyrannical regime; not more people.

    Collateral damage!

    Ok, Give us a figure for the estimated budget if US went full scale war as they threaten.

    Now, take another figure, lets say 1% of that total budget.

    Now make public this figure as a reward to the person that kills Saddam Hussein. (Chuck in full asylum, house in Big Sur, anonymity and retirement fund)

    Add another 5% (and asylum and retirement fund) shared amongst all those who directly, or indirectly, assist the assassin.

    See, if he is that bad there will be hundreds of thousands who will want a piece of this.

    But you got problems:

    If we do it this way (only 1 or a couple of people die)

    1. What about the fucking oil!
    2. What about the other 95% of the funds we were going to spend on military production?

    Dick






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    · 23 years ago
    Name some then
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    · 23 years ago
    A tyrannical regime is made up of people unfortunately. All mixed up with innocent civilians too.

    One person against Sadaam? It better be the right person. Someone he trusts maybe. If anyone.

    Another unfortunate circumstance is that it would take sometime for you to convince the US to take your recommended course of action. All good ideas though.
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    · 23 years ago
    Yeh Yugo. He has a huge war machine!
    Couple of conscripts and a can of mace!
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    · 23 years ago
    1.Banging some tart in the back of your panel van.
    2. Gazing longly at your third eye
    3. Dancing with mephisto's bride
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    · 23 years ago
    Meditation
    Walking in nature
    Raising children
    Surviving Natural disasters
    Life threatening illnesses
    The Arts
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    · 23 years ago
    Bouncing a tennis ball on pavement swarming with ants.
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    · 23 years ago
    Yugo. You are a fair dinkum pussy!
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    · 23 years ago
    One day you will wake up.
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    · 23 years ago
    I thought he had a 250,000 men, tanks, jets etc. Is the media misleading me?
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    · 23 years ago
    The Iraqi Army, Air Force, and Navy

    Current estimates from the respected International Institute for Strategic Studies give a total of 375,000 men, with 17 divisions equipped with a total of 2,200 tanks and 1,900 artillery pieces.2
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    · 23 years ago
    And what? Live in your "New Age" nightmare?

    No fuckin thank you!
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    · 23 years ago
    Media mis-leading you; how could that happen!
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