tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post1430290072393841535..comments2024-03-25T00:33:33.371-07:00Comments on James' Blog: Still smiling...James Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-68307764996433293842014-04-19T15:55:25.469-07:002014-04-19T15:55:25.469-07:00You can either have the same result fighting the t...You can either have the same result fighting the terrorists in Iraq or you can fight them in the streets of America. Last time they struck in America 3,000 lost their lives. I'd prefer to fight them on their turf than here. <br /><br />http://www.raptureforums.comRapture Forumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221307741961148891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-67771812506917420032008-04-02T08:50:00.000-07:002008-04-02T08:50:00.000-07:00Badneck- Yeah, Saddam ruled in the worst kind of w...Badneck- Yeah, Saddam ruled in the worst kind of way; basically killing and torturing anyone who disagreed with him. He was as bad as they come. I guess now our challenge is; how do we pacify the warring factions of Iraq without resorting to the same tactics that Saddam used, or letting an equally brutal successor take his place? It's damn depressing.<BR/><BR/>PS- Sorry for removing our windfest discussion. It was cool, I just thought it was a little too far off-topic to be the first comment in this particular post.James Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-41810075352715999162008-04-01T21:54:00.000-07:002008-04-01T21:54:00.000-07:00look I am totally against Bush and the Iraq War(an...look I am totally against Bush and the Iraq War(any war actually) but do we remember that Saddam Huessin Killed as many as 600,000 in two wars. Not to metion many many other murders that together probably total much more than 1,000,000badneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470967037600977155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-20594207507177280352008-03-31T21:16:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:16:00.000-07:00Frank- You're right on about "no easy answers". A...Frank- You're right on about "no easy answers". Although I think we could make progress by addressing some of the roots of conflict that you mention. Perhaps we could start by changing our energy and drug policies to dry up the sources of revenue for terrorists and islamofascist regimes.James Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-10934864928400935792008-03-31T17:46:00.000-07:002008-03-31T17:46:00.000-07:00War has never WORKED but we are animals and in the...War has never WORKED but we are animals and in the end we fight for suvival. Does anyone know how many homisides are committed accross the US in the time period for the iraqi war? There are no easy good answers? They don't fear death because they have nothing to loose? More people have died in the name of religon than any other. Poor people give their life for a cause. Everyone else fights for money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-91307616233152569662008-03-31T06:39:00.000-07:002008-03-31T06:39:00.000-07:00Cammar- Thank you for the link! I was hoping some...Cammar- Thank you for the link! I was hoping someone would bring that up. 82,000+ Iraqi civilians have died so far in this war; about 20 for every coalition soldier killed. It's a living hell over there. I think the only thing we've acheived by ousting Saddam Hussein has been to replace one murderous, secular tyrant with many murderous, religious tyrants, i.e. Moqtada Al Sadr. <BR/><BR/>War just doesn't seem to WORK on people who have crazy, intolerant beliefs and no fear of death. It just escalates to the point of genocide. We need a different strategy. Any ideas?James Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124426997314960696.post-85381542934640476612008-03-31T00:27:00.000-07:002008-03-31T00:27:00.000-07:00how about these lives?how about <A HREF="http://www.iraqbodycount.org/" REL="nofollow">these lives</A>?cammarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319369737358774800noreply@blogger.com