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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2007 11:59 pm 
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...and dying for, and killing for




http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.honorkilling/index.html

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i don't know what i was thinking but i saw the video they mention last week. one of the most disturbing vids i've ever seen.

edit: a different one than on the CNN website. the one i saw was way worse.


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It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.

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brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


this is perhaps the biggest misconception.


if we did go there for their oil, why are we still dependent on OPEC and why is gas now $3 a gallon?

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brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


According to this site the count is between 63 and 70K, which includes civilians killed by insurgent and terrorist attacks.

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/


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Peeps wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


this is perhaps the biggest misconception.


if we did go there for their oil, why are we still dependent on OPEC and why is gas now $3 a gallon?
Because it suits Bush and his Arab allies to keep the prices up for their own ends.

If it's the case that the US and their allies are their there purely for democratic ends, then why is Zimbabwe, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait not getting the same treatment?

Of course, they won't bother with Arabia because Bush is too closely linked in business ties with the Arabian royal family to think of such a thing.

China is just too big to contemplate going anywhere near them.

And Nortrh Korea and Zimbabwe don't produce oil.

It really is that simple.

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brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


According to this site the count is between 63 and 70K, which includes civilians killed by insurgent and terrorist attacks.

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/
Ok. Tens of thousands. That makes it alright then. :roll:

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brainofpea wrote:
Peeps wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


this is perhaps the biggest misconception.


if we did go there for their oil, why are we still dependent on OPEC and why is gas now $3 a gallon?
Because it suits Bush and his Arab allies to keep the prices up for their own ends.

If it's the case that the US and their allies are their there purely for democratic ends, then why is Zimbabwe, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait not getting the same treatment?

Of course, they won't bother with Arabia because Bush is too closely linked in business ties with the Arabian royal family to think of such a thing.

China is just too big to contemplate going anywhere near them.

And Nortrh Korea and Zimbabwe don't produce oil.

It really is that simple.


If that's the case, why has China gotten all the big oil contracts from Iraq? If there was such a big conspiracy, wouldn't they want to sell it Americans for an inflated price instead of the Chinese? Bush's 'big oil' conpirators can't make any money if they have no supply.

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broken iris wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
Peeps wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


this is perhaps the biggest misconception.


if we did go there for their oil, why are we still dependent on OPEC and why is gas now $3 a gallon?
Because it suits Bush and his Arab allies to keep the prices up for their own ends.

If it's the case that the US and their allies are their there purely for democratic ends, then why is Zimbabwe, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait not getting the same treatment?

Of course, they won't bother with Arabia because Bush is too closely linked in business ties with the Arabian royal family to think of such a thing.

China is just too big to contemplate going anywhere near them.

And Nortrh Korea and Zimbabwe don't produce oil.

It really is that simple.


If that's the case, why has China gotten all the big oil contracts from Iraq? If there was such a big conspiracy, wouldn't they want to sell it Americans for an inflated price instead of the Chinese? Bush's 'big oil' conpirators can't make any money if they have no supply.
I don't quite understand your post.

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brainofpea wrote:
broken iris wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
Peeps wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


this is perhaps the biggest misconception.


if we did go there for their oil, why are we still dependent on OPEC and why is gas now $3 a gallon?
Because it suits Bush and his Arab allies to keep the prices up for their own ends.

If it's the case that the US and their allies are their there purely for democratic ends, then why is Zimbabwe, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait not getting the same treatment?

Of course, they won't bother with Arabia because Bush is too closely linked in business ties with the Arabian royal family to think of such a thing.

China is just too big to contemplate going anywhere near them.

And Nortrh Korea and Zimbabwe don't produce oil.

It really is that simple.


If that's the case, why has China gotten all the big oil contracts from Iraq? If there was such a big conspiracy, wouldn't they want to sell it Americans for an inflated price instead of the Chinese? Bush's 'big oil' conpirators can't make any money if they have no supply.
I don't quite understand your post.


why? are you retarded or something :lol:

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PeopleMyAge wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
broken iris wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
Peeps wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
It's bad. Not as bad as invading a country for it's oil, and killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians along the way though.


this is perhaps the biggest misconception.


if we did go there for their oil, why are we still dependent on OPEC and why is gas now $3 a gallon?
Because it suits Bush and his Arab allies to keep the prices up for their own ends.

If it's the case that the US and their allies are their there purely for democratic ends, then why is Zimbabwe, North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait not getting the same treatment?

Of course, they won't bother with Arabia because Bush is too closely linked in business ties with the Arabian royal family to think of such a thing.

China is just too big to contemplate going anywhere near them.

And Nortrh Korea and Zimbabwe don't produce oil.

It really is that simple.


If that's the case, why has China gotten all the big oil contracts from Iraq? If there was such a big conspiracy, wouldn't they want to sell it Americans for an inflated price instead of the Chinese? Bush's 'big oil' conpirators can't make any money if they have no supply.
I don't quite understand your post.


why? are you retarded or something :lol:
:lol: It doesn't make any sense to me.

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So the title of this thread is really "these are the people we're fighting", right ?


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best title ever

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this thread is not an issue.


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You're fighting for these people? Dying?

How?

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You're fighting for these people? Dying?

How?
Yip.

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brainofpea wrote:
PeopleMyAge wrote:
brainofpea wrote:
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If that's the case, why has China gotten all the big oil contracts from Iraq? If there was such a big conspiracy, wouldn't they want to sell it Americans for an inflated price instead of the Chinese? Bush's 'big oil' conpirators can't make any money if they have no supply.
I don't quite understand your post.


why? are you retarded or something :lol:
:lol: It doesn't make any sense to me.


Not my most clearly written post. What I was saying is that, if the iWreck war was about oil, then why aren't the American oil & services companies getting the large contracts? Haliburton may have contracts for rebuilding, but only as long as our soldiers are there. Once we leave, hopefully starting tomorrow, the Chinese take over. Tell me how that's in Bush's grand plan?

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