Now HERE'S where it went bad.
Most of the kids in the class actually agreed with me, and asked interesting questions about how the war should be fought. But then....
Another black girl said, "You think Saddam's gonna' attack us?" I said, "Well..." And she started yelling at me at the top of her lungs: "YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!!! YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!!!"
And so, red-faced and flustered, I started screaming at her as loud as I could. "WHAT ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11!!!!???? 3,000 AMERICANS DEAD!!! SADDAM...SADDAM SAIDD...." And I was so flustered, sweaty, and confused, I kind of lost all train of thought and just babbled nonsense.
Then some guy said, "We got weapons of mass destruction, who are we to say Iraq can't have any?" And I just spouted garbled stuff about liberty and democracy.
I then just decided to end it and sit down, and stumbled to my seat, still babbling. I kind of know now how Howard Dean felt.
I never debated anyone again.
Well, it really doesn't sound all that bad. You are so convinced of the rightness that it is difficult to listen to crazy people spout emotional pasta and call it thoughtful.
I dont see what is so bad about that.
as for the weapons of mass destruction, it is my governments moral duty to protect its citizens from a threat. Our own governments imperfections do not absolve it from that responsibiity. Saddam was a threat to US citizens. And yes that goes for any nation that attempts to threaten US citizens.