Posted on 03/19/2002 12:02:08 PM PST by codebreaker
U.S. military forces are moving out of Sultan Air Base Saudi Arabia, according to an unconfirmed report from the Saudi Information Agency, a Washington D.C. based dissident group.
The equipment is allegedly being moved to a military base in neigboring Qatar, which also hosts U.S. forces.
The report comes after a Washington Post story in January that quoted an unnamed Saudi embassy official as saying the kingdom would ask Washington to move its forces out.
If true, the move may be related to a possible military campaign against Iraq.
And your assumption is that we are NOT doing these things? Were you not listening to the part about cutting off their finances, intelligence agencies being focussed on terrorism, foreign countries arresting people, an information agency set up for getting the message to the Islamic world? ALL THESE THINGS YOU SUGGEST ARE BEING DONE!!!!
Iraq has weapons of mass destruction,a nd is trying to get a nuclear bomb if it doesn't already have one. They have shown NO hesitation about using such a device. They have refused to allow weapons inspectors in their country, in direct violation of their agreement with the UN. Whether they are directly linked to September 11 or not, they certainly are in cahoots with al Qaeda. Ditto Iran and probably North Korea as well.
Normal nuclear deterrence does not work with psychotic regimes. Removal of Saddam is the only answer, unless you eventually want to see him hold the entire world hostage.
The part I'm concerned about is bombing people into submission. People will never be free and other tyrants will come to replace any we remove until the people of a country are ready to live free. Provide information and an example to foster that attitude and when and if the PEOPLE of a country desire to shed their chains then give our whole hearted support. I don't know if I ever read it is our duty to bring democracy to every corner of the world, maybe you could enlighten me on which one of our founding fathers said that?
They'll boil in their own pudding. I hope I see it real soon.
So lets kill him. We can read a watch from space. According to clinton we have technology that not only can tell if someone is in a building but who it is. Saddam isn't buried in an undergound iron bunker.
We've spent how many months trying to get OBL and now Bush says he's "virtually irrelevant". Do you think a man with infinitely more resources like Saddam will be easier if we take the same approach we did in Afghanistan?
If we are doing all the things I suggested we aren't doing them well. John Walker knew OBL was planning an attack and I believe he even knew a few details and he wasn't even trying.
But we should bomb countries and their people anyway? Obliterate the haystack to destroy the needle? And I guess China and Russia are next? Or maybe well get Iran, N.Korea, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc. first. Because we can.
They've trained the KLA,the Taliban,recently even the PLO,now whether its fighting commings,protecting oil interests or whatever somewhere in there regardless of moral justifications or not is likely to be somebody thats pretty pissed.Theres people from all the above living here so national security Im sorry is a joke,its down to personal security.
I agree but wouldn't leaving people their lands and dictating how it will be controlled after we destroy it be a form of fascist imperialism?
The "ISLAMIC Sociopaths" will order MASS, MINDLESS, SUICIDAL attacks on ANY ENTITY or GOVERNMENT hesitant to foment their Islamic Agenda!
Until WE find & UTTERLY ERADICATE these Psychotic Sociopaths, ALL of "Western Civilization" is at risk!
The "Appeasers & Trimmers" of the "Traditional Islamic Cultures" are WAY "OVER THEIR HEADS" in this conflict.
The "Bad Guys" in our current conflict ignore traditional "Rules of Engagement" honored by BOTH "ISLAM," & "WESTERN RULES of WAR!!"
We are "Dealing With" a 21st Century version of the "Barbary Pirates!"
Our "World" MUST RECOGNIZE that our "Common Foe" is an UTTERLY MERCENARY & UTTERLY CYNICAL cabal of "Profit-Driven" Criminals!---The "Religious Beliefs" of Their "Putative Fellow 'Believers'" are merely a TOOL to Guarantee Profits!!
We are--once again--facing a Financial "Power Grab!!" I GUARANTEE our "adversaries" are LARGELY IGNORANT of the precepts of the "Religion" they claim to be Defending!
Doc
I think you have me mistaken for ridensm
LOL.
Talk about putting words in people's mouths...
When China flies airliners into skyscrapers, sure.
As for the others? If they play the terrorist game they better be prepared to pay the price.
What planet you been on?
Even the Taliban was "left alone" until their complicity in the WTC Mass Muslim Murder was clear.
You may characterize it as "fascist imperialism" if hate America is your agenda, but no rational person would.
You wouldn't be a smooth, subtler member of the Muslim/Arabprop Tag Team, would you?
We are doing very well in our progress on destroying the terrorist infrastructure. BUT THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME. There are 60 some odd countries with cells that we need to discover and disrupt and destroy.
I am convinced you haven't listened to one word the President said. He said that some actions we will never see. He said that this would take a long time. He explained why the Axis of Evil is evil. He told us time is NOT on our side.
Also, killing JUST Saddam doesn't do anything about his sons, who are in line to run things if he is gone, and they are just as bad as he is. Plus Saddam has doubles scattered throughout the country, and an elite guard that counts on their party staying in power so that they can continue their perks. They are not going to want to give up, either. And I would certainly like to have them out of power before they get their hands on a nuclear device.
This is not a Tom Clancy novel. The nation really is at risk. The President is trying to get people to take this seriously while avoiding panic and an economic melt-down.
Bottom line...I trust the guy to do what is right. You don't trust anyone. You need to realize that sometimes people ARE telling the truth, and I would bet cash money that Bush is an honest man.
I think you've got the wrong hate group.
DemocRATs hate us because we're free.
Arabs hate us because the majority of Americans are not Islamic.
I remember a friend during the hippy days telling me
about how the young, that is people his age were coming into their own in government
and were going to change things and control the future, and I'll never forget what he said next.
"And you know, someday the young are going to come to us and say it's time THEY took control
...........................and boy are we going to step on them!"
Sleep well.
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