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No, the war on terrorism was designed to help the economy
by ABC on Thu Sep 23, 04 3:12pm
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ABC
You mean like during first gulf war when price of oil went up and the economy went the other way?
maybe in the short term, keep in mind the goverment pays NET 90 terms
by ABC on Thu Sep 23, 04 3:21pm
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^me again
ABC?
that means they dont pay for at the contracts for at least 90 days
by ABC on Thu Sep 23, 04 3:33pm
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How that would affect the world oil market?
you know what never mind. It's getting off the topic. As to Why wasn't Al Queda the MAIN focus on the War on Terrorism?
Al Qaeda = Iraq, haven't you heard? Even though Bin Laden and Hussein are sworn enemies.
ABC
Sorry if I sounded rude there^. Your point is taken.
I haven't seen any known Rebublicans answering this question. Why do you suppose that is?
Maybe they can't.
Yeah, why aren't we invading al-qaedastan? That should be our main focus. What's that? There's no such thing? Then where does al-qaeda come from, where are their bases of support? Oh, they're spread around the middle east and have many nations offering them material and logistical support? Well then let's go after those nations, why are we wasting time in afghanistan and iraq? Oh yeah.
herzog
Yes there is no country called al-qaedastan. Which is why that wasn't in my question. My question was Why wasn't Al Queda the MAIN focus on the War on Terrorism?
These are George Bush's words not mine.
We know that they were in Afghanistan. Why didn't they concentrate on them there. Why did the Bush Administration change the focus to Iraq?
Guest_e4cd7 Please answer the question.
it has been all along, but it's not the only one.
The key phrase is MAIN Focus which are George Bush's words.
^ that was me. I forgot to sign in.
CI: I'll assume the basis for your argument is that we don't have most of our troops in afghanistan looking for AQ, instead they're in iraq. And on the surface that does look odd. But think about it, what sort of enemy are we facing in afghanistan? What sort of terrain? What are the roads like? We *could send hundreds of thousands of grunts, thousands of tanks and heavy artillery pieces to afghanistan as we're doing in iraq, and essentially repeat the soviets blunder. Sending regular army troops and heavy tanks through the mountains is a bad way to fight guerrillas. In fact it's a downright idiotic way to fight it. The way we should conduct that campaign is with small, mobile units of marines, airpower, and special forces, which is exactly what we're doing. And we've been quite succesful at rounding up or killing many of AQs higher ranks, with few american casualties.
Now iraq is an open desert with a conventional army, sending in massed units of infantry and tanks is the way to go there.
You're trying to compare apples and oranges here.
In 2002, troops from the 5th Special Forces Group who specialized in the Middle East and were fluent in Arabic were pulled out of Afghanistan and sent to Iraq.
Do you know how their replacements were? Troops with expertise in Spanish cultures.
Priority where were they? Afghanistan and Al Queda or Iraq and Hussein?
Tell me.
^It's not about numbers. It's about priorty.
Herzog These are Bush's words if you don't believe me.
"Iraq is the central front in the war on terrorism."
Don't you find that odd?
I know you do because you just tried to convince me otherwise.
Al Queda attacked your country, the world is in Afghanistan helping the U.S hunt Al Queda down and Bush switches gears and say Iraq should be the central front on the war on terrorism.
Central Front! Is it just me?
Meanwhile the rest of the world is thinking... Hello George! I know it's been a couple of years but remember 9/11? Remember Al Queda? That should be the central front. Meanwhile you republicans don't question it. It blows my mind.
because a nation of 300 million people & a very strong military is capable of doing two jos at once
SnapperHead
"Iraq is the CENTRAL front in the war on terrorism."
^Bush said it and made it evident.
herzog won't back down and admit that the war in Iraq was planned years ago by members of the Bush junta (as evidenced by the PNAC document). In that way herzog is much like a politician, only nowhere near as slick or convincing. If he was good at trying to make people believe falsehoods he would be being a politician or advisor rather than on this website with the useless eaters.
sorry, thought I was logged in...
"Iraq is the CENTRAL front in the war on terrorism."
Both are equally important. Iraq requires more effort, and has been allotted the approriate resources.
SnapperHead
I forget to sign in all the time. That drives me crazy.
Obviously we will never see eye to eye on to where the priorty should lay.
Just rememeber.
Al Queda has essentially declared war on America. Attacked American targets for more than a decade and killed thousands of Americans and has no plans on stopping.
'herzog won't back down and admit that the war in Iraq was planned years ago by members of the Bush junta (as evidenced by the PNAC document).'
So by not accepting your insane and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories, I'm a liar? Interesting logic. Just make a claim, completely devoid of supporting evidence, and then berate anyone who disagrees with you. Sounds like a televangelist to me.
herzog
You stick to your convictions and I've never seen you rant on here. So I respect that.
Apparently someone from the Kerry team is getting on the ball:
PHILADELPHIA,
Sept 24 -2004
Pennsylvania (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry faulted President Bush on Friday for pursuing Saddam Hussein instead of September 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, a choice Kerry contended had made defeating terrorism more difficult.
"The invasion of Iraq was a profound diversion from the battle against our greatest enemy, al Qaeda," Kerry said in a speech at Temple University. "There's just no question about it. The president's misjudgment, miscalculation and mismanagement of the war in Iraq all make the war on terror harder to win."
Kerry said Iraq has become a haven for terrorists since the war, and he offered a detailed strategy to contain terrorism while drawing a sharp distinction between his and the president's views on national security.
"George Bush made Saddam Hussein the priority. I would have made Osama bin Laden the priority," Kerry said. "I will finish the job in Iraq and I will refocus our energies on the real war on terror."
Guest_25405
You must mean the world's unintelligent.
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