it's all talk
4.03.2003
If "anti-war" protesters actually, truly, honestly wanted peace, they would protest for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq.
But this current movement is not an anti-war movement. it is an anti-Bush movement.
I think that Bush has weakened the power of the UN through his actions, which does not bode well for the future of multilateralism. But I do believe in war for peace. What do you call World War I? World War II, especially? What would have happened if the world had allowed fascism to spread throughout europe? what if the Allies had waited even longer than they did to take action against Hitler's regime?
For those who claim that there are no ties between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda because Iraq is secular and al Qaeda is religious, there have been studies fifty years ago rejecting those types of ideological claims. And, dont be so ignorant as to actually belive that Iraq doesnt have nuclear capabilities, or the potential to have that power.
Do you actually want peace? Protest for democracy in Iraq. Protest for fair elections, protest for land reform, protest for education, health care, and basic human rights for the Iraqi people.
Protest for Saddam's removal.
I dont see the anti-war movement protesting for any constructive solution. I see an anti-Bush movement reeling out of control. ¶ 02:08
But this current movement is not an anti-war movement. it is an anti-Bush movement.
I think that Bush has weakened the power of the UN through his actions, which does not bode well for the future of multilateralism. But I do believe in war for peace. What do you call World War I? World War II, especially? What would have happened if the world had allowed fascism to spread throughout europe? what if the Allies had waited even longer than they did to take action against Hitler's regime?
For those who claim that there are no ties between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda because Iraq is secular and al Qaeda is religious, there have been studies fifty years ago rejecting those types of ideological claims. And, dont be so ignorant as to actually belive that Iraq doesnt have nuclear capabilities, or the potential to have that power.
Do you actually want peace? Protest for democracy in Iraq. Protest for fair elections, protest for land reform, protest for education, health care, and basic human rights for the Iraqi people.
Protest for Saddam's removal.
I dont see the anti-war movement protesting for any constructive solution. I see an anti-Bush movement reeling out of control. ¶ 02:08
“Anti-war” is insufficient basis for resistance to a determined regime. It is reactive, burgeons only when aggressive policies have already begun, and so surrenders initiative. And it fails to address the fact that use of force is inescapable in a world where genocidal outbreaks like Bosnia and Rwanda are possible. Some of the same people who condemn the US determination to use force in Iraq condemned the US for not being more ready to use force in Bosnia, Kosovo and Rwanda. But from a moral standpoint (justifying the use of force vs a genocidal dictator and his hit squads) a similar case can be made for overthrowing Saddam. (Elie Wiesel made that argument in declaring his support for the war.)" -Professor Slotkin, Wesleyan University, at forum on Iraq held last week
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