The Terrorists are in Iraq

[djmerritt]

The Al-Jazeera reported that the Terrorist attacks on western jounalists (not the military- the freakin reporters) by the Islamic radicals do have links to Al Qaeda.





hmmm....

where they or where they not the ones responsible for 9/11?

/end sarcasm

[djmerritt]

also- the car bombing that killed the Austrailian repoter in Northern Iraq was the work of a group linked to Al Qaeda.

there's a link right there to 9/11.

I guess it's easy for you guys to forget.



/begin sarcasm
let's get our troops out and let Al Qaeda build up more. we need more death & destruction here on our home turf. So please send our troops home- the bad guys need a place to live & prosper.

nobody should be killed, except inocent Americans going to work.
/end sarcasm

[djmerritt]

hey- i'm not the misinformed one that was telling everybody a couple of months back that we get our oil from Iraq.

Wait...we don't get our oil from Iraq?

And what of a group that has "ties" to Al Qaeda? What Islamic militant group doesn't have those ties? I mean, they were accusing local charities of having ties to Al Qaeda and Hamas and the like, but these groups gave donations to Bush and various congressional officials along with thousands of other targets. Does that mean Bush is in the same circle of funding as Al Qaeda?

Come on. You're trying soooooo hard to prove that Iraq = purpotrators of 9/11, but the sound reasoning just isn't there.

[DJPePe]

What al-Qaeda link is there with Saddam Hussein's regime? From what I know, Saddam Hussein is a staunchly secular dictator, while al-Qaeda are composed of mainly religious fanatics who hate anything secular. And that Islamic militant group in Iraq is in the Kurdish-controlled sector of Iraq, outside of Baghdad's control.

[Mr. Sam]

Originally posted by WarLord
Let me ask you something.......

And I mean this sincerely......

Did your parents have any children that lived?

Hahah, that sounds like something Simon Cowell (the british judge from American Idol) would say.

Yep , there's 300 thousand terrorists in or near Iraq as we speak. Our soldiers might be innocent and virtuous (though apparently uneducated, gullible, and naive), but if they are led by a criminal, greedy, hostile terrorist Regime like the one that is in control in Washington DC, that makes them all part of the world's largest and most destructive terrorist organization.

You now may begin calling me a lunatic, but dont waste your time cause i wont read the responses. Just go back to reading USA Today or watching the O'Reilly Factor. Or even better, don't pay attention at all because, hell, who really cares if we're on the brink of World War 3 anyway. The NCAA tournament is on, and thats a very welcome distraction...

[djmerritt]

Originally posted by hyoomen
Wait...we don't get our oil from Iraq?

And what of a group that has "ties" to Al Qaeda? What Islamic militant group doesn't have those ties? I mean, they were accusing local charities of having ties to Al Qaeda and Hamas and the like, but these groups gave donations to Bush and various congressional officials along with thousands of other targets. Does that mean Bush is in the same circle of funding as Al Qaeda?

Come on. You're trying soooooo hard to prove that Iraq = purpotrators of 9/11, but the sound reasoning just isn't there.

I never said that Iraq had anything to do with 9/11.

all i said was that there are Al Qaeda peeps there. the only link w/ Saddam is that he lets them stay there.... where did I say that Saddam was responsible for 9/11- I didn't! The FACT is that they were able to run to Iraq and stay there and Saddam was letting that happen. Now that we are in Iraq, thank GOD we are there and able to get rid of them as well.

I remember 9/11; and any country that is letting Al Qaeda run around unapposed definatly needs to get an ass whipping. this even more ligitimizes the war. In addition to that piece of shit Saddam- we are getting rid of terror cells that would have been left to grow and eventually harm us. i'm glad i'm being protected.

oh yea- and the oil thing... you're making me laugh! we don't get our oil from Iraq. Just like we are not able to get our cigars from Cuba- there are sanctions. learn yourself.

Was it a suicide bombing that killed the Australian reporter or an American Missile hitting a moving car?

[djmerritt]

Originally posted by ravingloon
Was it a suicide bombing that killed the Australian reporter or an American Missile hitting a moving car?

haha

nice c/t! but i would tend to believe it, considering it was the Al-Jazeera network that broke the story.

[Eric Scholwinski]

I say fuck them all and leave no one alive. But I also have hatefull views on this fucked up world. I really don't care about it anymore, I'm waiting for it all to end.

[JustinLee]

Originally posted by hyoomen
Come on. You're trying soooooo hard to prove that Iraq = purpotrators of 9/11, but the sound reasoning just isn't there.

Could you please explain to me how Merritt was trying to imply that Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks. I didn't see anything in his posts that implied that. I got the impression he was just trying to say some Al-Qaeda people were in Iraq.

[Big Andy]

Originally posted by JustinLee
Could you please explain to me how Merritt was trying to imply that Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks. I didn't see anything in his posts that implied that. I got the impression he was just trying to say some Al-Qaeda people were in Iraq.

There's Al Quaeda people in the US too ya know. I bet there are lots of Al Quaeda people in Iran, Jordan, Israel, and most of those other countries in that part of the world. Al Quaeda is a big organization. Yeah, they killed some Americans. Big deal! Thousands of people get killed every year by drunk drivers, murderers(non-terrorist murders i mean), other car accidents, other kinds of fatal accidents, surgery complications, and the list goes on and on.

The fact is, we ARE safe! No one has ANY reason to think that they are gonna be blown up by a terrorist! I guess a handful of people with government jobs have a little more reason for being fearful, but even there, it's highly unlikely that they will become the aim of terrorism. The threat of terrorism is merely a propaganda technique for the government to play on the fears of the people, allowing laws such as the patriot acts I and II to be passed, stripping away our constitutional rights and liberties. And when you get down to it, that is really the aim of terrorism anyways, to make you scared! They don't kill huge numbers of people when you look at it. But they make you scared that it could happen to you! It's not based in reality, it's based in psychology.

There is absolutely NO reason for bombing the piss out of a country just because we THINK they MIGHT be harboring terrorists. And just because there are Al Quaeda operatives located in a certain country doesn't mean that that country knows exactly who they are and intentionally let them operate there.

Besides, if I was a middle east leader, I wouldn't give a damn if Al Quaeda was operating in my country because I probably would have the same hatred for America and it's policies that most other arab nations do!

And Merrit, you seem to be seeking vengence for 9/11, which is perfectly fine. Every patriotic American *should* feel violated and want revenge for an act like that. But the fact is, you can't go outside of international law, overthrowing governments left and right, just because you think these guys that knocked over two of your buildings could be hangin out there!

At this point, I really don't think the threat of terrorism is that high. One of Bin Laden's biggest goals is to destroy America's economy, and George Bush Jr. is doing fine with that on his own!

[djmerritt]

Big Andy- you have you're beliefs and I'll have mine. I'm not looking for vengence- i'm looking for it not to happen again. period. thats all. these guys are obviously capable of doing us harma dn i want them not around to do it again.

Originally posted by Big Andy
There's Al Quaeda people in the US too ya know. I bet there are lots of Al Quaeda people in Iran, Jordan, Israel, and most of those other countries in that part of the world.

c'mon now- in those countries listed the governments are doing something about it! Iraq was not. they were letting them stay.

again- i remember 9/11 and don't want that horror on our soil again.

oh yea- this just in. the US is filing a formal complaint about weapons and hi-tech radar jamming equipment sold to Iraq from Russia. makes you wonder the real reason why russia didn't want this war.

[Big Andy]

Originally posted by djmerritt
c'mon now- in those countries listed the governments are doing something about it! Iraq was not. they were letting them stay.

First of all, would you care to back up your claim that other countries were getting rid of Al Quaeda but Iraq wasn't? I havent seen this evidence, but I'm not saying it doesn't exist. Also, Saddam may not truly focus his efforts everywhere, especially in the north where the kurds are. If he's working on more important things for his country, like dealing with the UN and the US over the disarmement thing, then he may not be worried about some Al Quaeda operatives in Kurdistan.

But regardless of that, not ridding your country of terrorists truly isn't cause for being overthrown by another nation.

again- i remember 9/11 and don't want that horror on our soil again.

I also remember 9/11, and I also don't want that horror on our soil again. But overthrowing Saddam's regime will NOT change the likelihood of 9/11 repeating itself. Terrorism isn't just gonna go away because Saddam Hussein isn't in power anymore!

oh yea- this just in. the US is filing a formal complaint about weapons and hi-tech radar jamming equipment sold to Iraq from Russia. makes you wonder the real reason why russia didn't want this war.

Yeah well, the US sold Saddam plenty of that a while back, so I don't think Russia has anything to worry about.