21 questions (-6)

[Droopy Eye]

Please answer truthfully


1. If the president gives false information to the American people about the reasons for going to war, should he be held to account?

2. If the United Nations Security Council does not authorize a preemptive war, can any country proceed to war or is this the sole prerogative of the US government?

3. If a country proceeds to war without UN authorization, is this “aggressive warfare,” the type of warfare for which German and Japanese leaders were punished after World War II?

4. When the North Korean government repeatedly states that the nuclear crisis can be defused if the US will negotiate a mutual security pact with them, why is the current US administration dragging its feet in proceeding to enter into negotiations?

5. Does the United States have a responsibility to participate with UN forces in restoring security to civilians in civil wars, such as that in Liberia?

6. Should American troops stationed in Iraq have the right to complain about the policies of civilian leaders responsible for our policy there?

7. With half its combat forces in Iraq, is the US military stretched so thin that it cannot adequately protect Americans at home or participate in needed UN peacekeeping operations abroad?

8. With the war in Iraq costing American taxpayers nearly $4 billion per month and the US deficit expected to exceed $400 billion this year, was it wise to pass large tax cuts for the richest Americans?

9. Is the desire to control Iraq’s oil the reason that the US hasn’t asked the United Nations for help in providing peacekeeping in Iraq?

10. What is the relationship of companies such as Halliburton, Bechtel and the Carlyle Group, which are profiting from the war in Iraq, to members of the current US administration?

11. Are Americans safer to travel throughout the world after the Iraq War?

12. Has the credibility of the United States throughout the world increased or decreased in the aftermath of the Iraq War?

13. What is the current status of respect for the United States throughout the world?

14. Why has the current US administration been hostile to the creation of an International Criminal Court to hold individual leaders accountable for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity?

15. Is war an effective way to make peace?

 

[MC_PM$]

Please answer truthfully


1. If the president gives false information to the American people about the reasons for going to war, should he be held to account?

Yes and no. Bush has reasons to keep that shit under wraps because if he just told every one what was going on and said everything he was gonna do, then the sleeper agents that Saddam and Osama have in the US could get a hold of that and alter those courses of action.


2. If the United Nations Security Council does not authorize a preemptive war, can any country proceed to war or is this the sole prerogative of the US government?

Good question. It would be interesting to see other countries involved.


3. If a country proceeds to war without UN authorization, is this “aggressive warfare,” the type of warfare for which German and Japanese leaders were punished after World War II?

Actually, that could be true. The US could be held accountable but of course Bush and his staff would find a way around it. I honestly think that Bush is just a front.


4. When the North Korean government repeatedly states that the nuclear crisis can be defused if the US will negotiate a mutual security pact with them, why is the current US administration dragging its feet in proceeding to enter into negotiations?

I honestly think that the US would want a country to pick on and some what of a scapegoat since they are harassing another country for possession of nuclear arms.


5. Does the United States have a responsibility to participate with UN forces in restoring security to civilians in civil wars, such as that in Liberia?

If they are a part of the United Nations, then of course that would be a wise course of action for the government in their part to help divert opposition towards the current war to more humanitarian projects.


6. Should American troops stationed in Iraq have the right to complain about the policies of civilian leaders responsible for our policy there?

Absolutely!


7. With half its combat forces in Iraq, is the US military stretched so thin that it cannot adequately protect Americans at home or participate in needed UN peacekeeping operations abroad?

Yes. I think the US government is not concerned with national security at the moment as this could be the plan of Saddam or Osama. To lure the majority of Americans to Iraq so that they could stage more surprize attacks.


8. With the war in Iraq costing American taxpayers nearly $4 billion per month and the US deficit expected to exceed $400 billion this year, was it wise to pass large tax cuts for the richest Americans?

Not at all. I honestly think that would be wrong as if the larger tax cuts would only service those americans that have a larger bank account.


9. Is the desire to control Iraq’s oil the reason that the US hasn’t asked the United Nations for help in providing peacekeeping in Iraq?

Absolutely. Oil is a major product consumed by the average amercan, and with the opposition in control of the oil they would be able to control the tarrif of export goods to the united states.


10. What is the relationship of companies such as Halliburton, Bechtel and the Carlyle Group, which are profiting from the war in Iraq, to members of the current US administration?

The Bush Family and the Bin Laden family are both members of the Carlyle Financial Group. Members within this group would profit greatly if control of the Iraqi oil fields came into US power.


11. Are Americans safer to travel throughout the world after the Iraq War?

Absolutely not. They would be targets as well just for the sake of their nationality!


12. Has the credibility of the United States throughout the world increased or decreased in the aftermath of the Iraq War?

I can't see an answer for that as I think either has a possibility!


13. What is the current status of respect for the United States throughout the world?

Depends where in the world you are.


14. Why has the current US administration been hostile to the creation of an International Criminal Court to hold individual leaders accountable for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity?

Perhaps the US itself would be a guilty party as well if such a court were created.

15. Is war an effective way to make peace?

Yes and no. There is no such thing as lasting peace since there is no such thing as a lasting common opinion or ideal. Yes there are ways to improve and make peace by settling certain differences and negotiations, but there is no such thing as lasting peace (yet).

 

[JsAHogg]

Please answer truthfully


1. If the president gives false information to the American people about the reasons for going to war, should he be held to account?

---Of course. But also look at who he recieved the info from (such as Britain, which in turn obtained from Italy...), and who cleared the information (such as CIA's George Tenet, self admitedly).

2. If the United Nations Security Council does not authorize a preemptive war, can any country proceed to war or is this the sole prerogative of the US government?

---Of all the wars ever fought since the creation of the UN, there have been three wars cleared by the security council. They are - Korea, Vietnam, and Gulf War 1. Even Clinton's bombing of Iraq in 1998 or the bombings in Kosovo were not cleared by the UN.

3. If a country proceeds to war without UN authorization, is this “aggressive warfare,” the type of warfare for which German and Japanese leaders were punished after World War II?

----Define aggressive warfare. It also depends what warfare is used. The encampment, enslavement, starvation, torture and murder by gas and other means of millions of Jews (and homosexuals and blacks and other minorities alike) deserve to be punished.

4. When the North Korean government repeatedly states that the nuclear crisis can be defused if the US will negotiate a mutual security pact with them, why is the current US administration dragging its feet in proceeding to enter into negotiations?

--Take the security pact that Clinton tried on them in the mid 90's. They had to stop producing nuclear capabilities in exchange for oil and food. They also were forced to put regulators on their software, machinery, etc.... so the UN can follow their progress. They then flushed that resolution down the toilet and began importing, buying, etc... more nuclear capablilities and striclty defied the US and Korea agreement. What will another one do? BUT I DO agree we need to go talk to them a little bit more and press them more dplomatically.

5. Does the United States have a responsibility to participate with UN forces in restoring security to civilians in civil wars, such as that in Liberia?

--Still forming an opinion either way - but leaning towards yes....

6. Should American troops stationed in Iraq have the right to complain about the policies of civilian leaders responsible for our policy there?

--Most definitally.

7. With half its combat forces in Iraq, is the US military stretched so thin that it cannot adequately protect Americans at home or participate in needed UN peacekeeping operations abroad?

--That is factually incorrect. If that were true, we would only have 350,000 troops total. Do the math. And it's not up to the military (in full) to win on homeland security. We need more border contorl, immigrant I.D.'s, updated security systems, etc....Even a FBI reform some may go as far to say.

8. With the war in Iraq costing American taxpayers nearly $4 billion per month and the US deficit expected to exceed $400 billion this year, was it wise to pass large tax cuts for the richest Americans?

--It being a tax cut for the richest americans is a whole other argument. But think about this, under the Clinton Administration it was costing us $365 billion dollars a YEAR to "keep him in a box" which was the policy. NOTE - I'm not big on economics, but when was the last time a deficit did anything bad for our country - not including when we were over taxed from 92 to 00 (Partly Bush 1's fault) and had no deep deficit? Every presidency since decades ago have all had deep deep deficits.

9. Is the desire to control Iraq’s oil the reason that the US hasn’t asked the United Nations for help in providing peacekeeping in Iraq?

--No. It's beacuse we don't agree with how the UN wants to set up a govn't in Iraq. We think we can do it better, plain and simple. (whether or not we can, we'll see).

10. What is the relationship of companies such as Halliburton, Bechtel and the Carlyle Group, which are profiting from the war in Iraq, to members of the current US administration?

---Not updated in full about Halliburton and that situation. Need to do more research for a good answer.

11. Are Americans safer to travel throughout the world after the Iraq War?

Just as safe as they were after 9/11.

12. Has the credibility of the United States throughout the world increased or decreased in the aftermath of the Iraq War?

--Depends where you go. In places we were not liked already, it decreased. In places we were accepted, it increased. But shaky places like Britain, Germany, South American countries and even in Saudi Arabia, it seems to fluctuate.

13. What is the current status of respect for the United States throughout the world?

--Too broad of a question. Depends where you go.

14. Why has the current US administration been hostile to the creation of an International Criminal Court to hold individual leaders accountable for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity?


15. Is war an effective way to make peace?

--Peace through strength. What if we had not removed Hitler? He'd have taken over all of Europe. Killed more Jews. Etc.... Or what if we had got him before he invaded Poland? We could saved some more lives. So yes, war can create peace, in the aftermath.

 

[Mcleanhatch]

1. If the president gives false information to the American people about the reasons for going to war, should he be held to account?

sure

2. If the United Nations Security Council does not authorize a preemptive war, can any country proceed to war or is this the sole prerogative of the US government?

cant answer that because some may try, but dont know if they actually would especially if we told them to cool their jets, and relax.

3. If a country proceeds to war without UN authorization, is this “aggressive warfare,” the type of warfare for which German and Japanese leaders were punished after World War II?

depends on the circumstances

4. When the North Korean government repeatedly states that the nuclear crisis can be defused if the US will negotiate a mutual security pact with them, why is the current US administration dragging its feet in proceeding to enter into negotiations?

because will wont give in to BLACKMAIL.

5. Does the United States have a responsibility to participate with UN forces in restoring security to civilians in civil wars, such as that in Liberia?

no, those tasks belong to the UN. although we may help since the UN has been proven to be an incompetant group of America haters and Anti-Semites.

6. Should American troops stationed in Iraq have the right to complain about the policies of civilian leaders responsible for our policy there?

no, they have a job to do and it isnt to complain.

7. With half its combat forces in Iraq, is the US military stretched so thin that it cannot adequately protect Americans at home or participate in needed UN peacekeeping operations abroad?

7A. who said 150,000 soldiers is half of our combat forces. 300,000 is what we needed and used in Iraq, it is not our maximum. so i would say no we are not streached thin.

7B. in my opinion FUCK the UN they are nowhere to be found when we need them yet they come crawling like little bitches everytime they need help. Fuck the UN

ill will do the rest later i got baseball practice at 6:00 and want to be there on time.

 

[JsAHogg]

@Mcleanhatch.....nice job with the UN phrase. They aren't anything but a socialist backing, US hating, gun grabbing, Jew hating, left wing, world ordering, incompentant, when-have-they-ever-proved-themselves-or-backed-up-what-they-so-called-"stand for"-bastards.

US out of the UN.

 

[Mcleanhatch]

^^^ thats what i'm talking about.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

2. If the United Nations Security Council does not authorize a preemptive war, can any country proceed to war or is this the sole prerogative of the US government?

Depends on who's got the balls, and the means to do so.

3. If a country proceeds to war without UN authorization, is this “aggressive warfare,” the type of warfare for which German and Japanese leaders were punished after World War II?

Not if the UN shows it's ass by failing to uphold it's own policies and conditions.

4. When the North Korean government repeatedly states that the nuclear crisis can be defused if the US will negotiate a mutual security pact with them, why is the current US administration dragging its feet in proceeding to enter into negotiations?

It's a political strategy. N. Korea isn't going to make a move and we know it. This problem is already in the middle stages of being diffused because of such strategy.

5. Does the United States have a responsibility to participate with UN forces in restoring security to civilians in civil wars, such as that in Liberia?

My opinion? Fuck 'em. The more acceptable opinon? Only if we fight for the right side. Those lines are always very thin, hence me saying "Fuck 'em".

6. Should American troops stationed in Iraq have the right to complain about the policies of civilian leaders responsible for our policy there?

Not to the press.

7. With half its combat forces in Iraq, is the US military stretched so thin that it cannot adequately protect Americans at home or participate in needed UN peacekeeping operations abroad?

No. Not at all. Half our military is still twice the military of just about any other country, plus add that in with our allies, and then multiply that by 2 because of our advanced technology.

9. Is the desire to control Iraq’s oil the reason that the US hasn’t asked the United Nations for help in providing peacekeeping in Iraq?

Absofuckin'lutely not. That was just a political stance taken by anti-war zealots which has ALREADY turned out to be untrue.

8. With the war in Iraq costing American taxpayers nearly $4 billion per month and the US deficit expected to exceed $400 billion this year, was it wise to pass large tax cuts for the richest Americans?

Tax cuts aren't exclusively for the rich. We all recieve the cuts, and the people who keep more, are the same people who would be paying more if the taxes went up. It's common sense that the people who make the most money, will be the people who save the most money when taxes are cut.

10. What is the relationship of companies such as Halliburton, Bechtel and the Carlyle Group, which are profiting from the war in Iraq, to members of the current US administration?

Hardly any. Lets say you worked an honest job for 5 months at Target, then moved to K-Mart... Then you found out K-Mart is practising dirty business and reported it to the authorities. Should it be assumed that your report of this abuse was just due to you trying to help out your buddies at Target?

It's a shitty example, but it's the most simple I could make it. I'm sure someone could elaborate to make it more appropriate.

11. Are Americans safer to travel throughout the world after the Iraq War?

Perhaps. I think the point of the war was to feel more safe at home rather than abroad. But I believe we should feel at least slightly more safe once the war is said and done with, of course, it's all up to debate depending on where in the world you're talking about.

12. Has the credibility of the United States throughout the world increased or decreased in the aftermath of the Iraq War?

Signifigantly increased. I believe it decreased during the 8 years and 5 terrorist attacks the US took on the chin during the Clinton years, and after 9/11, Bush was left to mop up the blood.

14. Why has the current US administration been hostile to the creation of an International Criminal Court to hold individual leaders accountable for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity?

Why should a certain "alliance" do all the work, and then the same people (France for example) be a part of deciding the fate of the people they didn't help to capture? They want to stay out of it, then they're out... Know what I mean?

15. Is war an effective way to make peace?

Unfortunately, without war now and then, there is no peace.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

Good thread by the way.

 

[JsAHogg]

Looks like a I got an ally. F*ck the UN.

Read my signature, Zero.Media.

 

[Zer0.MediA]

I was kind of suprised to see someone who agreed with me, myself.

 

[Blight]

1. Definately

2. They can now.

3. Yes, but this is not our first case of this.

4. The North Koreans have nothing to offer us
5. Yes

6. Yes

7. No

8. No

9. Maybe, the UN is incredibly slow, but then its not like wed get that much done by the time they got it organized either.

10. Close or involved.

11. No

12. DECREASED

13. Powerful, but a joke, hypocrit and not to be trusted.

14. Because we continue to act how we want to, no matter what the curent laws are. We feel also that other countries would be harder on us because of who we are.

15. NEVER

 

[Droopy Eye]

US hating, gun grabbing, Jew hating,

Please explain, sir.