mrskippy
03-22-2003, 02:06 PM
First off I think the anti-war protestors are completely off base. They want diplomacy. They want the United Nations to decide, not their own government. Two problems with that:
- Diplomacy has failed. Iraq has violated terms of its cease fire and UN resolutions for 12 years. And now we see they do indeed have Scud missiles, even after admitting they don't. What else does Iraq have it says it doesn't?
- This is the United States of America. We are a sovereign nation, free to make our own decisions. As far as I'm concerned, the U.S. should leave the United Nations and close the NYC headquarters. We should never allow other countries to decide for us. And to support that, is very anti-American.
My feeling is that Saddam is (or should it be was now?) a threat to the World. His regime has maimed his own people. He has invaded Kuwait. He has harbored and supported terrorists. He has lied.
I've heard protestors say we should wait until he attacks first. That's a dangerous proposition. We were lucky after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Israel was lucky after the Arabs attacked it in 1973. But what was to stop the Chinese or Russians from giving Saddam a nuclear-tipped ICBM. No doubt he'd hurl that thing at Washington. Than what? Just to let Saddam go would be foolish. Eventually, he would only grow in power and put the West and our own nation in serious jeopardy.
Than these protestors claim to be against violence. Let they take to the streets, start fights, vandalize newsracks, smash up cars, confront motorists, and worse yet try to attack police. What hypocrites.
These protestors wonder why it is against the law to have a die-in in the middle of the busiest street in town or chain together in the middle of the road.
The answer?
Doing that puts the city at risk. It only helps the enemy. Imagine, during the protests on Market Street in San Francisco, that a terrorist launched a chemical attack against BART, blew up or flew a plain into a tall building. How would emergency crews get through when these protestors were disrputing things?
In S.F. people couldn't get to work, the bridges were blocked, people couldn't get to job interviews or important meetings, and the city was other was "taken over" by the protestors ... as if they themselves were at war.
These protestors need to shut up. And if they insist on protesting, do it in places that aren't as disruptive (parks, squares, a stadium, etc.) to daily life. They are only making themselves look bad and defeating their message.
I just wish they'd start throwing these protestors behind bars and doing more to control them. They aren't protesting. They are causing civil disturbance and uprisings -- which is not legal or protected by the First Amendment.
Of course, I'm in the pro-war, pro-troops camp. Most of those people rallying in support are obedient. They do it on sidewalks or in those places I mentioned above. A great example is the pro-war rally in Clarksville, TN near Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division.
- Diplomacy has failed. Iraq has violated terms of its cease fire and UN resolutions for 12 years. And now we see they do indeed have Scud missiles, even after admitting they don't. What else does Iraq have it says it doesn't?
- This is the United States of America. We are a sovereign nation, free to make our own decisions. As far as I'm concerned, the U.S. should leave the United Nations and close the NYC headquarters. We should never allow other countries to decide for us. And to support that, is very anti-American.
My feeling is that Saddam is (or should it be was now?) a threat to the World. His regime has maimed his own people. He has invaded Kuwait. He has harbored and supported terrorists. He has lied.
I've heard protestors say we should wait until he attacks first. That's a dangerous proposition. We were lucky after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Israel was lucky after the Arabs attacked it in 1973. But what was to stop the Chinese or Russians from giving Saddam a nuclear-tipped ICBM. No doubt he'd hurl that thing at Washington. Than what? Just to let Saddam go would be foolish. Eventually, he would only grow in power and put the West and our own nation in serious jeopardy.
Than these protestors claim to be against violence. Let they take to the streets, start fights, vandalize newsracks, smash up cars, confront motorists, and worse yet try to attack police. What hypocrites.
These protestors wonder why it is against the law to have a die-in in the middle of the busiest street in town or chain together in the middle of the road.
The answer?
Doing that puts the city at risk. It only helps the enemy. Imagine, during the protests on Market Street in San Francisco, that a terrorist launched a chemical attack against BART, blew up or flew a plain into a tall building. How would emergency crews get through when these protestors were disrputing things?
In S.F. people couldn't get to work, the bridges were blocked, people couldn't get to job interviews or important meetings, and the city was other was "taken over" by the protestors ... as if they themselves were at war.
These protestors need to shut up. And if they insist on protesting, do it in places that aren't as disruptive (parks, squares, a stadium, etc.) to daily life. They are only making themselves look bad and defeating their message.
I just wish they'd start throwing these protestors behind bars and doing more to control them. They aren't protesting. They are causing civil disturbance and uprisings -- which is not legal or protected by the First Amendment.
Of course, I'm in the pro-war, pro-troops camp. Most of those people rallying in support are obedient. They do it on sidewalks or in those places I mentioned above. A great example is the pro-war rally in Clarksville, TN near Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division.