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Post by pilaf on Jul 5, 2006 10:10:59 GMT -5
The whole prevention thing is sort of a load of . It sounds very Bushist to me. If someone actually bombs us first, then yeah..it's only logical to retaliate. And of course I'd save my squad mates... you must think I'm some sort of extremist pacifist hippy or some . I'm a pacifist but I'll kill if I have to.
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Post by ExtraCheeZ on Jul 5, 2006 10:32:37 GMT -5
Bushs invasion of iraq wasnt prevention, he lied about WMD's to invade remember. Sure its possible he may have prevented something happening in the future, but we will never know.
Prevention would be interceptiong intelegence from north korea that they are planning to use their new missiles to hit america, then bombing the missile silos before they are launched.
Haha, I couldnt see you as a hippy. I was just giving an example of killing for life.
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Post by pilaf on Jul 5, 2006 17:13:33 GMT -5
I know more than anyone that Bush didn't prevent a damn thing. I was being sarcastic towards the er.... he "prevents" things to gain more power for himself and his political party. It's like throwing a guy a gun and shooting him because he was armed. Iraq was not a direct threat to national security. Why couldn't you see me as a hippy? Just curious. I'm pretty leftist and all.
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Post by Muad'dib on Jul 7, 2006 12:00:12 GMT -5
Ha ha, pilaf.
You're funny (not in a bad way) first you got defensive for the risk of being seen as a pacifict and hippy, and then you seem to get defensive of the opposite... Not trying to sound insulting there...
Anyway bombing for peace... In an ideal situation, I could see that working, the ideal being one that wouldn't exist.
If there were, hypothetically, all terrorists in one city, and no civilians, then i'd think that bombing that city would ultimately be in cutting a risk from them.
However, there could be a backlash from other people there afraid of themselves being bombed.
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Post by ExtraCheeZ on Jul 9, 2006 0:29:39 GMT -5
I know more than anyone that Bush didn't prevent a damn thing. I was being sarcastic towards the Mighty Morphin Power Censorer!.... he "prevents" things to gain more power for himself and his political party. It's like throwing a guy a gun and shooting him because he was armed. Iraq was not a direct threat to national security. Why couldn't you see me as a hippy? Just curious. I'm pretty leftist and all. Your have too much dry wit to make you a hippy. Things we need to establish: Iraq was not a direct threat to america or its allys Bush is a dick Saddam was a dictator An established democracy int he middle east would work out better in the long run, america didnt win its independence from england by being liberal. As for us australians... well we had a federation, no wars for us .
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Post by Muad'dib on Jul 9, 2006 11:33:06 GMT -5
No, but you guys are considering nuclear power.
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Post by Gold_skywalker on Jul 9, 2006 20:49:33 GMT -5
n00kiler powah!
Mighty Morphin' Powah N00kahs!
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Post by Muad'dib on Jul 9, 2006 20:56:15 GMT -5
Well, Australia isn't thinking of nuclear weapons, obviously. Just nuclear power, because apparently, there is much interest in it internationally, and someone at the head thinks if they'll sell it, they should have uranium plants there (maybe my info is way off)
Oh, also, apparently, those who are against looking at nuclear power realistically there are living with an unfounded fear, according to the president, or whatever the leader guy is called there.
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Post by Gold_skywalker on Jul 9, 2006 21:08:01 GMT -5
Well, Australia isn't thinking of nuclear weapons, obviously. Just nuclear power, because apparently, there is much interest in it internationally, and someone at the head thinks if they'll sell it, they should have uranium plants there (maybe my info is way off) Oh, also, apparently, those who are against looking at nuclear power realistically there are living with an unfounded fear, according to the president, or whatever the leader guy is called there. Nuclear power does indeed have it's risks, however.
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Post by Muad'dib on Jul 9, 2006 21:17:38 GMT -5
Oh, yes. I know. Not to be going further from the topic than we are now, but I think money should be invested in renewable energies.
Lets let the thread go back to where it should though.
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