Who is next?

[Jutsuka]

It is being speculated that Iran or Syria may be next target for American aggresson after statements made by Rumsfeld threatening those countries as well as Tony Blair discussing the need to disarm North Korea.

So wich if any country do you believe will be attacked after Iraq has been "liberated"?

 

[OldBadfish]

I can see a threat from North Korea.

 

[nephilimiyr]

Jutsuka didn't you forget America or the UK in your poll? I would say yes. I think America will be attacked next.

 

[Jutsuka]

Nephilimiyr: This poll is about the possibility of further american aggression in its war on terror but I can most certainely see the possibility of the US and the UK not to mention many other western countries becoming targets for terrorist attacks as a result of this war.

Mabey you should start a thread on that subject.

 

[nephilimiyr]

Nephilimiyr: This poll is about the possibility of further american aggression in its war on terror but I can most certainely see the possibility of the US and the UK not to mention many other western countries becoming targets for terrorist attacks as a result of this war.

Mabey you should start a thread on that subject.

We could be attacked not just because of this war but because of who we are and what we stand for. You can't blame the 9/11 attack on this war.

You don't give all the options to those who don't believe America will attack another nation. You give two choices which you insert your opinion on. If one was to vote for 

 No one: Bush is not planning to "liberate" any other nations.

they would be saying that this war is about liberation and most people don't think that that is the only reason or even a reason for this war. In other words this poll is a trap.  

 

 

[Blessed-one]

how about just,
No: coz it's gonna hurt the economy even more.

 

[l33tace]

Yes, you left out a few countries in your poll unless you’re suggesting that the US is the only aggressor these days… if that’s what we are.

At the top of my list I have South Korea being attacked by North Korea. In fact I would be not the least bit surprised if this takes place before the conflict in Iraq is resolved.

Second on my list is Pakistan vs. India over Kasmir.

Third on my list are the Turks vs. the Kurds but I don’t think this will happen with US forces so near at the time being.

Fourth would be China taking Taiwan.

Cambodia vs. Thailand?

Iraq is a bit unique in comparison to the other countries we have dealt with thus far. Iraq is a well-known supporter of terrorist action and is a non-cooperative country in regards to dealing with it.

I must point out that this is not the beginning stages of dealing with the long time war on terrorism. Most countries are willing to take steps on their own to bring terrorist organizations within their borders to justice. But be it through political means, covert operations or out right war, it’s time to shut these criminal organizations down.

Peace

 

[Chevy]

I don't see why iran would be a target. It is a peaceful islamic state and not a threat to anyone, but i would not be surprised if Bush decides to attack them next.

Personally, i am against this war, and war in general. They need to stop this war soon before more people get killed.

 

[Wolseley]

Sweden.

 

[cenimo]

if it is indeed the end times someone, maybe Russia, attacks Israel.

Gog, Magog, etc...

 

[CeCe]

2nd April 2003 at 08:39 AM cenimo said this in Post #10

if it is indeed the end times someone, maybe Russia, attacks Israel.

Gog, Magog, etc...

That thought has crossed my mind. If it happens, I pray we are all ready.

 

[Blindfaith]

How about we get through this one first!

Geez!

 

[Jutsuka]

2nd April 2003 at 02:37 PM Wolseley said this in Post #9

Sweden.

If so we will kick your *sses!

 

[Wolseley]

>>>>Sweden.<<<<

If so we will kick your *sses!

Woo-hoo-hoo!!!

Where's that peaceful, anti-war attitude now, eh?

(Eagle leader to Eagle flight, target destroyed, return to base, out.)

 

[Blindfaith]

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[nephilimiyr]

Woo-hoo-hoo!!! <IMG alt="" src="http://www.christianforums.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" border=0>

Where's that peaceful, anti-war attitude now, eh? <IMG alt="" src="http://www.christianforums.com/images/smilies/wink.gif" border=0>

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LMAO at Wolseley!

 

[l33tace]

2nd April 2003 at 05:39 AM cenimo said this in Post #10

if it is indeed the end times someone, maybe Russia, attacks Israel.

Gog, Magog, etc...

I don’t think Russia has a reason to carry out their invasion plan yet. I do view this as a stage being set for future tension that would bring them in with a hook in their mouth, but I think unforeseen events still need to take place before such an action.

I am guessing that Israel has yet to give Russia a profound reason for an invasion at this point. I speculate that Israel may discover a vast oil reserve in their land or something to that effect to provoke the invasion.

I don’t see the revised Roman Empire united under a single ruler (the antichrist) as of yet nor do I see his army. That army of course is not the US army since the US is not a part of the European union and is even less likely to join at this point. Economically we are aligned with Canada and Mexico under NAFTA.

Things, I see, are shaping up though. I do think that at any moment, in a “twinkling of an eye”, things may dramatically change what we see at present and it looks like many Christians may be in surprise.

Peace

 

[nephilimiyr]

This is why I believe America will be attacked first before they even think about attacking anybody else.

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April 2, 2003
By Joseph Curl, The Washington Times

North Korea yesterday vowed to "smash U.S. nuclear maniacs" in a "holy war" and threatened to resume tests of long-range missiles capable of reaching Hawaii and America's West Coast.

More than a million North Koreans yesterday packed into a square in central Pyongyang decorated with anti-American banners and huge portraits of President Kim Jong-il to hear political leaders rail against U.S. policies toward the reclusive Stalinist state.

"If the United States brings dark clouds of war to hang over this land, the army and the people of [North Korea] will remove the land of the United States from the Earth and root out the very source of evil and war," one leader told the crowd, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.

Pyongyang's belligerent messages included threats to begin reprocessing thousands of spent fuel rods containing plutonium from its nuclear reactors to make atomic bombs.

The North Korean announcements undercut three days of diplomatic talks in Santa Fe, N.M., between a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a senior North Korean official.

While Bill Richardson, a former Clinton administration official and now governor of New Mexico, described the talks as "positive," Bush administration officials were unimpressed.

"In New Mexico, North Korea stated its willingness to have a dialogue. Unfortunately, the North Korean delegates did not address the issues of concern to the international community," a senior Bush administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

North Korea's threats yesterday follow its withdrawal on Friday from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a pact with 188 nations that monitors and enforces restrictions on the development of nuclear weapons.

Said State Department spokeswoman Nancy Beck: "While the delegates were in New Mexico, North Korea continued to take steps in the wrong direction, especially their withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and to threaten further steps such as missile testing, that would raise tensions with the international community."

North Korea poses a direct threat to the U.S. mainland, which it can reach with long-range missiles. In 1998, the North Koreans test-fired a medium-range, three-stage Taepo Dong-1 rocket over Japan's main island of Honshu that landed in the Pacific Ocean. The Pentagon believes that Pyongyang is developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, the Taepo Dong-2, that could reach Alaska, Hawaii and California.

Some military experts say those missiles will not be operational until 2015; others say they may be ready as early as 2005. But a handful say secret missile development could already have taken place. North Korea recently admitted that it had resumed its secret nuclear program in violation of a 1994 agreement with the United States.

The threat of new missile tests came from the North's ambassador to China, Choe Jin Su, who said tests could resume if the United States does not take steps to improve relations.

"Because all agreements have been nullified by the United States' side, we believe we cannot go along with the self-imposed missile moratorium any longer," Mr. Choe said in Beijing. "The development, testing, deployment and export of our missiles entirely belongs to our sovereignty."
Mr. Choe said the United States has violated a pact to supply oil to North Korea, thus making moot all other agreements between the two countries.

The Bush administration last month cut off oil shipments promised in a 1994 deal in which the Clinton administration pledged oil deliveries and two light-water nuclear reactors in return for North Korea shutting down its nuclear facility in Yongbyon. In October, North Korea acknowledged it has secretly continued the development of nuclear weapons, prompting the United States to nix the deal.

"The moratorium on missile test firing is no exception now that the United States has made all agreements reached between the United States and DPRK invalid," Mr. Choe said. DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

In New Mexico, Mr. Richardson said North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador, Han Song Ryol, assured him the North wanted improved ties with the United States and had no plans to build a nuclear bomb, although experts say Pyongyang already has one or two atomic weapons.

"He told me that in a dialogue with the United States, North Korea would discuss America's concerns over verifying its nuclear program. I think that's positive," Mr. Richardson said. "The next step after my talks is for official channels to open" between North Korea and the United States.

The Bush administration, which did not request Mr. Richardson to hold the talks, said the former U.N. ambassador had reported his efforts to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

"The United States has made clear that we are prepared to talk to North Korea about its willingness to meet its obligations to the international community," Miss Beck said. "In New Mexico, North Korea did state its willingness to have a dialogue. We will look carefully at everything the North Koreans said in New Mexico. The usual channels of communications remain open."

Son Mun-San, an envoy at the North Korean Embassy in Vienna, Austria — home to the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — said the Yongbyon facility would start producing electricity in a few weeks.

The IAEA had been monitoring the Yongbyon facility for eight years when North Korea decided during the current crisis to expel its monitors and turn off surveillance equipment.

North Korea reportedly has unsealed thousands of spent fuel rods in a cooling pond at Yongbyon from which plutonium for making nuclear warheads could be extracted within months.

The IAEA has insisted the reprocessing facility at Yongbyon is "irrelevant" to North Korea's electricity needs. North Korea calls the IAEA a "tool" of the United States.

Since the nuclear standoff resumed, the North has removed seals placed on the Yongbyon facility by IAEA monitors and cameras within the facility and expelled two inspectors as part of its renunciation of the 1994 deal with the United States.

The United States has sought to take a diplomatic tone with North Korea and its chief ally, China. On Friday, President Bush assured Chinese President Jiang Zemin that Washington had no "hostile" intent toward North Korea.

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030112-10825053.htm

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[David Gould]

Bush names them in his Axis of Evil and then is suprised they get paranoid that he is about to attack them ...

That had to be the dumbest speech of all time ... announce who you are going to attack years in advance. What an extremely foolish individual.

The US will not attack anyone else. The British&nbsp;have been builing friendships&nbsp;with Syria and Iran and that is a far more effective way to help them in their slow moves towards true democracy.

North Korea is posturing for concessions, although it is backed by genuine fear of US attack after Bush's stupid statements. These people were paranoid enough to start with, for Pete's sake.

If I was the US, I would pull out of South Korea and make the South Koreans&nbsp;mend their own fences&nbsp;properly. They have been calling for the US to leave for years; now is a good time.

 

[Blindfaith]

That had to be the dumbest speech of all time ... announce who you are going to attack years in advance. What a maroon.

Would you like to edit that?