Why this war must be stopped!

[ocean]

This senseless act of mass murder must be stopped immediately. Thousands of innocent people are dying every day, and thousands more will die if this massacre isn't stopped!

America says this war is about liberating the Iraqis and stopping Saddam, but it is really about oil, money, and power. The Iraqi people are being slaughtered, not liberated, and Saddam and his regime are still in power. American and British soldiers are also dying in this conflict. Iraq is being destroyed, not liberated.

This war must be stopped now before many more people are killed.

 

[Tau]

Today at 08:18 PM ocean said this in Post #1
This senseless act of mass murder must be stopped immediately. Thousands of innocent people are dying every day, and thousands more will die if this massacre isn't stopped!

Thousands more will die even if the war is stopped. Based on his record, Saddam Hussein has a bad habit of killing the people he supposedly governs.

 

[datan]

I doubt "thousands of innocent people" are dying every day.
It's not a senseless act of mass murder.

Hyperboles?
Let's stick to being factually correct.
I'd say at the current rate maybe hundreds of civilians are getting killed per week.
There is no mass murder. Murder implies intentional killing.

 

[ocean]

Saddam Hussein needs to be removed from power, but killing thousands of innocent people in an unneccessary war is not the way to do it. The UN inspections should have been allowed to continue.

 

[Didymus]

God is in control and He will stop the war when His plan for it is complete.

 

[datan]

there's a contradiction in your statement.
The UN inspections would never have removed Saddam since there was no authorisation given for regime change.

If you argue that Saddam needs to be removed from power, then you have to do something outside the UN since the UN has never sanctioned removing a government from a soveriegn nation.

 

[WayneH]

I would like to see the proof there are thousands of INNOCENT people being killed every day in the War!!!!!!!!!!!! theres not even thousands of iraqi soldiers being killed per day yet alone innocent people.........

the only time there are thousands of innocent people being killed is when Saddam has his mass murder sprees..... and YES - its intentional...........

 

[gwyyn]

oh man do my eyes decieve me is datan arguing a semi war is ok stance.

Ok the thousands number is way exaggerated, hmm check your facts.

I just got through watching on news a british reporter who was with group of troops handing out aid. the Iraqi people were desperate for the food and water. But what happens the Iraqi militia started firing in the crowd of civilians. So the aid had to be withdrawn till that group of militia people were taken care of.

I honestly think when the war is over and everything comes out, Saddam's henchmen or military will have killed more innocent civilians than the accidents by the coalition forces.

 

[Wolseley]

Saddam Hussein needs to be removed from power, but killing thousands of innocent people in an unneccessary war is not the way to do it.

Saddam Hussein has proven that he is not about to leave voluntarily, and the UN has no ability to remove him. Hussein has a considerably large number of professional soldiers who are willing to die for him and who protect him day and night.

So, without going to war to remove him from power, just how, exactly, do you propose to do it?

 

[Annabel Lee]

Today at 11:28 AM Didymus said this in Post #5

God is in control and He will stop the war when His plan for it is complete.

Why would you hold God responsible for this mess? It's our mess, not God's.
I hardly think God wants us to go to war and murder each other.

 

[Didymus]

I believe that whatever happens in the world is under the control of God and events are used by Him to fulfill his plan for the world. God is not willing that anyone should die but that has had to happen in the past and will again in the future.

 

[TheBear]

Today at 02:41 PM gwyyn said this in Post #8

oh man do my eyes decieve me is datan arguing a semi war is ok stance.

Ok the thousands number is way exaggerated, hmm check your facts.

I just got through watching on news a british reporter who was with group of troops handing out aid. the Iraqi people were desperate for the food and water. But what happens the Iraqi militia started firing in the crowd of civilians. So the aid had to be withdrawn till that group of militia people were taken care of.

I honestly think when the war is over and everything comes out, Saddam's henchmen or military will have killed more innocent civilians than the accidents by the coalition forces.

Great post, Gwynn!!!

I couldn't agree more.

 

[EspressoDuck]

Of COURSE it's not about the oil. George Bush has stock in oil. By going to war, he is LOSING money. We are in this war to stop a maniacal killer and his maniacal sons from ruling a country. If we back out, we are betraying the people of Iraq, who NEED our help. It's our duty as the most powerful nation, to help other nations in need, if we have the power to do so. And we do. And I don't know if anyone meantioned weapons of mass destruction, but I'll just say it- A LOT of countries have weapons of mass destruction. It's okay to have weapons of mass destruction. But you DO NOT need weapons of mass destruction to defend yourself. And biological warfare weapons should not be in the hands of a maniac, anyways! I know it's not the kind of thing that we want to know about, but Saddam Hussein has been known to put his enemies into plastic shredders, feet first, so their screams can be heard as they are ripped to shreds. That is NOT the kind of person that we want ruling a country. Think of it in smaller terms. Do you want an insane asylum escapee running around with a revolver? No! And we do not want someone like Saddam Hussein ruling Iraq any longer if we can do something to stop it, which we can. Geez, I could rant forever but my fingers are sore. Why can we not just support our troops, and trust in God? That's what I'm gonna' do.

 

[stray bullet]

Today at 02:25 PM ocean said this in Post #4

Saddam Hussein needs to be removed from power, but killing thousands of innocent people in an unneccessary war is not the way to do it. The UN inspections should have been allowed to continue.

You mean like they had been for years, meanwhile Saddam continued to stockpile weapons?

Saddam was not willing to cooperate. He lied over and over. He never told us what he did with all the WMDs the UN tagged before being forced out.

 

[stray bullet]

Today at 02:45 PM Annabel Lee said this in Post #10



Why would you hold God responsible for this mess? It's our mess, not God's.
I hardly think God wants us to go to war and murder each other.

So when the bible says there is a time for war and a time for peace, it was lying?

 

[stray bullet]

Today at 02:39 PM WayneH said this in Post #7

I would like to see the proof there are thousands of INNOCENT people being killed every day in the War!!!!!!!!!!!! theres not even thousands of iraqi soldiers being killed per day yet alone innocent people.........

Notice how they casually ignored the millions Saddam has already killed and the tens of thousands that die every year?

it really shows how these people have no grip on reality. They don't believe suffering takes place unless it's on the 10 o'clock news.

 

[stray bullet]

From their own Koran:
"...and turn them out from where they have turned you out, for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter" - 2:191

 

[strathyboy]

Today at 08:15 PM stray bullet said this in Post #15



So when the bible says there is a time for war and a time for peace, it was lying?

It may be worth noting that simply because the bible says there is a time for war doesn't necessarily mean this is the time.

 

[Michael0701]

Ocean,

I see you are still online. This is your thread. I would like to see your response to some of the previous posts.

 

[Annabel Lee]

Today at 12:15 PM stray bullet said this in Post #15



So when the bible says there is a time for war and a time for peace, it was lying?

There is always going to be War and Peace, but why put the blame on God?