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Nantuko Joe · 03-28-2003, 09:12 AM

Nosoul, took the words right outta my mouth.

Objecting to the war, i have no problem w/ppl doing. We have freedom of speech and that's fine.

I DO have a problem with people protesting the war because of FALSE REASONS as to why the protestors THINK that we're in there (oil, distraction from US problems, etc).

I DO have a problem with people protesting the war because of PLAIN IGNORANCE (like the guy on MTV who said that Saddam can be forced exile/stopped if we went back to using inspections. Inspections didn't work the past 12 years, so why would they work now?)

I DO have a problem with people comparing Bush to Hitler, and saying we just want to take over other countries.

I DO have a problem with people saying we shouldn't go to war because we'll cause civilian casualties, when they conveniently forget the fact that Saddam hides his military installations and chemical plants under schools and hospitals and such, and has killed more of his own people than we have, and he supports terrorist groups that attack not US military, but US civilians (Read: Al Qaeda and 9/11)

I DO have a problem with people going out to protest, and become involved with riots, and do stupid things like chain themselves across a street (using real chains, mind you) and refuse to move until Bush calls the war off (as if he's gonna call off the war becuase 15 ppl refuse to move out of a street, when the cops can just move them).

That's what I have a problem with. Hippie peaceniks that do stupid ######## like the stuff I just listed above. Being anti-war is fine. Being anti-war and anti-government for stupid/false reasons/assumptions is not.

03-28-2003, 09:12 AM	#23
Nantuko Joe Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right behind you... Posts: 1,479 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): Thanks (Received): Likes (Given): Likes (Received): Dislikes (Given): Dislikes (Received): Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	Nosoul, took the words right outta my mouth. Objecting to the war, i have no problem w/ppl doing. We have freedom of speech and that's fine. I DO have a problem with people protesting the war because of FALSE REASONS as to why the protestors THINK that we're in there (oil, distraction from US problems, etc). I DO have a problem with people protesting the war because of PLAIN IGNORANCE (like the guy on MTV who said that Saddam can be forced exile/stopped if we went back to using inspections. Inspections didn't work the past 12 years, so why would they work now?) I DO have a problem with people comparing Bush to Hitler, and saying we just want to take over other countries. I DO have a problem with people saying we shouldn't go to war because we'll cause civilian casualties, when they conveniently forget the fact that Saddam hides his military installations and chemical plants under schools and hospitals and such, and has killed more of his own people than we have, and he supports terrorist groups that attack not US military, but US civilians (Read: Al Qaeda and 9/11) I DO have a problem with people going out to protest, and become involved with riots, and do stupid things like chain themselves across a street (using real chains, mind you) and refuse to move until Bush calls the war off (as if he's gonna call off the war becuase 15 ppl refuse to move out of a street, when the cops can just move them). That's what I have a problem with. Hippie peaceniks that do stupid ######## like the stuff I just listed above. Being anti-war is fine. Being anti-war and anti-government for stupid/false reasons/assumptions is not.