Quote from Lobster:
Honestly, you have just solved a problem that I have been having since yesterday: I was wondering: Americans have weapons of mass destruction, Iraqis (probably) have weapons of mass destruction. Americans have a president, Iraqis have a president. Our president calls their president a liar, their president calls our president a liar. Our president is acting against the will of the UN, their president is acting against the will of the UN (if you believe the news we get). Our president has orderd terrorist attacks, their president has ordered terrorist attacks (again, if you believe OUR news). So what really was the difference?
You have found it: Freedom to leave the country (and even come back if you are a citizen, not just "people". It's "We the citizens", after all, not "we the people"). That really DOES make a big difference. I know, because my mother escaped a communist regime, risking her life and the lives of her family.
Quote from compisnada2002:
So wait a minute, you are comparing this situation to that of Hitlers?
Quote from bobcathy1:
rs7....I really miss the 60's. I hope in my mind I have not truly left them behind.
It is interesting being exposed to the cynical and critical younger generation on the chat boards. They really have their heads up their butts. No concept of truth or inner peace. They all grew up on video games. Maybe that is why they can look at pictures of a real war and not find it upsetting. Somewhere along the way they lost their souls.
Quote from Lobster:
Hitlers don't have much to do with situations like these. It's "we the people" who make it all possible. Do you think Saddam could have had all those people killed if he didn't have his followers to execute his orders? Do you think Hitler killed millions of people? Of course not, it's guys like you and me who were inherently violent and bloodthirsty, just waiting for someone to tell them it's okay to slaughter this one, he's one of the "bad guys".
Quote from compisnada2002:
BTW these are not terrorist attacks this is not some secret mission that is targeting innocent people and our leader does not kill people over there opinions. You are way off and you should be ashamed of your resentment toward our leader.
Quote from compisnada2002:
Yeah well I believed in world peace up untill 9-11. When that happened all bets were off and the word peace was removed from my vocabulary.

Quote from Lobster:
I will be ashamed for saying that as soon as you explain to me how Saddam's daughters are not innocent and not civilians. They are women in a country where according to US media not even men have lots of freedoms. What crimes did his daughters commit? If you explain that, I will concede that our leader did not target innocent people. But even if they were criminals, they would still be civilians, and targetting them specifically with missiles would be an act of terrorism.