After WWII, the US treated with more respect toward defeated Nazis

[cantstandbush]

and Japanese than it is treating duly elected governments of other countries whose leaders with disagree with--countries who have never attacked or done anything to the US. This was a fatal mistake we made with Saddam prior to Desert Storm. Saddam had tried to take his case to the UN about Kuwait "slant drilling" Iraq's oil. He was rebuffed there largely due to the control the US excercised over the Security Council. Saddam also had made overtures to the US to be treated as the legitimate head of state just as many other heads of states. The US wouldn't largely because of the neocon strategy to take over Iraq's oil fields. We treated Musharaff with more respect after he conducted the military overthrow of the duly elected government of Pakistan. We are now treating Iran and its quest for nuclear power as a poriah when we clearly have embraced India and Pakistan when they, against all international pressure, developed their nuclear WEAPONS. And we just turn the other way when Israel violates all UN resolutions and keeps inspectors out of their nuclear programs. This hypocrisy in our foreign policy ensures that the US will be hated and despised for years to come and will ultimately cost us our freedom, standard of living, and the lives of our children and grandchildren.

[baldguy]

1. According to Bush's "Doctrine of Preemption"

Iran is fully justified in attacking America.

[genie_weenie]

2. I have a real problem with DUers who are so angry with *.

This is what States have always done.

The British government didn't give a shit about the Chinese when they allowed British "businessmen" import tons of opium into China in order to stem the flow of bullion into Chinese hands.

Middle East Muslim nations routinely state Israel does not have a right to exist.

Turkey, Iran and Saddam made sure the Kurds would never, ever get a Kuridstan. Turkey is no agitating and attacking the Kurds again despite their overtures to the EU by allowing the Kurds to freely speak their language in the open after a 90 year ban.

France insists that Brittany, the Langedouc and Navarre are FRENCH and have no right to secede.

What's going on with Free Quebec?

Clinton expanded the Northern and Southern Watch and fully endorsed the embargo on Iraq.

Remember the US causing Panama to find democracy from Colombia and creating a new state which, surprise, was very open to the idea of the US creating a canal across the isthmus?

So, I have a real problem with DUers who are shocked, shocked at the policies of the US under Bush and all the evil and problems it's going to cause for us. Is it just because the Dictator in chief does not claim to feel your pain that you have a problem???

[genie_weenie]

3. I just realized it's the anniversay of

Waco and Oklahoma City.

Peace on all the victims of those incidents.