Let's re-address this in a month, when the next attempt to "ricin" your
subways has succeeded.  I have a feeling you're gong to change your tune.

John Lee

At 11:37 AM 2/12/03 +0000, J Dunlop wrote:
>I have been reading the war/anti-war thread with interest. It is
>amazing to me how blinkered and dogmatic some people can be (not
>mentioning any names). I couldn't believe someone even quoting an
>article from the Daily Mirror from over here, a well known "tabloid"
>newspaper, well known for publishing complete rubbish. Here in the UK,
>the latest opinion polls (for what they are worth) show more than 80%
>of the UK public against military action without UN approval. I have
>received emails from people in the US suggesting that there is also a
>majority there who are against a "war" with Iraq. To me, the UN
>provides a sort of sanity check against the gung-ho "hawks of war"
>whose ultimate answer is to go in shooting. It raises disturbing
>questions about the leadership of the US and the motives involved in
>this issue. Did I say "war"? It wouldn't be a war, it would be
>carnage. Iraq's ragtag army wouldn't have any effective resistance, as
>shown in the last "war". Surely the most powerful nation in the world
>can come up with effective solutions to the problem without resorting
>to war. If not, it poses even more disturbing questions in the
>eventuality that the US moves on to a country more capable of
>defending itself like North Korea (who, incidentally have been
>preparing themselves for US military intervention for decades as well
>as having nuclear weapons). Bull-boy tactics are not the answer. Let's
>hope the voices of reason and sanity overrule the ambitions of the
>blinkered warmongers. Just my .2 Euros.
>
>To the tune of that joyful toddler's standard - "If  you're happy and
>you know it clap your hands" ....
>
> If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
> If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq.
> If the terrorists are frisky,
> Pakistan is looking shifty,
> North Korea is too risky,
> Bomb Iraq.
>
> If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq.
> If we think that someone's dissed us, bomb Iraq.
> So to hell with the inspections,
> Let's look tough for the elections,
> Close your mind and take directions,
> Bomb Iraq.
>
> It's pre-emptive non-aggression, bomb Iraq.
> To prevent this mass destruction, bomb Iraq.
> They've got weapons we can't see,
> And that's all the proof we need,
> If they're not there, they must be there,
> Bomb Iraq.
>
> If you never were elected, bomb Iraq.
> If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq.
> If you think Saddam's gone mad,
> With the weapons that he had,
> And he tried to kill your dad,
> Bomb Iraq.
>
> If corporate fraud is growin', bomb Iraq.
> If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq.
> If your politics are sleazy,
> And hiding that ain't easy,
> And your manhood's getting queasy,
> Bomb Iraq.
>
> Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq.
> For our might knows not our borders, bomb Iraq.
> Disagree? We'll call it treason,
> Let's make war not love this season,
> Even if we have no reason,
> Bomb Iraq
>
>Cheers,
>
>John Dunlop
>
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