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| Will america's illegal invasion and war in Iraq last longer than WW2? |
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WorldWide
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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 Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:10 am Post subject: Will Iraq last as long as WW2 ? |
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WWII lasted from 1939 to 1945. That is 6 years. It was a global war, consisting of millions of soliders and numerous battle fronts.
Iraq is a small little country whose military and people were weak at best prior to americas illegal invasion. Yet, the war is pushing 3 years and 4 months. While it is not technically a war, people are still being killed daily. If the republicasses have their way, american soldiers will be in Iraq for at least another 2 years.
So, do you think bush's pet war will last as long as the "deadliest war in history"? Even with all the technology and intelligence capabilities of the modern world? By choice or by necessity? |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| The Iraq thing has been going on since the late eighties...seems more like Vietnam |
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antoniothegreat
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: Re: Will Iraq last as long as WW2 ? |
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| WorldWide wrote: |
WWII lasted from 1939 to 1945. That is 6 years. It was a global war, consisting of millions of soliders and numerous battle fronts.
Iraq is a small little country whose military and people were weak at best prior to americas illegal invasion. Yet, the war is pushing 3 years and 4 months. While it is not technically a war, people are still being killed daily. If the republicasses have their way, american soldiers will be in Iraq for at least another 2 years.
So, do you think bush's pet war will last as long as the "deadliest war in history"? Even with all the technology and intelligence capabilities of the modern world? By choice or by necessity? |
Iraq will last longer, as long as there are stupid people like you that like tyranny, Saddam Hussein, and bad English, Osama will be able to convince people to kill themselves in the name of "Allah" and try to convince the public (people like you) that the war is not winnable and more soldiers and Iraqis will die. The more people like you talk about how much you don't like Bush, how long the war will take, and the war being unwinnable, Osama will see weakness and think he can win.
and I don't care about your opinion, everyone can have an opinion, I hate it when people make stupid little comments like "republicasses." Do you really think it is ok to label 50 million Americans as "arses" because you personally object to a war?
In my mind, that is complete idiocy.
Yes, I am being a bit ironic here, because I am doing the same thing you are. I am judging you are an idiot on your inability to write objectively (, your bad English (soliders, americas, american, bush's), your lack of recent history ("americas illegal invasion." The UN did approave military action several months before the invasion, when the US came back for a final ultimatum, and seriously considered war, then everyone pulled their support), and your lack of basic math ("1939 to 1945. That is 6 years." no, that is seven years. Count them: 1939-1, 1940-2, 1941-3, 1942-4, 1943-5, 1944-6, 1945-7.)
...time for bed... |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| How long was the first Gulf War? |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| WWII lasted from 1939 to 1945. That is 6 years. |
Ah yes, how I love Eurocentrism. |
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SirFink
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| The "war" is long over, but US troops will remain in Iraq for as long as they remained in Germany after WW2 or Korea after the Korean War, i.e. decades. |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Unfortunately, Roosevelt opened the secnd front-it would have been great to have Nazi Germany and the U.S.S.R. blled each other until the USA haad developed the A-Bomb, and dropped it on both their backwards asses.
Unfortunately, things didn't work out that way, and Eastern Europe had to suffer under the yoke of communism 44 years after WW2 ended-on a positive note, Nicolae Ceacescu made it a great Christmas for real people that year-all commie leaders deserve what he got! |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| SirFink wrote: |
| The "war" is long over, but US troops will remain in Iraq for as long as they remained in Germany after WW2 or Korea after the Korean War, i.e. decades. |
I think we are in agreement. King George may have said, "mission accomplished" but it's far from over. As long as there is some sort of resistance, we will be there. People who say well "we won" are naive.
The country is still unstable as is that region. It wouldn't take much for the situation to turn into a real mess.
I don't think people from other countries are aware how many Americans really regret the fact we invaded Iraq. With the situation between Isreal, Syria and Lebanon getting worse, I wonder if the US will be sucked into a war there as well. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
With the situation between Isreal, Syria and Lebanon getting worse, I wonder if the US will be sucked into a war there as well. |
Sucked in? In prime offensive position more like.
Hands up: you're surrounded!
Anybody who thinks the Bush admin hasn't been waiting and planning for the WW3 Lite that is about to go down has his head in the sand.
But of course the OP is a schmuck, because the Great War never really ended. |
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Guri Guy
Joined: 07 Sep 2003
Location: Bamboo Island
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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("1939 to 1945. That is 6 years." no, that is seven years. Count them: 1939-1, 1940-2, 1941-3, 1942-4, 1943-5, 1944-6, 1945-7.)
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Absolutely brilliant. Anyway, the war officailly started September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. The war offically ended September 2, 1945 with the surrender of Japan..
I suppose if you count the 4 months of 1939 as a full year and the 9 months of 1945 as a full year you are dead on.
Otherwise, you are left with, *shock* *gasp*, 6 years and 1 month. Are you an accountant or something?  |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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The first gulf war never really ended, did it?
I honestly didn't pay much attention, but it seemed that every month or two during the Clinton regime, the newspapers would make some fuss over this or that air attack in Iraq. |
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WorldWide
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| ChopChaeJoe wrote: |
The first gulf war never really ended, did it?
I honestly didn't pay much attention, but it seemed that every month or two during the Clinton regime, the newspapers would make some fuss over this or that air attack in Iraq. |
Yes it did end. Pappi bush cut and run, leaving hundreds of thousands of Shi'a to die at Saddams hands. The american military gave the impression they would back the Shi'a in revolution, but then left them to die. Troops were withdrawn from Iraq.
Clinton bombed Iraq a few times because some fighter jets kept breaching the no fly zones. But each time Clinton ordered it, the republicasses started to squeel about abuse. "No blood for Monica..." or some equally vile spin. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| If airplanes keep dropping bombs, how is the war over? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
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| WWII lasted from 1939 to 1945. That is 6 years. |
Ah yes, how I love Eurocentrism. |
Just what are you trying to say?? That WW2 was only 1941-45 cuz that's when America entered?? I hope I'm way off in assuming that's what you're saying. |
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ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Some historians consider the Japanese invasion of Manchuria as the start of WWII. That may be what the poster was trying to say.
We like to compartmentalize history into nice little groupings. But as we have watched history unfold in front of us from east to middle east to west in even just the last 20 years, we see that the real world defies such compartments.
IMHO. |
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