Thread: Is there ever a justification for war / military action?

According to an older friend of his, Thaksin would regularly knock the chess board whenever he saw that he was losing the game.

Originally Posted by socal

The rag heads attacked New York before the US and 20 other nations went into either Iraq or Afganistan

Iraq? Says it all.
They were all Saudi, except for one Emirati and an Egyptian. All 'allies'.
None were Afghan. Or Iraqi.

No evidence exists to indicate a raghead attack on New York, hearsay only.

Originally Posted by sabang

Originally Posted by socal

The rag heads attacked New York before the US and 20 other nations went into either Iraq or Afganistan

Iraq? Says it all.
They were all Saudi, except for one Emirati and an Egyptian. All 'allies'.
None were Afghan. Or Iraqi.

Socal seems to have forgotten the first Gulf War as well. An event that precipitated 9/11, according to Bin Laden himself.

Originally Posted by sabang

Originally Posted by socal

The rag heads attacked New York before the US and 20 other nations went into either Iraq or Afganistan

Iraq? Says it all.
They were all Saudi, except for one Emirati and an Egyptian. All 'allies'.
None were Afghan. Or Iraqi.

How many were MUSLIM ??

Originally Posted by pickel

Originally Posted by sabang

Originally Posted by socal

The rag heads attacked New York before the US and 20 other nations went into either Iraq or Afganistan

Iraq? Says it all.
They were all Saudi, except for one Emirati and an Egyptian. All 'allies'.
None were Afghan. Or Iraqi.

Socal seems to have forgotten the first Gulf War as well. An event that precipitated 9/11, according to Bin Laden himself.

You mean the war that Saddam Hussain started against Kuwait ? The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.

Should the US have left South Korea for dead ?

Do you drive a Hyundai or have a Samsung or HTC phone ? If so, then thank the US military.

And thank war.

egypt look set to have 'the brotherhood. directing their military
tribes battling it out in libya
the west want the activists in syria to win there.
i suspect the activist set-up the lady american journalist < forget her name>
to be killed
to raise anger levels in the west.
tho assad is a ruthless leader defending against an equally ruthless activist
or he is a mass killer of his own people
iran another problem
it's all slowly boiling up.
barain , yemen.
or amen.

Originally Posted by socal

You mean the war that Saddam Hussain started against Kuwait ? The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.
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US ambassador Glaspie told Saddam Hussein that US had no interest in Iraq's interests in Kuwaiti, calling it an Arab-Arab situation.
After he made his move, US then changed its policy on the deal and turned on Iraq.

Originally Posted by socal

The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.

And then the Chinese chased the US out of North Korea. Is that part of your analogy? To insinuate that after Kuwait the US got pushed out of Iraq?

^^^ marie colvene.

Originally Posted by socal

The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.

I don't think there was a North and South Korea until the US interfered at the end of WWII and split the country, thus creating the conflict

I hope it will one day be reunited, same as Germany

Originally Posted by socal

You mean the war that Saddam Hussain started against Kuwait ? The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.

*sigh*....it's a wonder how ignorant one can be regarding even contemporary [within current memory] history.

Unfortunately, you probably have company.
As fabricated historical revision is more common than not....and those whom imbibe easily.

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I think China had a hand it that story, and the US pushed them back. It's the Koreans themselves who chose American domination over Chinese domination, following a rather horrendous period of Japanese domination.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

...and those whom imbibe easily.

speak for yourself, love.

Originally Posted by CaptainNemo

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I think China had a hand it that story, and the US pushed them back. It's the Koreans themselves who chose American domination over Chinese domination, following a rather horrendous period of Japanese domination.

Another one suckered in.
Per usual.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

I don't think there was a North and South Korea until the US interfered at the end of WWII and split the country, thus creating the conflict I hope it will one day be reunited, same as Germany

Korea was divided at Yalta.

The story of how the Russians moved into the peninsula so much faster than they were expected to, which meant the Americans had to divert occupation personnel who were on their way to Japan, which in turn meant that the Americans had to rely on the Japanese and Japanese-speaking Korean collaborators in setting up a government, is a historical gem.

Originally Posted by Plan B

Originally Posted by socal

The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.

And then the Chinese chased the US out of North Korea. Is that part of your analogy? To insinuate that after Kuwait the US got pushed out of Iraq?

No jackass

The US pushed the North out of S Korea and the war is directly resposable for the success of South Korea.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by socal

The US chased Hussain out of Kuwait just like they chased the North Koreans out of South Korea.

I don't think there was a North and South Korea until the US interfered at the end of WWII and split the country, thus creating the conflict

I hope it will one day be reunited, same as Germany

Yeah and being a socialist, you would want the Northern regime to be the one left standing.

My point is, that the US military is responsible for the success of S Korea. W/o war, the whole Korean peninsula would be your socialist utopia with Kim Il Sung in power.

Originally Posted by CaptainNemo

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I think China had a hand it that story, and the US pushed them back. It's the Koreans themselves who chose American domination over Chinese domination, following a rather horrendous period of Japanese domination.

The North is a Chinese ally, the South is an American ally. Who is better off ?