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To Dale et al, against the war in Iraq

Feb 29, 2004 9:35PM PST

The difference between the Crusades and Iraq 1 and 2 is that the Christians didn't kill anytyhing that moved who may be a non-believer.

Isn't that a sign western society has improved, even if the attrocities of others demonstrate the humans as a whole have not improved?

IanC/OZ

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By your expression et al, do you mean other Brits or some others? ...
Feb 29, 2004 10:18PM PST

As I am participating in this thread, can I ask - what do you mean? I make no comment. I just don't understand your post. Is yours a reverse post? Perhaps Dale might choose to answer you directly, but I'm not sure I would know what question is being posed here sufficient to formulate a response.

Regards
Mo

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~All readers against the imvasion~, Mo
Mar 1, 2004 8:12PM PST

The majority of SE are either resident in Britain or a country with Britain in its background.

I've studied in depth the Crusades, they'd be a comedy of errors, if they weren't so horrific.

I read in Se regular posts from Dale, from Tim under his many pseudonyms and various others quite a detailed list of reasons about how the USA lead war in IRAQ is wrong, was wrong, will be wrong.

I see the war in IRAQ as having liberated an oppressed people, and that the behaviour of the soldiers, from whichever country, as being exemplary.

The war in Vietnam was lost by political mismanagement at many levels, and also because the people in the fight didn't believe in what they are there for.

For all that the WMD issue is turning into a nightmare, I think the soldiers in IRAQ do know what they are there for, and its not just "my country", its for humanity.

My post, poorly written as it was, was intended to raise discussion that the human race is growing up, not locked into the attrocity approach which has dominated all our history.

regards

Ian