What do you think about war?

War has nothing to do with whether or not people get along. It’s a political tool used by states.

All right, even if we WANTED to touch the oil, we would have no way of pumping it, and then no way of safely transporting it. Most of the rigs in that country are now inoperable, and it will takes years, if not decades, to set up an operation worth note in Iraq.

What are you talking about? It wasn’t about removing the oil, it was about getting US interests in there to control it, and if that couldn’t be done, then to make sure it didn’t come out at all.

Not that I’m a big fan of everything he did, but I’m REALLY trying to still figure out why everyone is trying to associate Bush with various, mega-billion dollar industries.

Because it was his admin that allowed mega-billion dollar companies to basically dictate our energy policy. Remember all those secret meetings Cheney had with oil company execs and tried to hide it?

There were WMDs in the country, and plenty of empty deployment devices lying around on top of it.

Are you crazy? There was absolutely nothing found in Iraq. Even Bush admitted that.

In addition, there is proof that there were weapons smuggled over the borders shortly prior to the first attack on Iraq.

More BS. Please show me this ‘proof’? Why would he move his weapons out just at the moment he would need them?

I can’t believe there are still people buying the Bush lies.

war is old school, neocolonizalism is a far more effective way to do things nowadays , America should wake up.

All right, even if we WANTED to touch the oil, we would have no way of pumping it, and then no way of safely transporting it. Most of the rigs in that country are now inoperable, and it will takes years, if not decades, to set up an operation worth note in Iraq.

Not that I’m a big fan of everything he did, but I’m REALLY trying to still figure out why everyone is trying to associate Bush with various, mega-billion dollar industries.

There were WMDs in the country, and plenty of empty deployment devices lying around on top of it. In addition, there is proof that there were weapons smuggled over the borders shortly prior to the first attack on Iraq.

And to answer the question; ya, war sucks, ya, it kills people, but as long as they don’t last too long they help countries industrial-wise, thin out the population everyone’s always b*tching about, and promote leaps in technology.

Athleta4life, any chance you could explain what you just wrote in layman’s terms? Either I’m turning blonde or the question marks have decided to start dancing above my head. Read your answer 5 times and still have no idea what you just said. :) Sorry mate, not trying to be a pain but having difficulties grasping your answer.

is this what you mean athleta, like: group a - people who get along for goal a group b - people who get along for goal b

but doesnt this mean that in total, they dont get along - group a doesnt get along with group b? my concept of getting along is in its entirety, not in factions. in effect, I dont think there’s ever gonna be a “getting along” at all in this world. :S we as groups of people are just too invested on our own interests. im not saying its good or bad, I just think its in our nature.

I hear people saying that war doesnt exist, or its a tool.

heres my 2 cents

war is the ability of people getting along together. think of this. people…need to get along, in order to work together, to fight against other people that worked together and get along.

war is not anywhere near the absence of people having the lacking ability of getting along with each other, its the exact opposite.

its the fundamental ability of getting along with each other, that makes war possible.

Fancy knowing also that we never touched the oil reserves. Also they did have weapons of mass distruction, Nukes are not the only weapon classified as mass distruction, sarren gas and mustard gas were also found there and in the report.

— Fancy knowing we never touched the old reserves —

Really, then do tell why your government was so eager to send the troops into Iraq? Was it for peace keeping purposes? Was it the sudden realisation, the big bad boy Hussien wasn’t following your government’s nice chit chat on how to run the country? Considering your own Government ‘appointed’ Saddam Hussein as the leader to oversee this oil rich filled land in the first place is highly suss.

‘We never touched the oil reserves’ is not the same as ‘we are thinking of making easy access to the oil reserves in the future for America and Allies.’

Could it be Bush and his wealthy oil companies had a little, tiny, bit of personal, motivation to visit Iraq with their troops?

— Do you think war is the ability, or the lack of ability of people being able to get along with each other??? —

Neither..

Most wars are started because one country eyes something the other country they are invading has. For example: Iraq, they had ‘mass weapons of destructions’ so let’s all invade the country… hmmm, did the good American and Allies troops ever managed to locate these “dangerous’ weapons that can wipe out an entire planet??…

Fancy knowing what Iraq has plentiful of??? The world largest oil reserves. :)

war is a tool some groups of people use to benefit their own cause. there’s no sense of common good or one humanity in the world. if there were, I dont think we will want things only for ourselves. we’re gonna share it to everyone (yeah, in the entire world). maybe if there will be no more people, there will be no war. and the world (plants, wildlife, animals, air, water) will still carry on.

War has nothing to do with whether or not people get along. It’s a political tool used by states.

you sure about that?

* you sure about that?

Yes.

Idealogical differences will always be with us…as proven thru the history of the world.

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All I know is that it will be around as long as anything is living.

I dont know, But am damn tired of it :)