http://educate-yourself.org/lte/simpleantiwarmongers23mar03.shtml
March 23, 2003
----- Original Message -----
From: joan brusin <jamesbond1@attbi.com>
To: Editor@educate-yourself.org
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 5:14 PM
Subject: Iraqi War
I cannot stand you simple-minded antiwar mongers...give me a war...i'll give
you a demonstration...you do nothing except to brainwash simpleminded people
like yourself...you are no better than the Jones and Koresh's of this world...where
were you when the Iraqis were murdering the Kurds with their chemicals? Why
weren't you there protesting against Saddam Hussein and his madmen? You people
are just as mad as he is...and my name is Joan Brusin and I am proud to be
an American
----- Original Message -----
From: Russ Born <russ.born@shaw.ca>
To: jamesbond1@attbi.com
Cc: Editor@educate-yourself.org
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 10:40 PM
Subject: RE: Iraqi War
Joan,
I saw your e-mail on the www.educate-yourself.org website and couldn't help
but to reply.
My name is Russ Born and I live in British Columbia Canada. You would probably
classify me as one of the "simple-minded antiwar mongers" as most
other Canadians. I think those who are simple-minded are the ones who blindly
follow their media and never question their government. You probably haven't
noticed that most of your own war vets from the 1991 war are opposed to war.
They are probably the ones to listen to as they have been there and done that.
You can hear FIRST HAND from one of your war vets at http://rense1.soundwaves2000.com:8080/ramgen/sw_archives/rense/rense02-25-03.rm
"A Sunday protest drew about 200 U.S. military veterans to Washington
marching in opposition to the war. In Manhattan, antiwar protesters unfurled
a banner aboard the retired aircraft carrier USS Intrepid."
As far as news reporters go, I would think the person with the least biased
view is one who has heard both sides. Dan Rather is a news reporter for CBS
(Canadian news) and he had a THREE HOUR INTERVIEW with Saddam. He is opposed
to the war.
Saddam challenged Bush to a debate on public TV because he did not believe
that he had violated the UN resolution. Bush declined the debate yet still
claims he made all efforts to resolve the situation diplomatically.
Anti-war protesters have not managed to stop the war but I believe they have
probably managed to delay it and reduce the damage. For example, let's compare
to the 1991 war. In that war, the first thing the US bombed was Iraq's power
and water facilities. After the estimated 35,000 were killed including those
soldiers who had surrendered, another 1.5 million died from UN sanctions.
Unfortunately, depleted uranium is also being used in this war which accounted
for a 700% increase in cancer in the last war and it has a half-life of 4.4
billion years (see http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/du.htm
for more information). Of course, we have yet to see how bad this war can
get.
In the example you used in your e-mail you asked, "where were you when
the Iraqis were murdering Kurds with their chemicals." My reply is: where
were you? Your country did not condemn it. In fact, the US, along with Britain
and private corporations, supplied Iraq with the chemicals. War would
have been more justifiable if the US had done something to protect the Kurds.
Do you seriously think Iraq is a threat to the US, a country with 9600 nuclear
warheads? Bush was scraping the barrel to try prove that the Al Samoud missiles
violate resolution 1441. The claim was that the missiles went 25 miles beyond
the limit. If this claim is accurate, the missiles were measured without a
warhead or guidance system. Regardless, Saddam was destroying them until the
destruction was stopped by a US forced war. By bombing another country without
UN approval and against the will of the majority of people in the world, you
are not ridding the world of terrorists, YOU ARE CREATING THEM.
I respect your opinion, but at the same time, doubt that you have all the
facts and both sides of the story. Turn off the TV and do some of your own
research. I'm curious to hear your take on that, and I hope you reply.
Regards,
Russ
----- Original Message -----
From: Diane Hudson <dimcguffin@hotmail.com>
To: Editor@educate-yourself.org
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 8:57 PM
76% of Americans support President Bush and our troops in Iraq. Its amazing
to me that most anti war types support abortion but do not support this war
on the grounds that people will die..........ironic? I also resent the fact
that most anti war types assume that those of us who support our troops are
uneducated..........ignorant of the facts. I happen to think the opposite
is true. I cannot imagine that anyone would support Saddam.....an animal that
has gassed his own people; tortured children in front of their imprisoned
parents; condoned rape; put his enemies thur plastic shredders, etc. And,
by not supporting our troops in Iraq you are supporting Saddam. I am a middle
income American who pretty much keeps a low profile. But, the anti war protests
and the horrible things being said about my country by a minority of my countrymen/women
has ignited my activist spirit. Watch out.............we're gonna hit the
streets and hit them big. We won't be quiet much longer.
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