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Started by Snorkel, August 11, 2007, 11:46:31 AM

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anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 11:05:44 AM
Then stop making arguments to the contrary only to abandon them so quickly.  psyduck;
Sometimes a leader has to do what he thinks is right, not what is popular.
jeez i thought you people learned that in elementary school :|

What's the point of even having a president if everything is supposed to be decided by the majority?  psyduck;
Not to mention that this majority probably doesn't understand the consequences of what they're proposing.

A president should do what he thinks is right, then listen to the people. If they are satisfied, or the satisfaction-dissatisfaction ratio is like 55-45 or something close, he should continue doing what he thinks is right. But when the ratio is like 80-20 or something overwhelmingly against what the president is doing, he should at least reconsider what he's doing. 

dicks

guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 11:21:29 AM
A president should do what he thinks is right, then listen to the people. If they are satisfied, or the satisfaction-dissatisfaction ratio is like 55-45 or something close, he should continue doing what he thinks is right. But when the ratio is like 80-20 or something overwhelmingly against what the president is doing, he should at least reconsider what he's doing.
How do you know that he's never reconsidered it? psyduck;

what's the ratio now

anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 11:28:11 AM
How do you know that he's never reconsidered it? psyduck;

what's the ratio now

I don't know if he has. But with everyone against it, it sure seems like he's blocking out everyone, because he's putting more troops into Iraq instead of starting to take out troops.

If you think about it, this war relates to the Vietnam war.
dicks

guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 11:31:49 AM
I don't know if he has. But with everyone against it, it sure seems like he's blocking out everyone, because he's putting more troops into Iraq instead of starting to take out troops.

If you think about it, this war relates to the Vietnam war.
Which the generals asked for.  Makes sense to me.  psyduck;

boy never heard this one before but i'll humor you and let you explain your rationale

anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 11:37:24 AM
Which the generals asked for.  Makes sense to me.  psyduck;

boy never heard this one before but i'll humor you and let you explain your rationale

wait what

and what

Either way, after this war is over (if it ends), they're probably going to say "sorry for the war. we just figured out it was stupid" 50 years from now.
dicks

guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 11:38:49 AM
wait what

and what

Either way, after this war is over (if it ends), they're probably going to say "sorry for the war. we just figured out it was stupid" 50 years from now.
What.

Glad you can see the future.

so how does it related to the vietnam war psyduck;

anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 11:42:27 AM


so how does it related to the vietnam war psyduck;

Most of the people don't want it.
We're interfering in a civil war.

dammit i forgot the other similarity
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guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 11:43:45 AM
Most of the people don't want it.
We're interfering in a civil war.

dammit i forgot the other similarity
Most people don't want war.  Cool.
Okay.  Same could be said of the Korean conflict.

So how is this a bad thing?

anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 11:51:14 AM
Most people don't want war.  Cool.
Okay.  Same could be said of the Korean conflict.

So how is this a bad thing?


Yeah, I noticed that too.


Why the fuck are we interfering with a country's civil war then?  psyduck;
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guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 11:53:08 AM
Why the fuck are we interfering with a country's civil war then?  psyduck;
Maybe that's not the sole objective?  psyduck;

anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 03:33:04 PM
Maybe that's not the sole objective?  psyduck;

Bush's only objective of Iraq is that he can "free" Iraq so he can get cheaper oil.
dicks

guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 03:34:24 PM
Bush's only objective of Iraq is that he can "free" Iraq so he can get cheaper oil.
Uh, then why have most of the funds from Iraq's oil gone to rebuilding the country? psyduck;

YPrrrr

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 11:53:08 AM
Yeah, I noticed that too.


Why the fuck are we interfering with a country's civil war then?  psyduck;
Cuz we kinda caused the civil war psyduck;

anus

Quote from: Commodore Guff on August 12, 2007, 03:37:22 PM
Uh, then why have most of the funds from Iraq's oil gone to rebuilding the country? psyduck;

ok

lets say us buys oil from iraq at $55 a barrel
but us "frees" iraq yaaaaaaaay
so iraq repays the us by selling their oil to us at $30 a barrel

That's what I'm trying to say. i duno wut ur trying to say
dicks

guff

Quote from: the jockyman on August 12, 2007, 04:01:46 PM
ok

lets say us buys oil from iraq at $55 a barrel
but us "frees" iraq yaaaaaaaay
so iraq repays the us by selling their oil to us at $30 a barrel

That's what I'm trying to say. i duno wut ur trying to say
Statistics on how much oil we're buying from Iraq, please.  flower;
Oh, and a source verifying that $30 price tag, too.

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty sure Reuters reported less than a month ago that oil from Iraqi imports is at the second lowest point it's been in four years.

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