POLL: The repercussions of a US attack on Iraq

Discussion in 'Politics' started by candletrader, Dec 8, 2002.

Which of these is most likely?

  1. Co-ordinated large-scale bombings of shopping malls and offices (similar to September 11, but not us

    12 vote(s)
    133.3%
  2. Biological attacks on schools, malls, airports etc

    5 vote(s)
    55.6%
  3. Highly co-ordinated machine gun mow-downs of crowds by suicide gangs

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. One person suicide bombings (similar to that carried out by Hamas) co-ordinated across numerous smal

    30 vote(s)
    333.3%
  5. Devastating car bombs set to go off amongst traffic queues of commuters crawling into work in the ru

    3 vote(s)
    33.3%
  6. It won't be as obvious as any of the above, but it will make September 11 look like a wasp bite com

    26 vote(s)
    288.9%
  7. No repercussions

    95 vote(s)
    1,055.6%
  1. msfe

    msfe

    Frankreich und Russland deuten Veto im Uno-Sicherheitsrat an

    USA demonstrieren Stärke

    Die ständigen Sicherheitsratsmitglieder Frankreich und Russland wollen im Uno-Gremium keine Resolution passieren lassen, die einem Militärschlag gegen Irak den Weg ebnet. Damit deuteten sie ein französisches und russisches Veto an. Die USA kritisierten Saddam am Mittwoch scharf und machten deutlich, dass die amerikanische Armee für einen Krieg bereit sei.

    http://www.nzz.ch/2003/03/05/al/page-newzzDCXEB180-12.html
     
    #1441     Mar 5, 2003
  2. Oh, please! We know your not German, you're a wannabee Muslim Fundamentalist who couldn't stand the political oppression in his own country and now, enjoying the freedoms of a democracy, play the armchair Islamic terrorist whose only way to feel empowered is to post moronic little diatribes on the internet.
     
    #1442     Mar 5, 2003
  3. Dragged this rough draft of the latest UN resolution off the Net. Where exactly I won't tell you, but I can say with confidence that it is also where msfe finds much of his outstanding and objective material:

    Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, in particular its resolutions 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990, 678 (1990) of 29 November 1990, 686 (1991) of 2 March 1991, 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991, blah blah blah, etc.,
    Recalling that in its resolution 687 (1991) the council declared that Saddam could save his sorry ass only by agreeing to the conditions of the previous resolutions and disarming;
    Recalling that resolution 1441 (2002), while acknowledging that Iraq has been and remains in material breach of its obligations, still gave him more time to play games and shoot his shotgun into the air,
    Recalling that, nonetheless Jaques Chirac is a backstabbing son of a bitch,
    Recalling that in its resolution 1441 (2002) the council decided that false statements or omissions in the declaration submitted by Iraq pursuant to that resolution and failure by Iraq at any time to comply with and cooperate fully in the implementation of, that resolution, would constitute a further material breach, not that we needed another one to hang Saddam by his ugly mustache and let his people use him for a pinata,
    Recalling that the subsequent declaration submitted by Iraq contained more false statements than an Oliver Stone movie,
    Noting, that in that context, that in its resolution 1441 (2002), the council recalled that it has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations,
    Noting that 'serious consequences' to the French apparently means being forced to shower more than once a week,
    Noting also, that the only thing the Russians could recall was the size of their Iraqi oil contracts,
    Reaffirming the commitment of all member states to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq, Kuwait, and the neighboring states,
    Noting, however, that a commitment to security from the French typically means you'll be lined up against a wall and shot while the French sit on their snotty asses and eat brie on the Riviera,
    Mindful of its primary responsibility under the charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security,
    Aware, however, that the U.N. is about as responsible as a baby shower hosted by Michael Jackson and Woody Allen,
    Recognizing the threat Iraq’s noncompliance with council resolutions and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles poses to international peace and security,
    Recognizing that Hussein's continued existence poses a threat of more Hollywood nincompoops annoying the crap out of all of us,
    Determined to secure full compliance with its decisions and to restore international peace and security in the area,
    Well, determined to pretend we are, anyway,
    Acting under Chapter VII of the charter of the United Nations,
    Noting that if we don't vote for this, the U.S. and Britain will do it anyway and we'll look like idiots,
    Decides that Iraq has failed to take the final opportunity afforded to it in resolution 1441 (2002).
     
    #1443     Mar 6, 2003
  4. U.N. STANDS BY AS INNOCENTS ARE SLAUGHTERED

    By DEBORAH ORIN
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    March 6, 2003 -- WASHINGTON - Critics say something's wrong with President Bush if he can't get the United Nations to get tough with Saddam Hussein - truth is, the U.N. track record for the past decade all too often was to slink away from terror, not confront it.
    "The U.N. Security Council is a salon - it's a talk shop," says analyst Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute.

    "If you're looking for the world to be saved by the U.N. Security Council, you're going to be waiting a while."

    Take the U.N. role in Bosnia's horrific "ethnic cleansing." It put an arms embargo on the ex-Yugoslavia - leaving Serbia with weapons to attack while Bosnia's Muslim-led government couldn't get arms to defend itself.

    Then in 1995, U.N. peacekeepers let Serbs overrun the supposedly U.N.-protected Muslim "safe haven" of Srebrenica and massacre more than 7,000 men and boys. The 110 Dutch peacekeepers fled to save their lives.

    When then-President Clinton and NATO took military action to protect Muslims in Bosnia and then Kosovo, it was without U.N. approval.

    In Rwanda, undermanned U.N. peacekeepers failed to stop the 1994 slaughter of as many as 800,000 as Hutu militias massacred Tutsis.

    The United Nations did stand behind Bush's father in the 1991 Gulf War and demand an end to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait - but the driving force came from Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

    And the United Nations has done little to enforce the Gulf War's peace terms - which include ending Saddam's human rights abuses like rape and torture as well as giving up doomsday weapons.

    No wonder a self-critical 2000 U.N. report admitted some of its past actions "may amount to complicity with evil."
     
    #1444     Mar 6, 2003
  5. >>Oh, please! We know your not German, you're a wannabee Muslim Fundamentalist who couldn't stand the political oppression in his own country and now, enjoying the freedoms of a democracy, play the armchair Islamic terrorist whose only way to feel empowered is to post moronic little diatribes on the internet.<<

    Seeing that management, if not piss weak on this site regarding objectional posts from objectional people flying under false flags, obviously sees things different to most of us, isn't it there another way to stop idits like Msfe ?

    A law perhaps which allows one to hound away people like Msfe who, so it appears, makes false claims about whom he is ?

    Any lawyers out there ?

    freealways
     
    #1445     Mar 6, 2003
  6. Nice going boys:mad: Sooooo, where and when?:confused:

    coming up at a major -or not so major city near you- Hey, where is Cheney these days?? :confused:


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Halliburton Co., the world's No. 2 oil field services firm, said Thursday it has started a probe involving U.S. and Nigerian government officials over theft of a radioactive device used at its Nigerian operations.

    A report by the Wall Street Journal Thursday said officials were concerned that the device's radioactive material could be used to create a "dirty bomb," an explosive device designed to scatter radioactivity in a densely populated area.

    http://money.cnn.com/2003/03/06/news/companies/halliburton.reut/index.htm

    tic toc tic toc :confused:
     
    #1446     Mar 6, 2003
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    #1447     Mar 7, 2003
  8. Babak

    Babak

    Just a thought....

    ...lets say the French/German/Russian/Chinese vote against or veto....the US/UK goes in and pulverizes Saddam's army, occupies Iraq...

    ....and discovers bunkers full of chemical weapons, labs on wheels set up for nuclear research, vats of biological agents...etc...

    Have the F/G/R/C thought of this? How likely is this? Would there be enough eggs to cover their faces?

    I for one think, no they haven't. And the likely hood is around 80% (of finding stuff in Iraq)

     
    #1448     Mar 7, 2003


  9. I actually raised this spector earlier in the post.....and the question that then comes up is the back lash against these countries...there would be more against germany and france because they are supposed to be our allies while chine an russia typically vote against the us and vice versa
     
    #1449     Mar 7, 2003
  10. skeptic123

    skeptic123 Guest

    They will resort to their usual rhetoric that they just wanted to save innocent lives and the inspectors were just about to discover all that weapons peacefully. There will also be lots of conspiracy theories floating around, that CIA and Mossad planted all that evidence.

    They are not called the axis of weasel for nothing.
     
    #1450     Mar 7, 2003