Re: Wow! - don't the Japanese make great cameras?!....

On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:41:23 -0700, Bill Funk
<BigBill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:46:16 GMT, Paul Heslop
><paul.heslop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Bill Funk wrote:
>>>
>>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:48:17 GMT, Paul Heslop
>>> <paul.heslop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Iain Laskey wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> In article <p5dmg1dtlipc87uto0uf3u0ldqk4o4t1fp@xxxxxxx>,
>>> >> BigBill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Funk) wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> > That the sanctions were affecting the people more than Saddam only
>>> >> > points out how bad he was as a leader; he'd obviously rather allow his
>>> >> > subjects to suffer and die than do the right thing. In fact, he'd
>>> >> > rather *inflict* suffering and death than do the right thing.
>>> >> > Evidently, some people would rather let this continue than correct it.
>>> >> Whilst Saddam was a big time thug, there are worse in the world. Why did
>>> >> the US go for Saddam first? The reason Iraq was invaded was for many
>>> >> things but improving the lot of the people wasn't one of them.
>>> >>
>>> >Thank You Iain, for being someone else who sees.
>>>
>>> So you agree that the solution to the way it's going is to invade more
>>> countries?
>>> Can you explain how you "see" that the betterment of the Iraqis wasn't
>>> any part of the reasons for the invasion?
>>
>>The ideal is great, but you can't bomb someone to free them.
>
>Word games.
>Can you honestly suggest that you think we bomb someone to free tham?

No, but we did anyway. Shock and awe and all that.
.

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