Originally posted by: ricarleite
So why did the US back up and fund dictatorships in Iran, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, that did pretty much what Saddam did? Why didn't the United States remove Idi Amin Dada, who as a dictator in Uganda mass murdered his people for a period of 10 years? You know who removed him from power? Tanzania. And he lived freely on South Arabia until his death a couple of years ago. Why dosen't the US remove Omar al-Bashir from Sudan - he has killed and tortured hundreds of thousand! Wy not remove Mugabe? Maaaybe because there would be NO profit from doing it?
The only reason for creating wars is economical.
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
If profiting off the war was the only reason behind it, then I'd agree. But Saddam was a murdering dictator who destabilized the region. We weren't alloud to fly over Iraq, and there was a huge obstacle between Kuwait and Iran should, God forbid, we have to invade that country.
To suggest that profit was the only motive is to suggest that the President is completely and totally controlled by the companies that arm our military, and with an accusation that unlikely, the burden of proof is on the accuser.
Originally posted by: ricarleite
Chaltab what if profiting from war is the only reason behind the war? I mean, so many dictators in the world through the last decades, what made Saddam so special, for example? The no found weapons?
Chaltab what if profiting from war is the only reason behind the war? I mean, so many dictators in the world through the last decades, what made Saddam so special, for example? The no found weapons?
If profiting off the war was the only reason behind it, then I'd agree. But Saddam was a murdering dictator who destabilized the region. We weren't alloud to fly over Iraq, and there was a huge obstacle between Kuwait and Iran should, God forbid, we have to invade that country.
To suggest that profit was the only motive is to suggest that the President is completely and totally controlled by the companies that arm our military, and with an accusation that unlikely, the burden of proof is on the accuser.
So why did the US back up and fund dictatorships in Iran, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, that did pretty much what Saddam did? Why didn't the United States remove Idi Amin Dada, who as a dictator in Uganda mass murdered his people for a period of 10 years? You know who removed him from power? Tanzania. And he lived freely on South Arabia until his death a couple of years ago. Why dosen't the US remove Omar al-Bashir from Sudan - he has killed and tortured hundreds of thousand! Wy not remove Mugabe? Maaaybe because there would be NO profit from doing it?
The only reason for creating wars is economical.
So, military intervention is never justified?