tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641690.post108991152861173053..comments2023-09-27T21:38:37.745+08:00Comments on Postcards from Nowhere: Headless in Iraq miranilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373437671038163572noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641690.post-1090325466340322742004-07-20T20:11:00.000+08:002004-07-20T20:11:00.000+08:00Doesn't everyone gussy up things no matter what th...Doesn't everyone gussy up things no matter what the subject / action to make them more palatable???? One nice thing about life is that no one can read your mind so if you are challenged then you can give any sensible sounding reason to fit the occasion!!!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410952959167989384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641690.post-1090220123111757952004-07-19T14:55:00.000+08:002004-07-19T14:55:00.000+08:00yeah, i know wars are based on exploitation and al...yeah, i know wars are based on exploitation and all that. what i failed perhaps to mention is that the US always use other "humanitarian" excuses to justify any war they go into. they never call it "war to exploit the oil fields of iraq and saudi arabia." It's always in the name of saving the people of (insert country here) against the tyranny of (insert dictator/tryant regime here). that's my primary beef against the 'war on iraq.'miranilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373437671038163572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641690.post-1090152231741553312004-07-18T20:03:00.000+08:002004-07-18T20:03:00.000+08:00I couldn’t resist commenting on: "I just can't hel...I couldn’t resist commenting on: "I just can't help but observe however that many of the so-called wars waged by the US in the name of humanity are actually thinly-disguised variations of exploitation, colonization and domination. I could be wrong, but that's just how I see it." Most wars have been started on the basis of "exploitation, colonization and domination." Germany in WW11 invaded the other countries because they needed "living space". The Japanese started their war primarily because of the lack of natural resources such as oil and the desire to build an empire. I may be a sucker but Iraq in the Gulf War was intent on taking over the Kuwait and Saudi Arabian oil fields which couldn’t be allowed to happen because of the world economy. Nobody outside the region has ever invaded Sudan or Rwanda or any African nation because of their resources. There may be local internal wars because of political reasons.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410952959167989384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641690.post-1089947902488394772004-07-16T11:18:00.000+08:002004-07-16T11:18:00.000+08:00Thanks Alex for that insight about the realities o...Thanks Alex for that insight about the realities of war. You do have a point about Saddam refusing to cooperate with the UN inspectors. if he did... ah well no use speculating. But the US was really gung ho about invading Iraq using even the flimsiest excuse to do so. And now, Dubya's administration is left holding on to nothing that would really justify the devastation in Iraq. <br /><br />I'm not a student of ww2, or any war for that matter and i know what you say is true about war being down and dirty, winner taking it all. It's such a beastly business. I just can't help but observe however that many of the so-called wars waged by the US in the name of humanity are actually thinly-disguised variations of exploitation, colonization and domination. i could be wrong, but that's just how i see it.miranilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373437671038163572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641690.post-1089914740022821472004-07-16T02:05:00.000+08:002004-07-16T02:05:00.000+08:00There are at least two other versions to "God help...There are at least two other versions to "God helps those who help themselves." They are: "God help those that help themselves" and God help those that don't help themselves. I'm inclined to agree with you in principle but I can't understand why Saddam Hussein didn't simply say to the UN Inspectors before the war to look anywhere you want and here is a list of people in my government that can answer any question you want to ask?? I don't know if you are a student of WW11 but if you are you will know that the path of appeasement didn't solve the problem. If you read any of the unsanitized books on the war you will see it was down and dirty with no holds barred and winner take all.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410952959167989384noreply@blogger.com