U.S. sent Iraq germs in mid-'80s

The Buffalo News ^ | 9/23/2002 | DOUGLAS TURNER

[Jolly Rodgers]

Got anything new?

Nope. Nothing new. Just history. If you want new things, you'll have to converse with the historical revisionists who make up new stuff to support their administration's agenda.

[Jolly Rodgers]

Attacking Iraq has to do with him violating a ceasefire agreement he made in 1991. He invaded Kuwait, had their women raped, their men murdered, and attempted to overtake their oil fields. Hussein used biological weapons on his own people. He has repeatedly had his military lock their SAMs onto our planes. He has fired missiles into Israel. He has repeatedly attempted to acquire the materials needed for a nuclear weapon. Need I go on?

Funny that the administration isn't singing the same tune you are. They seem to think that the things you've mentioned aren't sufficient justification. Oh, and you missed one. You were supposed to throw that part in about how they dumped babies out of incubators and hauled them back to Baghdad.

[okie01]

"You've been around long enough to know exactly where my sentiments reside."

If that would be libertarian, then I would have expected a sounder, more reasoned rationale than attacking the administration's policy based on this flimsy pretext.

You're trying to find a sinister connection when there is none.

Surely, you can find a better reason than pathogen exchanges between ag colleges...

[GOPyouth]

They seem to think that the things you've mentioned aren't sufficient justification.

Was I the only one who saw the U.N. speech Bush made 2 weeks ago?

[Consort]

You sound like one the products of inbreeding that goes on at Salon.com. Are you having a problem paying the dues over there? The Salon.com dues.....just like Democrat taxes isn't it? Did little Tommy's diatribe give you enough of a thrill today?

[okie01]

"You can't claim that when Iraq is trying to get this stuff from other countries it's for WMDs, but when America sent it the use was purely scientific."

Some b. anthracis in a Petri dish isn't a WMD.

They don't need to get this "stuff" from other countries. They've already got it.

What they need to get from other countries is the equipment to manufacture and weaponize the "stuff" -- thereby turning it into "weapons of mass destruction"...in quantity.

[Jolly Rodgers]

You're a real gomer.

[GOPyouth]

you'll have to converse with the historical revisionists

Kind of like the people who refer to the Confederate attack on Ft. Sumpter as northern aggression?

[Trailerpark Badass]

I would also like to think that we can study our history and learn from our mistakes. Using corrupt and brutal regimes to fight proxy wars for us always seems pragmatic at the time, but always comes back to haunt us in painful ways.

No doubt your words are true. But how do they mitigate the need to get rid of Saddam?

[The Great Satan]

Like first saying the story is completely wrong, then saying that it's completely true but they only wanted the germs for 'research'? (Which is basically how your argument has progressed so far.)

Only in your tiny mind.

[The Great Satan]

So why did they ask for more?

Obviously you don't know much about biology or medicine. What are you by profession, BTW? A brick-layer? A hod carrier? Or am I overestimating you?

[The Great Satan]

What do you do for a living? I'm genuinely interested in getting a better grasp of the losertarian demographic.

[Jolly Rodgers]

But how do they mitigate the need to get rid of Saddam?

Why do we "need" to get rid of Saddam? What business is it of ours? We are the ones meddling in his part of the world, not vice-versa. There's no doubt he's a bad guy, a brutal dictator. But it's just not our place to be effecting "regime changes" in foreign countries, even if we don't like the current regimes.

[The Great Satan]

It's a non-story because it doesn't mean anything. It's shyster BS, utterly typical of the total intellectual dishonesty that is the hallmark of the losertarian contingent, the Antiwar.com crowd, Justin "poopy-pants" Raimondo, et al. No wonder they call you "losertarians."

[Jolly Rodgers]

Kind of like the people who refer to the Confederate attack on Ft. Sumpter as northern aggression?

You are waaaaaay off base, dude.