Iraq: Too gross for the media?

[MalReynolds]

Well, Alain thinks that the photos have been touched up to make it look like the Iraqi's like us.

Because we all know all of them hate us all of the time, and it's impossible for a small child to grasp the concept that his life is now safer because of the US.

I know that it was just to prove that the photo could be fake, but the liberal media seems to take photos as face value.

Mal

[Afrobean]

My opinion on the war: Sure, we're doing good at destroying their government and replacing it with one we approve of more. My problem is that we never should have gone there to begin with. What right do we have to say that our style of government is superior? This reminds me of what happened in Cuba a long time ago. Apparently, Cuba was under the rule of Spain. Spain wasn't being too kind to Cuba, so the US stepped in. Then a bunch of shit happened and Castro ended up taking power. Do you guys want Castro taking power in Iraq? I didn't think so.

[alainbryden]

I specifically said that I didn't think the photo's were edited, I was just showing how easy it was to do so. Take it easy. I have nothing against this topic. Many newspapers and documentaries (like fahrenheir 911) are overly negative about Bush's war. Many are overly positive. All I know is there is no stopping what he has begun and whatever it is, good things and bad things have come of it.

You have to admit.

It's not bad for a quick job

[HansSky]

Oh no, Afro, you have it all wrong.


Bush said during the State of the Union Address that we weren't trying to impose our choice of government on other countries.

I mean, he's never lied before. So this COULDN'T be any different.

[CypherToorima]

Afrobean, you are actually wrong. Sadam would torture and kill people. Would you like it if you were snatched out of your home, beaten, then killed, just beacuse some guy didn't like you? To me, it's not so much about the government as it is about the person who was controlling Iraq.

[evilbutterfly]

We have the right to say our system of government is better because, well, it is. More democratic governments have been proven to be more effective while dictatorships have been proven to be terrible. The USA has risen to be a world power fairly quickly over the long-standing European powers, which have been moving more toward democracy for some time now. The reason it's better is because people have a choice. Whatever more people want is what happens, so the majority of people are happy with each specific thing.

And about the photos:

Also, I'm pretty sure that they don't speak English over there. Some random soldier guy could have given the kid the sign.

However, I think the pic that says the most is the one of the kids with school supplies. I knew a kid from Iraq (in 5th grade) and he said they would fight over even a single pencil, because if you had one you were one of the lucky kids. We're doing good things over there, and I really support it, I just wish somebody more presentable than Bush was in charge of it all....

[User6773]

However, I think the pic that says the most is the one of the kids with school supplies. I knew a kid from Iraq (in 5th grade) and he said they would fight over even a single pencil, because if you had one you were one of the lucky kids. We're doing good things over there, and I really support it, I just wish somebody more presentable than Bush was in charge of it all....

Clinton could have gone whenever he wanted too. But instead he missiled some empty warehouse and accidentally killed a janitor.

This isn't an exaggeration. That was the result of Clinton's missile strike in 1998.