Re: (WAR/IRAQ) Emotional Reactions

From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Mar 26 2003 - 12:11:00 MST

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    Lee Corbin wrote:

    >What is the emotional reaction of those protesting the war
    >to American setbacks in the field?
    >...
    >Lee
    >
    That's basically irrelevant. This is a war of aggression, and is
    therefore wrong. That it's being sold as something else basically
    demonstrates the power of the press. It's not the first time. Hearst
    organized the Spanish-American war to sell more newspapers.

    If you want to assert that Hussein is (or was) evil, I will agree. But
    he wasn't as evil as having bombs dropped on your head, as having your
    water supplies destroyed (in the desert!). Etc.

    I have heard it reported that the CIA assessment was that Hussein was no
    threat as long as he wasn't invaded. That sort of cuts the legs out of
    even the faint justifications of the people who claimed that fear that
    someone might attack them was sufficient reason to attack first. (And
    if it is sufficient justification, just consider where that puts the US
    now. Now that it has initiated an unprovoked war of aggression.) 

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