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Originally Posted by SwamP_ThinG
Please point me out to where i have said such a thing, please.Just what do you call "a number of years to come"? A couple of months?
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You really didn't say much. That left it wide open for interpretation. You're "liberation my ass" comment made me question why you would make such a statement. The British officer was throwing out numbers, and the writer of the article grabbed on to 10.
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Originally Posted by SwamP_ThinG
You know what the diference between "a few months" and "a few years" is?
Itīs the diference between calling it a "liberation" or calling it an "occupation".
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No. The size of the force and the purpose of the force is what would define liberation or occupation. Since they are planning on leaving behind troops to assist and support, I would say that the liberation is there. It's just in need of a helping hand. IF the US or England decided to simply keep all their current troops there and rotate fresh ones in every so often, I'd agree with the term "occupation". Lending a hand to their police force is simply ensuring that society doesn't colapse into complete anarchy.
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Originally Posted by SwamP_ThinG
NEVER, have i claimed or asked the US should simply leave. They should never have been there in the first place, but thatīs a diferent story.What they should do is transfer complete powers to the UN and bring in the Arab League to assure the peacekeeping. The US forces should then leave, AFTER they transfer power to the UN.
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If the UN were capable of assisting in keeping the peace, we would have never gotten to the stage we're at. The UN F'ed up the whole search for WMD. They spend far too much time criticizing each other and arguing over what to do. If the UN had strong leadership and could make a decision, I'd have no problem agreeing with you. So far, the UN has shown is lacks the basics in just about every aspect of leadership.
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Originally Posted by SwamP_ThinG
Instead of having based yourself on poor past assumptions that you may have of me, you should have asked, before making such outlandish accusations. It would have prevented you making such an arse of yourself. But no prob. :rolleyes:
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You didn't say enough in your original post to make much of any sort of statement. That's why I had to criticize what little you did post. Would have been rather helpful if you had taken the time to point out your reasons why you see it as anything but liberation. If you post bits and pieces of an article, leave out some rather important parts, and then post a one line remark, I think you should fully expect people to question what you're getting at.
If you're not going to take the time to fully explain yourself, why should I take the time to ask what you meant? Try putting a bit more thought into your original posts. Explain yourself rather than throw out a one liner comment that does nothing but spark a controversy. You might find that the thread then takes on a whole different perspective. I'd rather debate you on your thoughts, rather than question your entire theory because you've presented absolutely nothing to define it. Think about that. :indeed: