Invasion of Iraq is justified
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US has already spent a special military budget of USD300 billion on Iraq & Afganistan. This money will run out by end of this year. This does not include the annual defence budget. For this year, the defence budget is USD465 billion.
The federal government has promised USD 300 billion to rebuilt New Orlens.
It will spend another US 100 billion to send men to moon on 2020.
Where does the US get all the money from? Singapore reserves is around USD 150 billion saved over 40 years. Imagine spending US 100 billion within one year!!!.
Next Generation Fighter / Stealth Fighter
Even for someone as rich as US, due to pressure from the defense department, the pentagon has decided to reduce the number of planes to around 70 plus planes. These planes cost a astronomical of USD 250 million per plane.
In Sing dollars + missiles and spares, it could cost SGD 500 million per plane.
S'pore will probably buy 2 of these birds. 3 will be a bonus. -
Don't be surprised if USA walks the way of the old Soviet Union.
I think the 2 wars, + Katrina has dealt a heavy blow to the USA. It's definitely gonna hurt. IF North Korea, Middle - East, China was to try something now, I'm not sure US will be able to respond without suffering severe consequences. -
Now there's hurricane Rita leaving a trail of destruction all over Bush's home state of Texas.Originally posted by Shotgun:I think the 2 wars, + Katrina has dealt a heavy blow to the USA. It's definitely gonna hurt. IF North Korea, Middle - East, China was to try something now, I'm not sure US will be able to respond without suffering severe consequences. -
Thats more greenbacks to be spent on rebuilding.
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Iraq will become another Vietnam.
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some of the grave consequences of Bush's decision to invade Iraq, for which he and his advisors didn't think through!
The Los Angeles Times reports that a greater concern is that 'skills' foreign fighters are learning in Iraq are being exported to their home countries. This is a particular concern for Europe, since early this year US intelligence reported that "Abu Musab Zarqawi, whose network is believed to extend far beyond Iraq, had dispatched teams of battle-hardened operatives to European capitals."
Iraq has become a superheated, real-world academy for lessons about weapons, urban combat and terrorist trade craft, said Thomas Sanderson of the Washington-based Center for Strategic International Studies [CSIS].
Extremists in Iraq are "exposed to international networks from around the world," said Sanderson, who has been briefed by German security agencies. "They are returning with bomb-making skills, perhaps stolen explosives, vastly increased knowledge. If they are succeeding in a hostile environment, avoiding ... US Special Forces, then to go back to Europe, my God, it's kid's play."
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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal said the US ignored warnings the Saudi government gave it about occupying Iraq. Prince al-Faisal also said he fears US policies in Iraq will lead to the country breaking up into Kurdish, Sunni and Shiite parts. He also said that Saudi Arabia is not ready to send an ambassador to Baghdad, because he would become a target for the insurgents. "I doubt he would last a day," al-Faisal said. -
Karma?Originally posted by iveco:Now there's hurricane Rita leaving a trail of destruction all over Bush's home state of Texas.
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Imo, the war cannot be justified, even if Saddam is a 'bad' man. You cannot invade another country simply because you don't like the way it is run. If that is the case, then it will be justified for eg, for Malaysia to invade Singapore and vice versa. Hell, It would be justifiable for NKorea to nuke the US and every other country that doesn't approve of its practices.
You cannot lie to parliament or its equivalent so as to garner support for war.
Bringing a country to war is one of the most important and grave decision a Leader has to make because it will inevitably involve the taking and destruction of human lives and property on both sides. To resort to lies in order to bring a country to war is one of the most despicable and disgusting act a leader can ever do. -
To you and all the peace lovers & peace makers out there, can you call the Bali bombers not to bomb anymore and to negotiate their problems with the government or with you do that they will not bomb again?Originally posted by lwflee:Imo, the war cannot be justified, even if Saddam is a 'bad' man. You cannot invade another country simply because you don't like the way it is run. If that is the case, then it will be justified for eg, for Malaysia to invade Singapore and vice versa. Hell, It would be justifiable for NKorea to nuke the US and every other country that doesn't approve of its practices.
You cannot lie to parliament or its equivalent so as to garner support for war.
Bringing a country to war is one of the most important and grave decision a Leader has to make because it will inevitably involve the taking and destruction of human lives and property on both sides. To resort to lies in order to bring a country to war is one of the most despicable and disgusting act a leader can ever do.
The Bali victims who died do not know what had happened, same as the kurds who were gassed by Saddam, do they have a chance to negotiate with Saddam asking him not to use chemical weapons on them?