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AVB Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 7:49 AM EST
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On November 20,1945 the Nuremberg trials started 6 months and 12 days after the end of the war in Europe. Here it is one year after Saddam is captured, over 18 months since the "end of major combat operations" and we can't get Iraqi trials going.

907 US killed, almost 9,000 wounded since the "end of major combat operations". Aren't our boys lucky all the major combat is over with.

I love it when a plan comes together.
cexshun Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 7:52 AM EST
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War is long, deadly, and unpredictable. It sucks, but is a necessary evil.
usahog Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 7:54 AM EST
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well said cexshun... I couldn't have Splained it any better ;0)

Hog
lofty1 Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 7:54 AM EST
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i think the difference is a treaty being signed by all participants of the war. there was global support for the trials back then. these days, there's no global support for the effort in iraq. there aren't enough countries contributing to the stabilization of the region to get things done as quickly as we'd like.
SteveS Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 8:01 AM EST
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More to the point, the Nazi's were tried by an international tribunal ... our intention is to have Sadaam tried by the government of Iraq but as yet, there is no government of Iraq ... his trial will come after one is in place, whenever that might be ...
lofty1 Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 8:09 AM EST
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excellent point.
Charlie Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 8:14 AM EST
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Well said Steve!

Charlie
THL Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 8:19 AM EST
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Sounds to me that SteveS "splained" it to you pretty well. And if you don't stay away from that MoveOn.org web site your head may asplode.
AVB Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Dec 14 2004, 8:28 AM EST
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You can believe it or not but I've never had a reason to visit Moveon. I get my numbers from here: http://icasualties.org/oif/
CanyonDVM Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Dec 15 2004, 4:35 AM EST
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I'm a vet and my son is serving right now so this is personal, however tragic each is, the numbers are low. There are more Americans murdered by junkies every year then have beem killed in Iraq. If I recall correctly there are about 60,000 deaths every year in car accidents. I certainly don't mean to trevialize any death but this is part of the price of our freedom. Every radical that decides to fight our troops over there is one less to cause grief over here. The radical Muslim movement is much less effective today because, at any moment, they have to be concerned about a Delta trooper drawing a bead on them.
Gunflintwoodshop Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Dec 18 2004, 3:08 AM EST
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CanyonDVM - Well Said. Gunflint
hat Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Dec 18 2004, 3:47 AM EST
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They didn't have all those commercial breaks back in 1945 either.
dapperdan Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, Dec 19 2004, 6:18 AM EST
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Dang, looks like AVB got hammered on that one! I'm glad I side with cex, hog, lofty, steve, charlie, canyon, thl, gun, did I leave any one out? Keep up the good work soldiers!
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