akenaton - 01 Jul 04 - 01:53 PM

"Who decides whats right and wrong?"

Purely a matter of choice for the individual depending on the circumstance Akenaton

"In the case of the Iraq war the USA and UK decided to invade a failed state which was in the process of implosion."

Really old son, how did you come to that conclusion? Do you honestly mean to tell the world at large that Iraq was invaded on a whim? Just for once, listen to what you are saying and acknowledge the fact that according to your criteria you would be perfectly happy with Saddam Hussein firmly in power in Iraq and the world as it was two years ago - not many in Iraq would agree with you.

"Saddams regime would have had only a few years to go IMO,as the West had been forced to withdraw support from the tyrant."

Damn right son, it is only your opinion, and bloody ill informed at that. Do you question my grounds for stating that? If so then kindly explain how you arrive at the fact that Saddam's regime had only a few years to go. Oh yes the big bad "WEST" had been forced to withdraw its support - When? How? Why? Something to do with him invading another country perhaps? Where on earth is your bleeding heart compassion for the 605 Kuwaiti citizens that your pal Saddam had abducted from their homes, never to see the light of day again - their bones are amongst those uncovered in a few of the mass graves discovered in the aftermath of Saddam's overthrow.

Oh yes, Islamic Fundamentalism - your favourite phrase - your answer to all the worlds ills - Mary Garvey is completely and utterly correct - Your talking crap. Not a single structured arguement of case, merely utterances without reasoning or foundation.

Action from Iran!!! The twelve old gits who control Iran are struggling hard enough to keep their own population on their rather narrow and backward track, let alone export their brand of government elsewhere in the region, let alone the world.

High time you got yourself out of your cosy, over-subsidised little enclave out there in the western highlands and toddled out to take a look at the rest of the world - and see how it lives.

You are nothing but a disillusioned idealist - you wanted Communism to work, but alas it didn't, so you vainly scramble around looking for something else that might trip up the only system that seems to work - dig out pal - you're on a fools errand.

Have a hug.

By the bye, I believe the quote was from Voltaire:

"God is not on the side of the big battalions. God is on the side of the best shots" courtesy of Bernard Cornwell