The "Why We're In Iraq" Checklist

[9sublime]

Unless he's sending you PM's or something, then hes not harrasing you. Just ignore his posts. I don't like his views very much, but I don't think he should be banned.

 

[OPGhostdog]

Unless he's sending you PM's or something, then hes not harrasing you. Just ignore his posts. I don't like his views very much, but I don't think he should be banned.

What is something? 9Sub? I have just as much rights to sign on to
any one of these threads without every post I submit being put in
check by a nobody. Ignore? Why should I have to ignore anyone on
this site? When all they have to do is to abide by the TOS?

I am going to say this about the situation. Just like you moderators
seem to overlook people like Sadistic Savior. People like Sadistic can
get the same treatment back or made even worse.

I do not believe in ignoring someone ignorant, and when I get enough I am
attacking back. Plain & Simple.

 

[Sadistic Savior]

Asshole who said I was

I am curious, do all Muslims resort to petty vulgar insults, or is it just you?

The Muslims on the Al-Qassam forums didnt resort to vulgar insults, even though most of them violently disagreed with me.

You: These debate forums was designed for level minded individuals to sign onto to exchange political viewpoints, and not for the purpose to tell someone that their wrong for expressing their opinions or thoughts a certain way.

Me: As far as I can tell you are not an administrator on this forum. So you cannot really know the motive for creating it any more than I can.

Where in my above quote sentences do you read where I said
that I am this site's administrator?

You were making a claim (quoted above) as to what these forums were designed for. My point was that the person who created the site would know what he designed these forums for. Not you.

You are showing me just how self-centered,ignorant, and selfish you are, and I bet you did not read this sites Terms of Service agreement.

Nope. If I violate the TOS they can always ban me. I am prepared to take that risk.

Common senses would tell anyone who enter this site what the motive was behind the creation of this site.

Once again you make an assumption and then proceed as if it were fact. You have no way of knowing why the administrator created this site.

btw - What ever happened to your threat not to argue with me anymore? Did you change your mind?

Sadistic Savior, I suggest that you go play with someone else on this site that believes in your childish bull****.

Who says I'm not already? You're not the only person I've responded to.

Now I have came to you in a nicely matter

Heh heh...you called me an asshole multiple times. Thats "nicely" to you? Are you for real? heh heh

if you continue your childplay I shall submit a complaint against you to the Administrator

Why wait? You should do it right now. There are some admins in this very thread.

Ignore? Why should I have to ignore anyone on this site?

You dont. You can respond to my posts if you want to.

Can you post which part of the TOS you think I violated?

I do not believe in ignoring someone ignorant, and when I get enough I am attacking back. Plain & Simple.

You should do whatever makes you feel better.

 

[USMC the Almighty]

Guys -- take your petty little arguing elsewhere. Candidly, nobody really cares. You're just two guys in front of their computers who came to this forum to talk about politics, not bring up old grudges. Back to the Iraq War checklist...

 

[drippinhun]

Now that is all done, let's get back to the reason we are in Iraq and why will be doing surgical air strikes on Iran before the end of this year. Control of Oil. We are a petroleum junkie. Our economy and livelihoods depend on it. And it would take at least 25 years to wean ourselves off of it IF our government were to start enacting a balls-to-the-wall shift to conservation and alternative energies today's technology that are realistic in costs. And our government isn't.

 

[Beetle Bailey]

Guys -- take your petty little arguing elsewhere. Candidly, nobody really cares. You're just two guys in front of their computers who came to this forum to talk about politics, not bring up old grudges. Back to the Iraq War checklist...

Thank you. I'm new here. So I am just observing for now. I was beginning to think that this was like so many other internet political discussion forums. You know, where important issues devolve into pompous pissing matches. I am glad the moderators are paying attention.

 

[Sadistic Savior]

Now that is all done, let's get back to the reason we are in Iraq and why will be doing surgical air strikes on Iran before the end of this year. Control of Oil.

How do you know we really dont feel threatened by Iran and Iraq for military reasons?

We are a petroleum junkie. Our economy and livelihoods depend on it.

We get more oil from Canada than we do from any Middle-Eastern nation. - http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/pet_move_impcus_a2_nus_ep00_im0_mbbl_m.htm - More than the entire Persian Gulf combined.

No, we dont absolutely need it. It's a convenience.

Dont believe me? Look up the current driving statistics for Americans...we are not driving less, despite higher gas prices.

And it would take at least 25 years to wean ourselves off of it IF our government were to start enacting a balls-to-the-wall shift to conservation and alternative energies today's technology that are realistic in costs. And our government isn't.

What do you base that estimate on?

 

[palerider]

We aren't talking about terrrorism, we are talking about going against the Geneva convention.

The Geneva conventions were written for soldiers at war. They apply to enemy combattants. The people who were sent to the camp in cuba were unlawful combattants. They wore no insignia. They were answerable to no responsible officer, and the list goes on. They have no rights under the geneva conventions.

 

[palerider]

By the way. This is why we are in iraq. Any reasons listed that are not found here are nothing more than hyperbole.

Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq

Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq;

Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism;

Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program that was much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated;

Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors from Iraq on October 31, 1998;

Whereas in 1998 Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in "material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations" and urged the President "to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations" (Public Law 105-235);

Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolutions of the United Nations Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its civilian population thereby threatening international peace and security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully seized by Iraq from Kuwait;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council;

Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;

Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of American citizens;

Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687, repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949;

Whereas Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) has authorized the President "to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677";

Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it "supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1)," that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and "constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region," and that Congress, "supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688";

Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act (Public Law 105-338) expressed the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime;

Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United States to "work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge" posed by Iraq and to "work for the necessary resolutions," while also making clear that "the Security Council resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and security will be met, or action will be unavoidable";

Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;

Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and

Whereas it is in the national security of the United States to restore international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

This joint resolution may be cited as the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq".

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS

(continued)

 

[palerider]

(continuation)

The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--

(a) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and

(b) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

(a) AUTHORIZATION. The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to


(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq.

(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.

In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President shall, prior to such exercise or as soon there after as may be feasible, but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that

(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq, and

(2) acting pursuant to this resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorists attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

(c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS. --


(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. -- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS. -- Nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.

SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS

(a) The President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to the Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 2 and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required after such actions are completed, including those actions described in section 7 of Public Law 105-338 (the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998).

(b) To the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of Public Law 93-148 (the War Powers Resolution), all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to the Congress.

(c) To the extent that the information required by section 3 of Public Law 102-1 is included in the report required by this section, such report shall be considered as meeting the requirements of section 3 of Public Law 102-1.

 

[Sadistic Savior]

I skip over cut-and-paste posts.

 

[palerider]

I skip over cut-and-paste posts.

You expect for me to type out the entire Iraq resolution? It was nice of you to inform me that you very well might be misinformed or completely uninformed because you skipped over important material because it was from another source; simply skipping over material because of its nature is shortsighted and stupid. Information is either correct, or it is not. The iraq resolution outlines exactly why we are in iraq. Reasons quoted that are not found in the resolution are lies.

 

[Sadistic Savior]

You expect for me to type out the entire Iraq resolution?

You could always link to it and quote the parts relevant to your post. Why does the entire thing have to be replicated here?

It was nice of you to inform me that you very well might be misinformed or completely uninformed because you skipped over important material because it was from another source; simply skipping over material because of its nature is shortsighted and stupid. Information is either correct, or it is not.

I dont waste time scanning irrelevant data. Sorry.

What point were you trying to make with your post?

The iraq resolution outlines exactly why we are in iraq.

However many people on here might interpret it differently than you do. Thats why we need to know your position first, and what part of the resolution you are refrencing specifically to support your position.

 

[palerider]

You could always link to it and quote the parts relevant to your post. Why does the entire thing have to be replicated here?

Because the title of this thread is "The "Why We're in Iraq" Checklist" and every part of that resolution is relavent as it outlines explicitly the reasons we are in Iraq.

I dont waste time scanning irrelevant data. Sorry.

Why we are in Iraq is irrelavent data? I see.

What point were you trying to make with your post?

That we are in Iraq for very specific reasons that were outlined and voted on by our representatives. There are many out there who are making up reasons that simply are not true. One can look at the list and see the actual reasons we are in iraq.

However many people on here might interpret it differently than you do. Thats why we need to know your position first, and what part of the resolution you are refrencing specifically to support your position.

What my position is is COMPLETELY irrelavent to the facts of why we are in Iraq. It doesn't matter a whit whether I am for the war or against the war. The resolution outlines exactly why we are there. The subject of this thread demanded an actual check list of why we are there and the resolution is the only factual checklist.

 

[Sadistic Savior]

Why we are in Iraq is irrelavent data?

Cutting and pasting reasons without comment is irrelevant data, yes.

I am kinda glad ****************** is finally working again. A lot of the users on this forum seem really lazy. It was fun while it lasted.