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>>Yet, the world is slowly but surely moving towards the worldwide war forecast to start in the middle east years ago... Something in the stars perhaps??? I'm afraid that there are simply not enough peace supporters out there to stop what is about to happen. Only Saddam allowing complete access to every corner of his country (and then I doubt it) could prevent what is coming.
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>This is complete and utter bullshit. There's a way to stop a war. Its stop making more enemies than you can handle! Here's an idea, make peace with Iraq by removing the restrictions that are crippiling their country. Stop telling them we are going to kick their ass. Be their friend. Admit we fucked up, and express a desire to work together. Thats how you stop a war.
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Yes it is bull...., but it is also reality. You say the war can be stopped? Then make it happen. I for one do not believe the war will be stopped by any means other than political maneuvering and tradeoffs. What happens in the public eyes and what happens behind the scenes are two different realities. There may be no war, and believe me I hope there is NOT one. I personally know hundreds of people in uniform today and I have close friends in Afghanistan and IRAQ now. Yes, we already have troups over there-they are the SF and are always onsite working behind the scenes. There is nothing I would like more than to not have another war. Yet given the political maneuvering to date, it WILL happen unless IRAQ gives the U.S. what it wants (which is probably nothing close to what is stated publicly that the U.S. wants). There may be some type of behind-the-scenes peace agreement, and I surely hope so, but odds are against it. Yet it has happened in the past, so who knows what will happen. Given the results of the elections and the administration's decision to view it as complete support for not only the Republican party but also the current administration's goals, I doubt any peace demonstration will change anything.