I'm no leftie but I would not object to seeing Blair arrested, though not for this nonsense. High Treason would do it for me, or a good old fashioned act of attainder.
I'm sure that's how some folks felt about the war crime charges levelled against members of the Nazi party or even about the trial of Saddam Hussein. I'm in no way saying that those men didn't deserve to be brought to justice, but what I am saying is just as Americans saw jusifice in the death of Nazi war criminals who committed unlawful and inmoral acts, you'd best be willing to see the same level of justice brought against our nation's leaders when they're accused of wrong-doing on an international scale.
There's plenty of evidence that prove that GW Bush and Tony Blair used false and/or misleading information to justify going to war in Iraq. I see no difference here. They just better be careful where they travel when going abroad in Asia from now on.
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You're equating Bush and Blair with Nazi war criminals? Jesus wept!
As for being careful where they travel in Asia from now on, why would anybody travel to the cesspool that is Maylasia? The only reason they still aren't speaking Japanese and bowing down to some Japanese soldier is because a lot of allied soldiers gave their lives to kick them back to Japan.
Honestly don't care what the world thinks, I think what we did in Iraq had to be done and im personally proud to have been a part of it.
I'm sure that's how some folks felt about the war crime charges levelled against members of the Nazi party or even about the trial of Saddam Hussein. I'm in no way saying that those men didn't deserve to be brought to justice, but what I am saying is just as Americans saw jusifice in the death of Nazi war criminals who committed unlawful and inmoral acts, you'd best be willing to see the same level of justice brought against our nation's leaders when they're accused of wrong-doing on an international scale.
There's plenty of evidence that prove that GW Bush and Tony Blair used false and/or misleading information to justify going to war in Iraq. I see no difference here. They just better be careful where they travel when going abroad in Asia from now on.
Yeah. Who cares if the "New American Century" /Renaissance required that the American Government kill a couple of million people in the process, in most horrific ways imaginable. Like the fire bombing of Tokyo, heck, its just a footnote in history, right?
What a fine intellectual comment, from a stellar individual. Not. Sheesh. Maybe this whole internet thing was a bad idea.
I am sure the survivors of the Bataan death march and Pearl Harbor and the POW camps of Japan were crying a river over us firebombing Tokyo. The Germans treated American POWs legally and yet we firebombed Dresden. Only 1 percent of American POWs in German hands died-any many of those were injured bomber and fighter pilots. The Malmedy massacre victims were the only major instance of US POWs being murdered. 30% of US POWs were killed in Japan and far less of those were badly injured airmen.
The bombs were designed to burn the housing first then torch the Japanese using napalm-like incidendiary devices in that specific order, so that the Japanese had no place to run or shield themselves from attack.
Look in any historical reference on the subject. The firebombing was unnecessary as many in the military agreed the war was going to be won, also it was a war crime, being a civillian target done primarily to terrorize the country into surrendering.
Honestly don't care what the world thinks, I think what we did in Iraq had to be done and im personally proud to have been a part of it.
Read more @: [/FONT][/COLOR]Bush and Blair found guilty of war crimes for Iraq attack - Salon.comWell im not expecting anything to really come from this? To bad our own courts cant hold people responsible like this. Kind of shows what the world thinks of us, our foreign policy, and most of all these two men.
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That which was done.That is one of the most insane things I have ever heard of in my life, but I am glad you are honest about it. What exactly "had to be done" though in Iraq?
The bombs were designed to burn the housing first then torch the Japanese using napalm-like incidendiary devices in that specific order, so that the Japanese had no place to run or shield themselves from attack.
Look in any historical reference on the subject. The firebombing was unnecessary as many in the military agreed the war was going to be won, also it was a war crime, being a civillian target done primarily to terrorize the country into surrendering.
What a fine intellectual comment, from a stellar individual. Not. Sheesh. Maybe this whole internet thing was a bad idea.
I am sure the survivors of the Bataan death march and Pearl Harbor and the POW camps of Japan were crying a river over us firebombing Tokyo. The Germans treated American POWs legally and yet we firebombed Dresden. Only 1 percent of American POWs in German hands died-any many of those were injured bomber and fighter pilots. The Malmedy massacre victims were the only major instance of US POWs being murdered. 30% of US POWs were killed in Japan and far less of those were badly injured airmen.
war is hell. and after what happened at Pearl Harbor and Bataan, them's the breaks. HIrohito is lucky he wasn't hung for war crimes. and the best things that happened to Japan was getting nuked since an invasion of Japan would have resulted in at least a million more Japanese killed.
and war crimes are leveled against those WHO LOSE wars. Stalin was no better than Hitler but none of the russian officers were hung by the allies
Of course many in the military agreed the war was going to be won. The question was, how many dead American soldiers would it take to accomplish victory? Frankly, the job of the American military and its civilian leadership was to end the war as quickly as possible with as low a number of American casualties as possible. Every other consideration was secondary.
And in war, cities are military targets because that's where the manufacturing takes place. And in World War II, there were no such things as smart bombs.
Read more @: [/FONT][/COLOR]Bush and Blair found guilty of war crimes for Iraq attack - Salon.comWell im not expecting anything to really come from this? To bad our own courts cant hold people responsible like this. Kind of shows what the world thinks of us, our foreign policy, and most of all these two men.
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Comments?
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That which was done.
Malaysia's kangaroo court opinion is insignificant. Meaningless. Why should we take them seriously?
America tends to take American courts seriously. Question: What would you think if Malaysia decreed Obama was guilty of war crimes?America doesn't really take any court seriously, do they? What about the World Court regarding Nicaragua with Reagan? Is that court sufficient enough for the American egalitarian armed forces?