Iraq
JaneEyre is attempting to drag a perfectly reasonable debate down, by making a personal attack against the like of EiCid and me. JaneEyre states that in her opinion the war in Iraq is unjust, and goes on and on. Not once does she mention the injustices on the other side. We can see how balanced her opinions are. I feel priviliged not to be on the list of contributers she praises.
She accuses Eicid and me of spreading "lies and falsehoods". I feel a bit like poor old Salman Rusdie, accused of spreading lies and falsehoods. Please elaborate JaneEyre : what did I say that is not true. As someone else said, we live in a democracy, and I am very glad to do so. I would not like to live under the kind of democracy we see in most of the middle eastern countries. Actually, Israel is the only real democracy in the middle east, with free elections etc.
To clear up another point, I do oppose violence from all quarters. However, there is such thing as a just war. eg, in 1939, would the western world have been right to lie down under Hitler? I think not.
While the US and UK and in the process in setting up free elections in Iraq - the first in decades there - and are there at the request of the current Iraq administration, I think it is morally wrong for insurgents - many of whom are not Iraquis - to be sniping and bombing from civilian bases.
Finally, as should be obvious, I speak as someone who is not a racist , who has friends from many nationalities, and unlike many on this board I have been to arab countries.