Pacifists: America has always waited until enemies attacked.
Answer: Now that oceans can’t hold back enemies, pre-emptive war is forever a necessity.
Counter: OK then. 9/11 was a pre-emptive strike by Al Qaieda.
Pacifists: War will cost billions!
Answer: So how much is YOUR city worth?
Counter: Well, I could think of better things to spend the money on. World hunger, the AIDS crisis in Africa…
Pacifists: President Bush says he’s willing to violate the 1976 executive order forbidding assassinations of foreign leaders.
Answer: As soon as the ink is dry on rescinding that idiotic order, will someone please pull the trigger? The line forms to the right
Counter: So Bush is advocating breaking the laws of other countries? Not to mention murder.
Pacifists: Many Senators don’t support Bush
Answer: Are you speaking of the Senators from Bordeaux?
Counter: No, just the ones who drink the produce of Bordeaux.
Pacifists: Tom Daschle says George Bush has a “credibility gap”
Answer: When was the last time we came to Tom Daschle for the truth???
Counter: Still does not hide the fact that since day 1 of his presedency, Bush has had a credibility gap.
Pacifists: These problems didn’t happen under Clinton.
Answer: Actually, they happened. But Clinton ignored them. Now, Bush will clean up his mess.
Counter: More like Clinton was not willing to attack with no reason.
Pacifists: But Clinton didn’t start a war.
Answer: Unless his girlfriend was testifying before congress
Counter: What girlfriend?
Pacifists: Bush 1st should have taken out Hussein in ’91.
Answer: That 1991 UN resolution forbade a march on Baghdad. Remember?
Counter: But that was with a reason. We had no need to go after Saddam. Guess what? We still don’t.
Pacifists: Millions of peace activists are demanding we stop the war.
Answer: Millions of Iraqi’s are begging for us to start the war.
Counter: I have not heard them. Where are they?
Pacifists: Thousands of innocents will be killed or injured.
Answer: That’s a lot less than Hussein is killing right now. (Of course, there’s only one man that needs to be killed )
Counter: Using weapons supplied by us…
Pacifists: Young Americans will die in battle.
Answer: Would you prefer they die in skyscrapers?
Counter: I prefer they don’t die. Not for no good reason.
Pacifists: Protesters have genuine objections to war
Answer: Just like they did in Somalia? Bosnia?
Counter: Vietnam?
Pacifists: People are coming from all over the world to act as “human shields”.
Answer: Quick, hurry, before the bombs start dropping
Counter: Actually, I think those people are being stupid. I oppose war. But I will not willingly die for my beliefs.
Pacifists: This is about American Imperialism.
Answer: So which country do we own? What nation sends us their tax dollars? If America was imperialist, we’d already own the entire world. Who could stand in our way?
Counter: Afghanistan (OK not own, but control).
Pacifists: This is Blood for Oil
Answer: The only blood is the Iraqi people tortured, starved and killed while Hussein builds massive palaces to hide nuclear weapons all financed with Iraqi oil.
Counter: Tortured and killed using arms WE sold Iraq. Starved by sanctions WE put in place.
Pacifists: This is a racist war.
Answer: America happily endorses a multi-cultural attitude towards anyone who dares to take away our freedom.Regardless of race, color or creed, we hunt them down and kill them.
Counter: And how have Iraq taken away the freedom of america?
Pacifists: A U.S.-led invasion of Iraq is a great recruiting tool for terrorists.
Answer: Have fun recruiting people into oppressive misery as they enjoy their first taste of freedom.
Counter: With no jobs, schools, libraries, family, friends? Not what I’d call freedom.
Pacifists: An attack on Iraq could seriously undermine and destabilize Arab nations.
Answer: Destabilize the region? Is that possible? Do you think? The sooner we topple these oppressive 14th century terrorist regimes the better.
Counter: So why not start with Saudi Arabia? Y’know that country, friendly with America, where 15 of the 9/11 hijackers are KNOWN to come from?
Pacifists: Are we prepared for a multi-billion dollar occupation?
Answer: Were we prepared to liberate Europe and Japan in 1945? South Korea in 1953? Grenada? El Salvador? Kuwait? The Eastern Bloc? Afghanistan? Nations always love Americans when we rescue them from tyranny. The price of freedom is never free.
Counter: Britain, as far as I know, was not under tyranny in 1945. France was on the way to being liberated. Here’s some more for you as well. East Timor (US napalm used by Indonesia during occupation not recognised by any world authority). Chile.
Pacifists: Polls show Americans are more concerned about the threat from al-Qaeda than from Iraq.
Answer: It’s not a war against Al Qaeda. It’s not a war against Iraq. It’s a war against terrorism. Anywhere we find it. One nation at a time.
Counter: I say again. Where is the link between Iraq and terrorism? (Apart from the blood money.)
Pacifists: American opinion is against the war.
Answer: No, it’s not. A majority of Americans want to fight now, not later.
Counter: I can’t comment on this, to be honest.
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