notes re: the upcoming war
Mar. 18th, 2003 08:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranon.. and it is going to happen, probably within a matter of days.
I'm more irritated and frustrated and aware that this is so-not-a-good idea than I can say.
I don't think Bush & Co. demonstrated that Saddam Hussein is an immediate threat to the U.S. or its allies.
I also don't think that the administration has offered solid proof of a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.
I think that a pre-emptive strike against a sovereign nation (even if the sovereign is someone as terrible as Hussein) sets a dangerous precedent in international relations.
I think projected U.S. casualties have been substantially underestimated.
I really do not like the idea of sending American troops in when the reason for being there isn't clear.
But we're going over anyway.
I will probably make jokes in poor taste and be overly sarcastic when/if I post/discuss the upcoming events - it's a sad, childish way to deal with stress, but it seems to be my default reaction, so there it is, you're warned.
I'm more irritated and frustrated and aware that this is so-not-a-good idea than I can say.
I don't think Bush & Co. demonstrated that Saddam Hussein is an immediate threat to the U.S. or its allies.
I also don't think that the administration has offered solid proof of a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.
I think that a pre-emptive strike against a sovereign nation (even if the sovereign is someone as terrible as Hussein) sets a dangerous precedent in international relations.
I think projected U.S. casualties have been substantially underestimated.
I really do not like the idea of sending American troops in when the reason for being there isn't clear.
But we're going over anyway.
I will probably make jokes in poor taste and be overly sarcastic when/if I post/discuss the upcoming events - it's a sad, childish way to deal with stress, but it seems to be my default reaction, so there it is, you're warned.
