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Originally posted by nishantp
The reason it is easy to laugh at peace protesters is because there are a lot of people who are just like the girl in the MP3 at the top of this thread. They know nothing. You can argue that inspite of a war ultimately benefiting the Iraqi people, the presence of a US force in the region would destabalize the area, and start a much greater, much bloodier war. But you'll rarely, if ever, hear that argument. There is too much ignorance like that girl exhibits. If she were sure of herself, if she thought that war was ultimately wrong, she could have answered the man, she could have told him that leaving Saddam in power might not promote peace and justice in Iraq, but may avoid a much greater war. But obviously she has little knowledge of the situation, and was unable to make the argument. The fact that she made it onto radio (or TV) shows how many people there are like that.
You can at least hold a discussion, and answer a hard question. Most people who share your opinion can't.
Thanks! Yeah, both sides have their blind idiots (Did someone say "Arc"?). I haven't listened to the MP3 (no speakers in work), but yeah, we see a lot of people who think this is about Oil, or finishing what his daddy started etc. I don't agree with any of those reasons.