IRAQ: PUT TO SONG(My own work) Please read, worked on it for an hour

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 22:18

My own work.

SINCE it seems half the world has its head stuck in the sand and wont look at the facts, MABEY you will listen to a song-I wrote this all myself. If you choose to re-post this somewhere, PLEASE credit me it, and link to this thread(and I'd apreciate it if you pm'ed me, like to read the responses to it)-spent the better part of an hour working this out, and if you like it I’m flattered, but give me credit as I’m usually not this creative.

*sung to the tune of jingle bells*

Dashing through your life
With your head stuck in the Sand
What part of this thing
Cant you understand ha ha ha
This is not complex
You can handle it all-right
It is not hard at all to get
So please just get it right

Oh, Mustard shells, Mustard Shells
Mustard all the way
Oh what fun it is to hide
Your head in a hole, oh yeeey!
Mustard shells, mustard shells
Mustard all the way
Oh what fun it is to hide
Your head in a hole, oh yey!

He was found with things
Of many different types
All of them can kill
Civilian they can wiiiipe(out)
Missles that go far
Much farther then they should
Is it that hard to think
Of things that he could (do)

Ohhhh he wants nukes, he wants nuke
He has them on the way
He wants to nuke te-aviv and L.A.
But when he’s done, he’ll have more fun
Coming on the way!

What kind of things could come
After millions die
All of you will weep
All of you will cryyyyyy
Wondering how it was
How it all went wrong
You had your chance to stop this lune
Please listen to this song!

Ohhhh, he is stalling, he is stalling
Staling for more time!
Once he has a nuke
He’ll hold us hostage to any criiiiime
He is stalling, he is stalling
Staling for more time!
Once he has a nuke
He’ll hold us hostage to any criiiiime

If you listen to one thing
In this entire song
Please for your own sake
Consider you MIGHT be wrong
Are you willing to take that chance
Letting millions die
If he does and if you do
On your hands will be the blood of all those who dieeeed

Please consider
Please rethink
I beg your mind to change
Oh what a horrid thing it would be
If I’m right and nuclear fallout rains....

Urban Ranger · February 15, 2003, 22:20

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Originally posted by Vesayen
SINCE it seems half the world has its head stuck in the sand and wont look at the facts

If you have these facts, Blix surely will like to hear from you.

Spiffor · February 15, 2003, 22:24

Just HOW is Saddam's nuclear ability (or nuclear potential) a "fact" ? From the beginning, pro-war people and anti-war people seem to argue on the threat. It must either prove :
- half of 'Poly is blind to an obvious fact
- nobody knows how threatening Saddam is.

So please stop labeling assumptions like "Saddam will use his nukes on NY" as facts.

Urban Ranger · February 15, 2003, 22:28

Spiffor,

This is called fearmongering, or propaganda if you will.

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 22:31

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiffor
Just HOW is Saddam's nuclear ability (or nuclear potential) a "fact" ? From the beginning, pro-war people and anti-war people seem to argue on the threat. It must either prove :
- half of 'Poly is blind to an obvious fact
- nobody knows how threatening Saddam is.

So please stop labeling assumptions like "Saddam will use his nukes on NY" as facts.

He has threatened multiple times that "If America attacks, they will be destroyed"......well if he has no WMD's, -what exactly is going to destroy them, the Iraqi cub scouts?

He PROBOABLY dosent have nukes right now, but he wants them im sure......or do you think he is some fun loving guy content to gasing the kurds?

We found mustard gas and long rang missles-thats all we need, lets go in.

Spiffor · February 15, 2003, 22:39

Saddam is barking to look strong in the eyes of his population. When Tarek Aziz goes abroad, he suprisingly doesn't hold the same speech.

"- Look, we know for sure Iraq has weapons !"
"-That's all we need. Let's go in"

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 22:43

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Originally posted by Spiffor
Saddam is barking to look strong in the eyes of his population. When Tarek Aziz goes abroad, he suprisingly doesn't hold the same speech.

"- Look, we know for sure Iraq has weapons !"
"-That's all we need. Let's go in"

Then he shouldnt be barking if he dosent mean it.....

Spiffor · February 15, 2003, 22:44

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Originally posted by Vesayen
Then he shouldnt be barking if he dosent mean it.....

You know, sometimes, politicians lie

. I hope you aren't too shocked.

General Ludd · February 15, 2003, 22:48

Saddam's not attacking anyone though. It's the USA that's invading, and they have the largest stock pile of WMDs in the world.
And they're also the only country that has ever used a nuclear weapon offensively.
And we don't even know if Saddam actually has any WMDs.

... And that was a really bad song.

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 22:48

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Originally posted by Spiffor
You know, sometimes, politicians lie

. I hope you aren't too shocked.

IF everyone suspects he has weapons of mass destruction, he shouldnt claim he does, even if he is obviously postering.....

You want time for more inspections? Good, grand.....

Do you expect those inspections to find contraband, and when we find more go in, OR do you expect that we will find EVERY bad weapon in iraq and get rid of em........

Well its rediculous to expect we find EVERY bad weapon, so take that option out....

We found long range ballistic missles and mustard gas, so what else are you looking for? You dont think he has more?

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 22:50

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Originally posted by Osweld
Saddam's not attacking anyone though. It's the USA that's invading, and they have the largest stock pile of WMDs in the world.
And they're also the only country that has ever used a nuclear weapon offensively.
And we don't even know if Saddam actually has any WMDs.

... And that was a really bad song.

Give me a break, the U.S. being the "only" dosent mean much, since it was "only" used once(both were basically the same time in the grand scheme of things), but that ONCE was the FIRST TIME EVER.........

Sadam isnt attacking anyone......want to ask Kuwait, or tel aviv, or the Iraqi kurds(if you can find any.....).

The U.S. dosent plan to use WMD's, do you think Sadam wont?

Spiffor · February 15, 2003, 22:56

"Long-range ballistic missiles" : do you mean the missiles found recently by Blix' team ? They aren't long range ballistic missiles. They have a longer range than authorized by the UN council (180 km instead of 150 km). They can not reach Israel.

"Mustard gas" : this gas, which was already used during WWI, and can be fought with minimal equipment (gas masks). It hasn't nearly the threatening power of a nuke, or at least more modern poison gas.

Spiffor · February 15, 2003, 22:57

And I can find an Iraqi Kurd : my neighbour in Stuttgart. He still has some family in Iraq, incl. in Baghdad. While he hates Saddam, he's against the war, because he fears for his family.

Demerzel · February 15, 2003, 23:05

Quote:

Originally posted by Vesayen

Give me a break, the U.S. being the "only" dosent mean much, since it was "only" used once(both were basically the same time in the grand scheme of things), but that ONCE was the FIRST TIME EVER.........

Sadam isnt attacking anyone......want to ask Kuwait, or tel aviv, or the Iraqi kurds(if you can find any.....).

The U.S. dosent plan to use WMD's, do you think Sadam wont?

Interesting use of logic there. I see you are using the "First use of a weapon of mass destruction on another country is not a horrible thing as we had to test it on someone" excuse. Plus how you can claim that because the US dropped two Nuclear Bombs only a week apart on Japan, that they only count as one time is beyond me. So if Saddam did have any WoMD and used them all in the same day or week, would that count as just one time too and thus a reduced crime in any trial? By your logic, yes.

Iraq has not attacked anyone AFAIK since the end of the Gulf War, not sure how he's managed to successfully invade Kuwait and Israel without me becoming aware of it but hey, it must be with one of the new secret cloaked WoMD he has!

As the only ever user of WoMD and a country who has said that they'll be used in retaliation for any use on their own troops, what makes you think the USA won't use them if they feel the need?

They used FAE bombs in Afghanistan and those are pretty damn nasty buggers indeed. They're pretty much a minature WoMD in one bomb case esp. the ones they used in their campaign against the Taliban.

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 23:05

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiffor
"Long-range ballistic missiles" : do you mean the missiles found recently by Blix' team ? They aren't long range ballistic missiles. They have a longer range than authorized by the UN council (180 km instead of 150 km). They can not reach Israel.

"Mustard gas" : this gas, which was already used during WWI, and can be fought with minimal equipment (gas masks). It hasn't nearly the threatening power of a nuke, or at least more modern poison gas.

I didnt say ICBM's, I said long range......150 km's is no short trip-he could hit Kuwait or Turkey.......or the kurds again......

Mustard gas might not be as usefull as it once was for war, but it still kills civilians easily enough.......

If he has these forbiden items, would it be a long logical leap to assume he has others we havent found?

Spiffor · February 15, 2003, 23:11

The "weapons we haven't found" are no fact, they are assumptions. So please stop brainlessly yelling : "you eurocom pacifists should better look at the facts". You'll sound much more credible.

Edit : and by the way, 150 km is what the UN allowed Iraq to possess after Gulf War I. 180 km isn't a long range missile, and you'd need to place it in Mexico or Canada to have it hit the US. 180 km is actually extremely shrt for a missile, since these missiles cannot even cover whole Iraq.

Demerzel · February 15, 2003, 23:11

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Originally posted by Vesayen

If he has these forbiden items, would it be a long logical leap to assume he has others we havent found?

Oh and quickly to respond once again to this. Yes he might have some others we haven't found yet but the onus is on the inspectors to find this proof not to assume like the US does that its there.

Absence of evidence does not always mean that what you are looking for is being hidden from you, it could be that the thing you are looking for does not exist.

Vesayen · February 15, 2003, 23:12

Nah, eurofacists too

Comrade Tribune · February 15, 2003, 23:13

If You're Happy And You Know It Bomb Iraq
by John Robbins

If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq.
If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq.
If the terrorists are Saudi,
And your alibi is shoddy,
And your tastes remain quite gaudy,
Bomb Iraq.

If you never were elected, bomb Iraq.
If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq.
If you think that SUVs,
Are the best thing since sliced cheese,
And your father you must please,
Bomb Iraq.

If the globe is quickly warming, bomb Iraq.
If the poor will soon be storming, bomb Iraq.
We assert that might makes right,
Burning oil is a delight,
For the empire we will fight,
Bomb Iraq.

If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq.
If we think that someone's dissed us, bomb Iraq.
So to hell with the inspections,
Let's look tough for the elections,
Close your mind and take directions,
Bomb Iraq.

If corporate fraud is growin', bomb Iraq.
If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq.
If your politics are sleazy,
And hiding that ain’t easy,
And your manhood’s getting queasy,
Bomb Iraq.

Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq.
For our might now knows no borders, bomb Iraq.
Disagree? We’ll call it treason,
It's the make war not love season,
Even if we have no reason,
Bomb Iraq.

John Robbins can be contacted through his website,www.foodrevolution.org

PLATO · February 16, 2003, 02:07

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Yes he might have some others we haven't found yet but the onus is on the inspectors to find this proof not to assume like the US does that its there

Please read resolution 1441. The onus is not to find proof one way or another. The resolution de facto assumes that he does have them based upon reports from UNSCOM in 1998. The onus is on Iraq to account for them.

One would think that an innocent government would be willing to quickly do this to avoid an onslaught of military force. A guilty nation would act like...well they would act like Iraq.

Inform yourself...the world (not just the US) officially operates with the knowledge that Iraq does possess WMD. The political power struggle between the major powers is a different fight where Iraq is just the pawn.

Velociryx · February 16, 2003, 02:09

Plato is on a roll tonight! Preach it, brother!

-=Vel=-

PLATO · February 16, 2003, 02:10

Comrade Tribune: However misguided, incorrect, and ill-informed that song is...it is funny!!!

Ramo · February 16, 2003, 03:25

Fertile Crescent
Bad Religion

Come and see the brilliant light
don't let your emotions mask your sight
it's the manifestation of a deeper fight
that affects me and you
my optimism was running high
a new world order was on my mind
but I couldn't belive it when I heard them say
they're blowing it away
and the fertile crescent is burning today
and baby my emotions are too
the cradle of humanity has led us all astray
and we're all in this tigether don't you know
'cause our species has nowhere else to go
aggression rears its ugly head
retaliation brings further dread
the two are linked by unseen threads
that wind back through time
I don't agree with the outdated trend
nationalism is an evil friend
but hatred is instilled by invisible lines
drawn in our minds
and the fertile crescent is haunting us today
and baby our instincts are too
the ghost of humanity is warning us this way
and I think we all should need it don't you know
'cause we've got nowhere else to go

Ramo · February 16, 2003, 03:38

You've Got to Die for Your Government
Anti-Flag

You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government?
Die for your country? That's ****!
There's a Gulf War vet, dying a slow, cold death
And the government says, "We don't know the source of his sickness."
But don't believe what they say, because your government is lying
They've done it before and don't you know they'll do it again
A secret test, government built virus
"Subject Test Group: Gulf Battle Field Troops"
You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government?
Die for your country? That's ****!
First World War veterans slaughtered, by General Eisenhower
You give them your life, they give you a stab in the back
Radiation, agent orange, tested on US souls
Guinea pigs for Western corporations
I never have, I never will
Pledge allegiance to their flag
You're getting used, you'll end up dead!
You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government?
Die for your country? That's ****!
I don't need you to tell me what to do
And I don't need you to tell me what to be... **** YOU!
I don't need you to tell me what to say
And I don't need you to tell me what to think! What to think!
What to think, what to think, what to think, think, think, think!
You've gotta die, gotta die, gotta die for your government?
Die for your country? That's ****!

Can't resist.

General Ludd · February 16, 2003, 08:29

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Originally posted by Vesayen
We found mustard gas and long rang missles-thats all we need, lets go in.

Mustard gas.

Even Canada has huge stock piles of that lying around.

Vesayen · February 16, 2003, 10:08

(Lost my 3 page written response, came out blank.......grrrr)

Boris Godunov · February 16, 2003, 10:14

An hour of your life wasted.

Demerzel · February 16, 2003, 12:38

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Originally posted by PLATO1003

Inform yourself...the world (not just the US) officially operates with the knowledge that Iraq does possess WMD. The political power struggle between the major powers is a different fight where Iraq is just the pawn.

Maybe we should sack the weapon inspectors for being so incompetent if they haven't found yet all these WoMDs that Iraq possesses.

PLATO · February 16, 2003, 14:50

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Maybe we should sack the weapon inspectors for being so incompetent if they haven't found yet all these WoMDs that Iraq possesses.

1.) It would be virtually impossible for the inspectors to find WMD in Iraq when the Iraqi regime is actively trying to hise them. It is afterall a big country. Furthermore, the inspectors mandate is not to find WMD, but to verify its destruction...information which the Iraqis were required to provide but have not.

2.) No intelligence agency has an interest in pointing the inspectors to WMDs fortheir own reasons. French intelligence is geared toward prolonging the inspections in order to try to gain stature in that part of the world and to protect their financial position in the region. US intelligence will not do so for fear of compromising sources that will be desperately needed in the event of war. Most other countries will fall under one of these two reasons.

3.) Resolution 1441 was NEVER intended for inspectors to go to Iraq to look for WMD. The inspectors units were not designed for this purpose. The resolution clearly states that the burden of proof is on Iraq to PROVE that they do not have WMD. So far they have not meet the terms of this resolution.

Therefore, I must agree with your statement...the inspectors should be relieved of their duties and the world should enforce 1441.

Straybow · February 17, 2003, 04:23

Canada has stockpiles of mustard gas? USA doesn't stock any chemical or bioweapons as defined (ie, tear gas and similar non-lethal weapons don't count). If for some reason we wanted them (but why???) it is simpler to make them on demand than to stockpile them and have to worry about contamination, etc.