Just Thinking

I wrote this about 4 years ago before the US attacked Iraq. It takes an unbiased look at the US and Iraq to see who should really be the target of the world's concern.

Who is the Biggest Terrorist?

With the ever increasing rhetoric of Bush concerning axis of evil and the behaviour of Iraq it is interesting to compare the actual behaviour of Iraq and the USA to see who actually represents a greater danger to the world.

Has weapons of mass destruction?
Iraq maybe
USA yes more than any other country

Has nuclear weapons
Iraq probably not
USA yes more than any other country

Has used nuclear weapons on other countries
Iraq no
USA yes, the only country to have ever done so

Has attacked other countries in the last 10 years
Iraq no
USA yes, at least 5, see list below

Has attacked other countries in the last 30 years
Iraq yes, 3
USA yes, at least 15, see list below

Is threatening to attack other countries at present
Iraq no
USA yes, 3

If the USA was truly concerned with stopping terrorism they would have spoken out against the French terrorist act of bombing the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland. The fact that they refused to do so shows that USA is not against terrorism as such, only against people with different policies.

USA intends to drop 3000 bombs on Iraq in 1 day, more than the entire war in 1991, "to create Shock and Awe". Isn't that Terrorism Mr Bush?

Thank you New Zealand for being a sensible voice and not bowing to Bush.

George Bush Lies

Let us examine the truth of Bush’s statement on 18th March 2003 that “We are a peaceful people”. Here is a list of wars in the last 30 years with involvements initiated by USA in all but one case (bin Laden).

* Vietnam war (-1973)
* Cambodian War (-1975)
* Laotian War (-1975)
* Iranian Hostage Crisis (1979-1980)
* Lebanese Intervention (1982-1984)
* Grenada Invasion (1983)
* First Persian Gulf War (1980-1988) The U.S. gave logistical and intelligence information to Iraq in its war against Iran.
* Tanker War (1987-1988)
* Panama Invasion (1989)
* Second Persian Gulf War (1991)
* Conflict with Iraq (1991-)
* Somalia Intervention (1992-1993)
* Occupation of Haiti (1994?-)
* Bosnian War (1995)
* bin Laden's War (1998-) including Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and Afghanistan.
* Kosovo War (1999)
*The War in Afghanistan (2001-)

Source of war info: The History Guy http://www.historyguy.com/War_list.html

Actually since writing this Bush has attacked several more countries. Isn't it time that the UN took some action against the US?