While once there were huge demonstrations against invading Iraq, in European countries now we see places such as Spain, Italy, Germany, Netherlands and old soviet blocs now making money off of arms sales to middle east and US needs.
Yet no one is demonstrating for "peace" today.
"Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be achieved through understanding." Ralph Waldo Emerson
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2007-02-21 03:47:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
They told us not to go to war. They told us what would happen. they protested to try and tell us their feelings. We went to war anyway. What would be the point to protesting now? They are just going about their business, not rubbing it in our face. If they did protest, it would probably make us pretty mad, since they might put "we told you" on their protest signs.
2007-02-21 03:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To quote the speech from Ron Paul in the link below: "What if some day it dawns on us that losing over 5,000 American military personnel in the Middle East since 9/11 is not a fair trade off for the loss of nearly 3,000 American civilians, no matter how many Iraqi, Pakistani and Afghan people are killed or displaced? What if occupying countries like Iraq and Afghanistan and bombing Pakistan is directly related to the hatred directed towards us? .......What if it is finally realised that war and military spending is always destructive to the economy? What if all wartime spending is paid for through the deceitful and evil process of inflating and borrowing? .......What if the American people woke up and understood that the official 'reasons' for going to war are almost always based on LIES and promoted by war propaganda in order to serve special interests? .......What if Obama has no intention of leaving Iraq? What if a military draft is being planned for, for the wars that will spread if our foreign policy is not changed? What if the American people learned the truth, that our foreign policy has nothing to do with national security, and that it never changes from one administration to the next? What if war and preparation for war is a racket, serving the special interest? What if Christianity actually teaches PEACE, and not 'preventative' wars of agression? What if diplomacy is found to be superior to bombs and bribes in protecting America?......" Now that's a TRUE American Patriot! As for my own opinion, the war for Iraq was already planned and the special interest groups were just fishing around for an excuse to attack. It should never have happened, and has been a tragic and terrible waste of life.
2016-05-24 02:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe almost every single EU country (except Britain, Ireland and Poland) opposes the war in Iraq.
Germany is the only one of the countries you mentioned with a sizable arms industry.
2007-02-21 03:54:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
... you are probably right.. Europe is now making money off this stupid war... but .. hey! why shouldn't they. It was obvious that no one and nothing was going to stop our know it all president from making this war.. so someone might as well profit.
... the U.S. certainly isn't , except maybe Bush's rich oil friends and big business... but that is what our president wants... someone ask him why?
2007-02-21 03:54:05 · answer #4 · answered by Debra H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably as much as the U.S. made in the beginnings of WWI and WWII. What comes around goes around...
2007-02-21 05:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by ringolarry 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
half as much as we (the USA) do
2007-02-21 06:13:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋