Comments on: Ireland should be the nation with the table. http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Simon http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1548 Simon Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:24:06 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1548 <em>engaging with the other side / sides is preferable to bloody war</em> Hence the theme of the post which i persume you read and not just read the first paragraph and decided to give out to me. <em>But what hope is there when these countries are armed to the teeth by what we laughingly call the civilised world</em> Many countries army other countries and not just the civilised world. Iran,Russia,China, North Korea all send weapons places don't presume that if the west stoped sending arms war would stop. It wouldn't. Most of the conflicts are fought with are A-47s which are Russian. <em>They didnt stop the massacres and they didnt cause them.</em> Do you think that if a country is in a position to do something to stop the suffering of other human beings that it has a moral obligation to what it takes even if it means war. Or do you think that if talks fail that we should just let people die. That is what happened in Rwanda the world just let the masacares happen. Was that right? Is being anti-war in Ireland more inportant then the lives of 1 million people. engaging with the other side / sides is preferable to bloody war

Hence the theme of the post which i persume you read and not just read the first paragraph and decided to give out to me.

But what hope is there when these countries are armed to the teeth by what we laughingly call the civilised world
Many countries army other countries and not just the civilised world. Iran,Russia,China, North Korea all send weapons places don’t presume that if the west stoped sending arms war would stop. It wouldn’t. Most of the conflicts are fought with are A-47s which are Russian.

They didnt stop the massacres and they didnt cause them.
Do you think that if a country is in a position to do something to stop the suffering of other human beings that it has a moral obligation to what it takes even if it means war. Or do you think that if talks fail that we should just let people die.

That is what happened in Rwanda the world just let the masacares happen. Was that right? Is being anti-war in Ireland more inportant then the lives of 1 million people.

]]> By: mollie malone http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1547 mollie malone Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:52:38 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1547 Simon They didnt stop the massacres and they didnt cause them. Many intelligent people abhor war and believe that engaging with the other side / sides is preferable to bloody war But what hope is there when these countries are armed to the teeth by what we laughingly call the civilised world ? Smearing the anti-war movement is what people like you do when you cant think of anything else Simon
They didnt stop the massacres and they didnt cause them.
Many intelligent people abhor war and believe that engaging with the other side / sides is preferable to bloody war

But what hope is there when these countries are armed to the teeth by what we laughingly call the civilised world ?
Smearing the anti-war movement is what people like you do when you cant think of anything else

]]> By: simon http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1546 simon Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:21:40 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1546 <em>just remember this buddy, the global anti - war movement havent levelled a building yet</em> Neither has the anti Irish nutraility people in Ireland. Nor have the anti war movement stopped any masacars, did they stop Kosovo, the balkans etc etc? just remember this buddy, the global anti – war movement havent levelled a building yet Neither has the anti Irish nutraility people in Ireland. Nor have the anti war movement stopped any masacars, did they stop Kosovo, the balkans etc etc?

]]> By: mollie malone http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 mollie malone Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:00:28 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1545 simon so the anti-war movement are posturing and the other side are posturing as well, as well as all their other mind-blowing sodding activities ( posturing)- isnt english wonderful- its the way you tell them isnt it ? are you a spin doctor ? just remember this buddy, the global anti - war movement havent levelled a building yet simon
so the anti-war movement are posturing and the other side are posturing as well, as well as all their other mind-blowing sodding activities ( posturing)- isnt english wonderful- its the way you tell them isnt it ?

are you a spin doctor ?

just remember this buddy, the global anti – war movement havent levelled a building yet

]]> By: Keith http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Keith Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:49:49 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1544 I've been thinking this for quite a while. I was in Sri Lanka a few times, and the Norwegians have been there for years and are accepted by both sides as neutral brokers and intermediaries. There are plenty of conflicts around the world that the Irish Government could assist in. The problem is getting both sides to accept you (often it can be more difficult to get the Government to accept you than the "rebels", as it means giving credence to the "rebels"). I’ve been thinking this for quite a while. I was in Sri Lanka a few times, and the Norwegians have been there for years and are accepted by both sides as neutral brokers and intermediaries.
There are plenty of conflicts around the world that the Irish Government could assist in. The problem is getting both sides to accept you (often it can be more difficult to get the Government to accept you than the “rebels”, as it means giving credence to the “rebels”).

]]> By: simon http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 simon Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:14:09 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1541 Well in fairness I said the other side were posturing as well. Well in fairness I said the other side were posturing as well.

]]> By: mollie malone http://www.irishelection.com/2006/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/comment-page-1/#comment-1540 mollie malone Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:39:37 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/08/ireland-should-be-the-nation-with-the-table/#comment-1540 denigrating the anti-war movement and suggesting it is in some ways morally bankrupt, where do you get such ideas - no, on the other hand dont bother telling me. denigrating the anti-war movement and suggesting it is in some ways morally bankrupt, where do you get such ideas – no, on the other hand dont bother telling me.

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