mentalbunny
21st November 2002, 22:09
Some fo you know I had to do a persuasive speech for English: thought you'd be interested:
Presentation Notes: Iraq- War Is Not An Option
It cannot be denied that there should be a regime change in Iraq; Saddam Hussein is a ruthless, merciless leader who treats his people badly and is a possible direct risk to other countries as well as destabilising World politics in general. However Bush’s plans of a military attack on the country are not a realistic option.
Bush has motives other than regime change for the poor people of Iraq; these affect the validity of going to war as these motives do not justify the extensive loss of life that will occur through war. The means will not justify the end, for the means will be bloody and wasteful and the end could well be a puppet regime for the States in Iraq or just another evil dictator. These are Bush’s real reasons for invading Iraq:
1.Palestine/Israel- Bush is giving $2 billion a year in military aid to Sharon, this is twice the value needed to give the whole of Africa clean water. Meanwhile Hussein is giving about $25,000 to families of suicide bombers, which is seriously irritating America. Bush is giving Israel a lot of support against the Palestinians and in return Sharon is doing Bush a favour and giving him support against Iraq, is anyone in the world really listening to these idiots? If Bush gets rid of Saddam Hussein his life will be a lot easier.
2.Oil- Bush loves his oil, it’s practically in his blood. That’s what he worked in before his political career and he still remembers the people who helped him along by giving them lots of lovely state money. Iraq has lots of oil, and America is using this to bargain with. Russia has big deals with Iraq over oil, and is only willing to support or at least not to oppose the States because they do not want to lose their deals. In fact most of the world is only standing back and not opposing America because they cannot afford to damage relations with them, we can’t let America get away with this just because it’s bigger than us.
3.Votes- this man wants votes, Americans in general like the idea of throwing their weight around by going to war and showing how they are the toughest and best, when really they know little if anything about the rest of the world. Bush also wants to distract his prospective voters from the increasingly obvious corporate scandals, back home in the US of A. His dodgy dealings from the 80’s are coming back to haunt him, as is the drug use and womanizing that he indulged in from college up until he was 40. This guy can’t even keep the same story running, his lies are always different, but he’s trying to keep this quiet from the American Citizens.
You cannot have failed to notice that Blair supports Mr Bush, his motives are slightly different:
1.World stage- Blair thinks that if he stays in peoples’ minds, in whatever way, it will help him. He is worried about being forgotten and wants as much influence as possible.
2.Moderator-Blair is intent on keeping our so-called “special” relationship with the US in tact, although we never seem to get anything out of it and the US gets us as its poodle to trail around on a leash, doing whatever it wants. Blair knows that Bush is a bit hasty to say the least and we have to be grateful, if it wasn’t for him we might already be at war, because he’s the one who persuaded Bush to go to the UN and seek their approval. However this does not excuse him and we still cannot go to war, even if it would be worse with Bush on his own making the plans. That’s why over 350,000 people gathered in London in September to express their disgust with propositions of war.
Besides the unethical reasons of these leaders there are other reasons that we should not go to war, simply because it is war.
1.This war, should it take place, would also completely destabilize the Middle East. Jordan among other countries relies heavily on Iraq for its oil. If a war started the East would be split between the countries with American airbases and those opposing military action, these countries opposing a war are suspicious of Bush and believe he may have plans to install a puppet regime to control oil in Iraq and then spread round the Middle east to gain more and more control of the area’s oil. These countries also call for Bush to look towards Israel and Palestine, to sort out that situation.
2.War in general is horrible, imagine bombs dropping on the homes of you and your neighbours, the male members of your family being put in the army, you being put in the army. Boys as young as eight go off to fight for their despotic leader, victims to his whims when they have committed no crime. We all know that Saddam’s power must end, but we should also know that we cannot do it by entering into a war.
3.What would the benefits of going to war be? Can we guarantee that another leader like Saddam won’t rise up? No we can’t and there will be no benefit from this war, there will only be death and disruption. The situation in the Middle East is critical enough right now, we do not need to start something new in the hopes of distracting the world from the already existing problems; we need first to deal with the conflict and tension in the area.
I am appealing to you, to your sense of humanity to stand against the idea of military action. I say this to you, just this, if asked say you are against the war. You do not wish to line Bush’s pockets, you do not wish to be responsible for the deaths of innocent civilians and soldiers. It is evident that Saddam could protect himself, not his nation but himself, from attack. I am sure you can see this. We cannot let our nation go blundering into a war that will cause infinitely more harm than good. Look at the evidence, it all adds up, OBL was never caught, what makes us think we can get Saddam Hussein? Iraq: war is not an option.
Presentation Notes: Iraq- War Is Not An Option
It cannot be denied that there should be a regime change in Iraq; Saddam Hussein is a ruthless, merciless leader who treats his people badly and is a possible direct risk to other countries as well as destabilising World politics in general. However Bush’s plans of a military attack on the country are not a realistic option.
Bush has motives other than regime change for the poor people of Iraq; these affect the validity of going to war as these motives do not justify the extensive loss of life that will occur through war. The means will not justify the end, for the means will be bloody and wasteful and the end could well be a puppet regime for the States in Iraq or just another evil dictator. These are Bush’s real reasons for invading Iraq:
1.Palestine/Israel- Bush is giving $2 billion a year in military aid to Sharon, this is twice the value needed to give the whole of Africa clean water. Meanwhile Hussein is giving about $25,000 to families of suicide bombers, which is seriously irritating America. Bush is giving Israel a lot of support against the Palestinians and in return Sharon is doing Bush a favour and giving him support against Iraq, is anyone in the world really listening to these idiots? If Bush gets rid of Saddam Hussein his life will be a lot easier.
2.Oil- Bush loves his oil, it’s practically in his blood. That’s what he worked in before his political career and he still remembers the people who helped him along by giving them lots of lovely state money. Iraq has lots of oil, and America is using this to bargain with. Russia has big deals with Iraq over oil, and is only willing to support or at least not to oppose the States because they do not want to lose their deals. In fact most of the world is only standing back and not opposing America because they cannot afford to damage relations with them, we can’t let America get away with this just because it’s bigger than us.
3.Votes- this man wants votes, Americans in general like the idea of throwing their weight around by going to war and showing how they are the toughest and best, when really they know little if anything about the rest of the world. Bush also wants to distract his prospective voters from the increasingly obvious corporate scandals, back home in the US of A. His dodgy dealings from the 80’s are coming back to haunt him, as is the drug use and womanizing that he indulged in from college up until he was 40. This guy can’t even keep the same story running, his lies are always different, but he’s trying to keep this quiet from the American Citizens.
You cannot have failed to notice that Blair supports Mr Bush, his motives are slightly different:
1.World stage- Blair thinks that if he stays in peoples’ minds, in whatever way, it will help him. He is worried about being forgotten and wants as much influence as possible.
2.Moderator-Blair is intent on keeping our so-called “special” relationship with the US in tact, although we never seem to get anything out of it and the US gets us as its poodle to trail around on a leash, doing whatever it wants. Blair knows that Bush is a bit hasty to say the least and we have to be grateful, if it wasn’t for him we might already be at war, because he’s the one who persuaded Bush to go to the UN and seek their approval. However this does not excuse him and we still cannot go to war, even if it would be worse with Bush on his own making the plans. That’s why over 350,000 people gathered in London in September to express their disgust with propositions of war.
Besides the unethical reasons of these leaders there are other reasons that we should not go to war, simply because it is war.
1.This war, should it take place, would also completely destabilize the Middle East. Jordan among other countries relies heavily on Iraq for its oil. If a war started the East would be split between the countries with American airbases and those opposing military action, these countries opposing a war are suspicious of Bush and believe he may have plans to install a puppet regime to control oil in Iraq and then spread round the Middle east to gain more and more control of the area’s oil. These countries also call for Bush to look towards Israel and Palestine, to sort out that situation.
2.War in general is horrible, imagine bombs dropping on the homes of you and your neighbours, the male members of your family being put in the army, you being put in the army. Boys as young as eight go off to fight for their despotic leader, victims to his whims when they have committed no crime. We all know that Saddam’s power must end, but we should also know that we cannot do it by entering into a war.
3.What would the benefits of going to war be? Can we guarantee that another leader like Saddam won’t rise up? No we can’t and there will be no benefit from this war, there will only be death and disruption. The situation in the Middle East is critical enough right now, we do not need to start something new in the hopes of distracting the world from the already existing problems; we need first to deal with the conflict and tension in the area.
I am appealing to you, to your sense of humanity to stand against the idea of military action. I say this to you, just this, if asked say you are against the war. You do not wish to line Bush’s pockets, you do not wish to be responsible for the deaths of innocent civilians and soldiers. It is evident that Saddam could protect himself, not his nation but himself, from attack. I am sure you can see this. We cannot let our nation go blundering into a war that will cause infinitely more harm than good. Look at the evidence, it all adds up, OBL was never caught, what makes us think we can get Saddam Hussein? Iraq: war is not an option.