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Shannon "peace" Protestors = Hypocrites

bertiebowl · 2003-01-21 12:09:22

I just read the report in the Irish Times yesterday about the Shannon "peace" protestors. There was an interesting photo accompanying the article. The photo showed the head of the parade carrying a huge banner with an extract from the Irish constitution about defense . Behind the banner were about maybe 20-30 people…

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#52 23-01-2003 2:28pm

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Originally posted by bertiebowl
The US or more accurately President Butthead couldn'd give a damn if the entire world wouldn't let him stop his planes to refuel......

If he could not refuel in europe or anywere in the world he would no be able to get 90% of his plains there. Also all of his troops would have to be stationed on ships outside in international waters which would limit his efectivness and also the number to troops he could send there. Also he and his people would know that the world is against his and his people would not stand for it.

Originally posted by bertiebowl
Hell the US would just use mid-air refueling......

only about 10% of american plains (as for as my source on this tells me) can do mid-air refuelling and it only works about 80-90% of the time depending of weather.

Originally posted by bertiebowl
Protesting at Shannon does not nor can it have any realistic effect on stopping the war in Iraq.

So why are the protestors there?

My conclusion is that a significant number of them have a different agenda, specifically an Anti-American (and probably anti EU/Nice Treaty) agenda......

I am not anti-america (haev family and freinds over there) and I am pro Euro and some were between Pro and neutral on the Nice thing. So what about me and the 1000's of people in Ireland like me?

P.S: Look up "College Play" over the next week, will be posting about a organised college trip upto Shannon, hopefullyu there will be a good few colleges going.

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