Debate: Political Party - which has the most sound logic and ideas?
Side: Democrats

life begins at conception. At this point, the zygote, still a single cell, has the same number of chromosomes as a developed human being and carries on the same life processes found in every living organism.Not all living things have chromosomes. It's really a gray area as to when life begins, so it occurs to me that that distinction is simply a red herring-- it's been made the main issue because it's impossible to place for certain, in order to suspend a groundless argument. The real consideration, IMO, is when the fetus begins to feel pain. If I'm remembering correctly, that's the third trimester.And with the advent of DNA technology, the number of people wrongfully accused of a crime has dwindled. There will never be a foolproof justice system, but we are closer than we ever have been.While that's partly true, read up on the statistics: given conflicting DNA and eyewitness evidence, juries will usually believe the witness. Witnesses are extremely specious.I think if you compare Iraq now to how it was in 2001, the nation is much better off.Why don't we ask Iraqis? "of 600 Iraqi citizens randomly selected and surveyed in Baghdad, 63% of them report losing one or more family members to military attacks since the invasion, and more than half of these casualties were civilian. The survey also indicates that approximately 40% of all Iraqi children under age 10 lost one or more parents. 1 out of every five Iraqi children under age 10 were orphaned by the war and/or subsequent occupation. In a country of 25 million people, 45,000 civilian casualties have been documented by project Iraq Body Count, but both the Red Crescent and the Arab League believe the John Hopkins University/Lancet report of 600,000 deaths is "far more realistic". In his 27 year reign, Saddam Hussein is alleged to have killed 100,000 Iraqis. Why coalition soldiers are instructed not to conduct body counts remains an unanswered question. "To date, we can extrapolate that between 5,000 and 8,000 Iraqi children have been killed by military actions since 1991""Suggests that 'the overall mood in Iraq is as negative as it has been since the US-led invasion in 2003'. Only 29% think things will get better in the next year, compared to 64% two years ago. Nearly 60% see attacks on US-led forces as justified. This rises to 93% among Sunni Muslims compared to 50% for Shia. Growing disparity between Shia and Sunni satisfaction levels."Although I would guess you don't understand the power dynamics of Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims in Iraq, do you MK?These aren't crazed "insurgents." They're people reacting to an invasion. Dictator or no, it was unjustified.They no longer live under an evil dictator, they finally have freedom and democratic elections (government of the people!), and the economy there is improving to stability. So we have done a lot of good there.Who is running these elections? Who benefits most? How much money and power stands to be gained by putting on a facade of legitimacy?95 per cent of respondents believe the security situation has deteriorated since the arrival of US forces Nearly 66 per cent of respondents thought violence would decrease if US forces were to leave Thirty-eight per cent were also "unconfident" that Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, would be able to improve the situation in Iraq and nearly 90 per cent described the government's implementation of its commitments and promises as very poor 36.5 per cent said they felt the official security forces were unable to keep control in the countryWhy do I bother arguing? Thoughtcrime is death.http://www.iraqanalysis.org/info/55http://www.prlog.org/10003104-iraqi-citizen-poll-alarming.html