Hitchens vs. Hitchens (4 of 14)

Brothers Christopher and Peter Hitchens debate the Iraq War and religion at an event organized by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies with the support of the Center for Inquiry and the Interfaith Dialogue Association.

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[SmogHouseTradingCo]

To anyone commenting, if either of the hitchens arguments have not changed the mind of the person your fighting with on youtube, you have no chance so why bother fighting?

[randymullen511]

@SmogHouseTradingCo Debate is how we grow as individuals and as a culture.

[SiAnSh]

@clipsryan that is what i meant - obviously ;D

[clipsryan]

@SiAnSh With regards to war, I agree. With regards to Christopher on religion, after seeing all of his interviews and debates, he's done nothing but strengthen my knowledge about religion and made me proud to be an atheist.

[Freethinker12341]

@SiAnSh i dont know which side is right, ahhh i dont know what to think

[SiAnSh]

i have never changed my mind so many times in just 10 minutes...

[Territomauvais]

Everything Peter says is garbage. I have a "wtf" look on my face. The only thing he mentions negatively about Iraq with any foundation at all is lowering the international standing of the West. And that's only because Bush acted like a fucking cowboy and tried to scare Americans and others rather than persuade them.

[spikenn616]

Christopher was talking about how Pakistan was our ally. I realize this was debated in 2008, but how is that alignment with Pakistan working now? Much like many other countries in the Muslim world Pakistan was only pretending to be an ally for the ends of the own means and nothing more, which also included the millions we send them in foreign aid every year.

[jamesvolunteer]

I'm with Christopher on most things. However, listening to his 4 offences that merit loss of sovereignty, all I could think of was that Britain and America are well on their way to losing their sovereignty.

[rockermanmatt]

@mikejpete ...which one?

[mikejpete]

Never saw Hitchens take the weak, defensive position before...it saddens me.