----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:09 AM Subject: When does it end? (RE: Seth Finkelstein on 16 words)
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > John D. Giorgis > > ... > > > No, we are at war because September 11th caused this President to > > recognize > > that we had long since been at war in a way that we had not previously > > recognized. Moreover, 9/11 caused this President to realize that the > > commoditization of WMD-technology was rapidly creating a very dangerous > > future for the United States unless we attacked to prevent that dystopia > > from happening. > > Perhaps we are at war, but under that definition, I'm having a very hard > time imagining that we will ever NOT be at war. We are not going to remove > evil from the world, I'm quite sure. > > How does this end? Can anyone offer a definition of the conditions > necessary for us to return to peacetime, or whatever one might properly call > 'normal' conditions? The "Watchmen" Gambit. But its nothing like normalcy. xponent Alan Moore Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
