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Lawry, Now we
know about me. I would
like to know about you. I
wonder if you could write to some points in my letter. What is
this neocon line I’ve fallen for? I don’t even know any neo-cons –
as far as I know. I would
like the name of a book that tells the reader how to create an Iraqi democracy.
Do you have one in mind. I suppose
you do understand the Federal Budget, but of course you have no time to tutor
me. What is
the role of government in a Republic? Surely
you can spend a paragraph or two on that? Harry ******************************** of 818
352-4141 ******************************** From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Harry, you don’t
have a clue about Nor do you understand the
Federal budget, or the role of government in a republic. Nor have you
understood the implications of the information contained in Karen’s
email. But you are so certain of
things I doubt this will worry you much. Cognitive dissonance is not your
cup of tea. Lawry From: Lawry, The most significant parts of the Federal Budget are waste,
pork, and perks. This has nothing specific to do with Bush – it’s
the way things are done in Not found among our I’m sure you are not suggesting that the sinking levees
only began to drop after the tanks rolled across the If If my city was 14 ft below a surrounding ocean I think I
would make an effort to increase safety. I suppose its part of the prevailing trend not to do anything
for oneself. Rather, it’s up to the Feds to do it. If the Feds
don’t do it – well, we haven’t has a really big hurricane
since With regard to You should read what I write rather than make
assumptions. I’ve said umpteen times that my views changed when the tanks
began to roll across the border. The moment we became physically involved in We must pursue our policies to make (Separately, I’ve weighed the chances –
particularly using the example of Africa for the Africans – or, at least, for some of
them. As you can tell, I don’t rate high the chances of Iraqi
success. Yet, I believe we have to try. I assume you want us to pull down our tents and head back to
the No doubt you would say we shouldn’t be there in the
first place. But, we are. There is no point in fighting the political battles
of 2002. In 2005, we are there – so address that. Of significant importance is the effect of our sudden
withdrawal on our enemies. The belief is that all you need to get the Americans
to cut and run is to bloody their noses. That could cost a lot of American lives in the future. I
don’t think we dare do it – if we can avoid it. A friend of mine reacted to this thought by reminding me of
WWI Passchendaele, where thousands of British troops were sent again and again
against the artillery and machine guns until they built up more than 300,000
casualties. I think the Trouble was that the Territorials ceased to exist. They lost
58,000 casualties on the first day – 420,000 during the battle. The
French lost 195,000. I think the Allies advanced all of 12 kilometers. The Generals should have been lynched. The carnage led to Rupert Brooke’s sad poem: “If I should die, think only this of me.
That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is
forever If I thought that we should find ourselves in a similar
position – I would say get out now. But I don’t think that. Check back next year – or even next month. Harry ******************************** of 818 352-4141 ******************************** From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Harry, you entirely missed
the point of Karen’s posting. She reported a significant instance where
the cost of the invasion and occupation of You cannot escape the
moral implications of your support for those adventures by saying they have had
no impact on domestic infrastructural maintenance or improvement. Lawry |
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