I spent 22 yrs in the Navy. A lot of my friends and shipmates went in-country in Viet Nam and never came back. Unfortunately, Mr. Bush's little boy George didn't share that experience. He was too busy using his daddy's influence to get into the Texas Air National Guard at a time when there were no slots open for any more draft dodgers. He like too many of the American public think war is launching cruise missles from downtown Iowa to Bagdag, and if you take more than eleven causalities retreat to think the whole thing over.
Ironically, the only war we're supposed to fighting is against the Arab terrorists who bombed the WTC. Iraq is just about the only Arab country that the government hasn't been able to establish link between and Ben Ladin's terrorists. That's not because Iraq likes us. It's because in a country like Iraq only government terroristism is tolerated. Even though they're no real threat to us we'll still go to war because they made Little Georgie's daddy look bad and after a year and a half, Little Georgie can't come up with Ben Laden's head, or other significant body parts to put on poles over the Brooklyn Bridge as a warning to other terrorists. Also the terrorists seem to be winning. Every time Ben Laden's group picks up a radio or goes quite the Reichfurer SS Homeland Security goes to a new security alert and demands that Congress legislate a few more rights out of the Constitution in the name of security. There's nothing like a war to divert people's attention from inept government and to induce them to throw away their rights. Ben Franklin once said." Those who would exchange their liberty for security deserve neither liberty nor security." I think I'll throw my lot in with Franklin rather than the immature daddy's boy from Texas. Lee On Monday 17 February 2003 22:58, Net Llama! wrote: > --- Andrew Mathews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Net Llama! wrote: > > <snip> > > > > > OK, i'll see your bet, and raise you this.... > > > http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/8738139.html > > > > <snip> > > > > Another valid point of view. I think the common point is, that no one > > prays for peace more than the soldier. And it's funny how the > > countries > > who criticize the free nations are the ones who fail miserably at > > being > > one themselves. > > The thing I personally value the most is the ability to discuss > > differing points of view publicly without being imprisoned, tortured, > > or > > executed, or live in fear of the possibility of such. And those who > > differ in opinion can enjoy the same freedoms. I don't remember who > > said > > it, but it was something to the effect of "I may not agree with what > > you > > say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" which seems > > more > > profound with each passing year. > > Either you're a CL junkie, or this is one crazy coincidence... > http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/8742136.html > > Going off on a small tangent, am i the only one who finds it incredibly > ironic that the current Attorney General, John Ashcroft, is the same guy > who *lost* the Missouri Sentatorial race to Carnahan (a dead guy) a few > years ago? > > ===== > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com > > . > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
