On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Bob Blakely wrote:
> I am sick and tired of folks claiming that we are considering "bombing
> anyone back to the stone age." I frankly don't care who your "smart
> expert" is.
I never asked you, personally, to care. It was a post of someone's
opinion, and you're free to agree or disagree with it as you see fit. To
clear up what might be a popular misconception, he's not *my* expert. I
don't even know the author.
> He may be smart, but he's ignorant concerning the goals of war, of the
> US and of NATO. It appears you may be too.
Possibly, but I've never claimed otherwise. Putting words in my mouth and
insulting me for not being something I've never claimed to me is juvenile
and below you, Bob.
> I have explained the mission of the US (military) in a previous post.
> Others have also. You were apparently listening only to those posts or
> sentiments that fit your naive impression of what war is.
C'mon, Bob, don't make me lose respect for you. What the hell makes you
think that I was listening to certain posts but not others? I'm not
arguing for any side here. I posted a bloody article that I got from
another discussion group because it was an interesting perspective on the
situation. You mistakenly assume not only that I know the author, but
also that I agree with everything he said. Can you show me where I said
any of that?
> I don't mean to be insulting by using the word naive, but anyone who
> thinks the goal is to bomb anyone "back to the stone age" is naive and
> thinking as a child.
>
> Come on, Chris, your brighter than that!
For the record, please learn to separate messages that I forward from
other groups ("This came across on another mailing list I am on") as
something to think about from messages that I actually write and say "I
believe that...." It is possible that some people can post messages with
which they don't necessarily agree. That being said, the author does say
some very interesting things. If you don't agree, that's fine, but don't
jump to conclusions about what I believe or do not believe. This is a
sensitive time and I'm staying out of as many opinion pissing contests as
I can, as they'll accomplish nothing right now on the PDML.
chris
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