Bill Arnold wrote: > I want us out of there as much as you do, but I believe passions are > stirred and wills are steeled, way beyond the climate that produced the > 9/11 attack. If we had 10 thousand enemies then, we have a million now. > Sure, I'm making these numbers up, but the point is that we have a whole > lot more enemies today then we did before. > > What I'm saying is that we need now to prove to the world (and > ourselves!) that we aren't malevolent invaders/occupiers/conquerors, but > that America really does stand for all the good things we ourselves want > to believe is true.
I think I'll get into this (though I know I shouldn't). You (USA) are 'malevolent invaders/occupiers/conquerors', and you've been this way a long long time. Need I remind you the US actions in central and south America (under republican or democrat govts.)? The murderers you've trained and released in our nations? The dictatorships you helped/ordered into power? The thousands killed and tortured under Washington's orders? We, the rest of the world, perceive you (the USA) for what you are. Now maybe you could change and get your feet off the plate. Then we will surely perceive you for what you'll be. No need for you to concern yourselves about your image. It will always be plain to see. I would want to stress that I'm referring to US as a nation and not to individual people in this list. It is not my intention to irritate you, it's just my view of the issue and as I live in a free country (Argentina) I'm entitled to it and to express it. Anyway I guess I'm in for some flak. > >> We don't belong there. It's not our fight. All we do is >> inflame things beyond their current status. There is no way for any >> outsider, particularly the USA, to impose peace in the area through > military >> action. You're absolutely right Ed. > > > I agree! But, still, that house is burning now, and we've got to come up > with a way to put it out in such a way that we don't wind up with a > million people on a mission to hurt us. It is not your business to put away the fire. Enough damage you've already done. And there already are a million people on a mission to hurt you. So stop looking for an easy way out, there is none. You can't play the hero now and get to be the good boy, you're boys no longer so grow up and stop looking for simple and easy solutions. > I know, the Vietnamese didn't > come back at us, but this enemy is different in some significant ways. > And yet I wonder.... but no, you would not step completely out of that section of the world. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
