I agree with everything you're saying except for the last two lines.
Virgil Bierschwale http://www.virgilslist.com http://www.tccutlery.com http://www.bierschwale.com http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Arnold Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 9:52 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] Bush challenges war critics to offer own plan > > We're at war today > > No. The war ended almost 4 years ago. We are an occupying army now. We've got our finger stuck in Muslim/Arab eyes, and we're one more serious attack away from a far deeper appreciation of what's been wrought on us by the warmongers occupying our capital and information supply. We don't understand or respect our enemy. Despite all the lessons of history, we've been led to believe that all we have to do is send in the Marines and our enemies will cower under our "shock and awe". What actually happened on the way to that throne is already history; what happens next is anyone's guess, but by now we should already know it's not going to be the grand and glorious victory-over-evil bill of goods we've been sold on. Decades ago, we went through the Cuban missile crisis, and a brush with disaster the likes of which we still can't imagine, yet with that experience solidly under our belt, we have not taken the steps necessary to prevent that possibility from ever happening again - instead we did the opposite: more weapons, more bombs, more shock and awe - and more belligerence. What will it take for us to finally learn that war in the nuclear age is not an option? Why can't we grasp a simple truth: that when we disagree with the rulers of another country, the solution isn't to kill or starve all the people in that country, who were just victims themselves, but to use national and international diplomacy to deal with the errant ruler? We are aware that those "bunker-busters" being readied for Iran are actually nuclear weapons, right? I know - these are all statements of the obvious, and shouldn't even have to be said, but here we are today, closer to nightmare scenarios at home (Big Brother) and abroad (war) then we could have imagined not too many years ago. The scariest part isn't what's happening already, but what is very likely to happen next if we don't do what we have to do. We, the American people, didn't bring this on, it was done for us, by that gang and their cohorts. They're not telling us this, but I'll say it: we need to choose between their attitude and their direction - and the principles we want to live by. Bill > -- Ed Leafe [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ 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.
