Pete Theisen wrote: > On Sunday 18 February 2007 9:03 am, Ed Leafe wrote: >> On Feb 18, 2007, at 1:22 AM, Helio W. wrote: >>> Auditors: Billions squandered in Iraq >>> >>> " WASHINGTON - About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. >>> government on >>> Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and >>> unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that >>> significantly more taxpayer money is at risk. (...)" >> Shocking! With this level of fraud and waste, one might be tempted >> to think that this is a deliberate plot to raid the Treasury for >> political contract buddies. But we all know the only reason we're in >> Iraq is to spread freedom, and possibly some pretty flowers and puppy >> dogs, so there's simply no possibility of any wrongdoing. > > Hi Ed! > > No matter what the government is doing there will always be a certain class > or > sort of people milking it for a lot of money. Medicare, war on poverty, > disaster relief and I dare say software development. Spreading freedom is no > different, no better and no worse.
I'm intrigued. How can you 'spread' freedom? At gun point? Am I free if you force me to vote at gun point? What if I (and most of my fellow countrymen) wish to be ruled by an Ayatollah? What if we state that not wearing a chillabah is a crime (as you would deem a crime to have sex in a public place)? Is it freedom if you deny us these things at gunpoint? What if we think that you should cut a thieves hand with a sword? Is it freedom if you deny us these things based on 'your' view of good and evil? Would you be free if Europeans were to deny you the right to have death penalty? Just a few doubts about the way that you choose your words. _______________________________________________ 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.
