Michael Madigan wrote: > Once again, "wasted" is a short-sighted argument. > > 1. There hasn't been a single attack on US soil since > 911. > True...but do you think that's because we were over there on the offensive? OK, I might be able to buy that. They (the terrorists) are too busy not getting caught/killed to be plotting/planning another attack.
> 2. Thousands and thousands of Al Qaeda have been > killed in Iraq. > Let's hope that's the hundreds of thousands that Ed referred to in that WP article. > 3. Saddam Hussein and his sons are gone forever. > True, but he wasn't behind 9/11. > 4. 100,000 Iraqis a year who were dying as a result > of torture and genocide under Saddam Hussein are > continuing to live. > Hmm...hadn't heard that figure before...only fair to ask you as I did Ed---got a source for that claim? > 5. We have a base of operation in case we have to > invade Iran. > Do we? Sounds like Iraq wants us out now, again citing the articles Ed listed. > 6. Libya gave up their nuclear program because they > feared an Iraq-style invasion. > That *was* surprising to me. > 7. Money was spent on weapons, engineering, computer > services, etc, so it isn't like the billions spent on > Iraq had no positive effect here, much more positive > than giving the money to deadbeat welfare cows who > would continue to pump out welfare calves. > I don't recall saying "increase welfare" although someone thought my comments may have hinted that. No, indeed, not my sentiment. > 8. What is the price for freedom? How much were the > people killed on 9/11 worth? > We talk about the price of freedom annually on Memorial and Veterans days, especially. They fought so that we can be free. > 9. The economy absorbed a tremendous hit after 911. > The stock market dropped 800 points, a million people > lost their job. If it weren't for the huge tax cuts, > this country may have gone into depression. Want that > to happen again? > That'll just make those license-free VFP database solutions all the more the rage...er, uh, I mean open-source stuff. (jk for all you who are clueless to see that and would take those words out of context!) _______________________________________________ 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
