RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Ritu
JDG wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Similarly, I find the notion of bombing a people into democracy and gratitude stupid. And I really honestly do not believe that Bush's failure of imagination and my recognition of the same makes me responsible for

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Ritu
Doug wrote: AQ wants to prolong the violence because they are aware that Americans have a limited amount of patience; that by prolonging the violence they will force us to leave. I'll disagree with you here. I do not think that AQ wants the US to withdraw. Not right now at any rate. A

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Ritu
Finally! I have been reading excerpts but it took me almost the entire day to work my way down to this message. JDG wrote: Ritu, it seems that you, Nick, and even Dan missed the point here. The proposition was made here that the US is responsible for all the deaths currently occuring in

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ritu Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:37 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them On the other hand, the policy of sanctions, No-Fly-Zones, diplomatic

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Nick Arnett
On 11/27/06, jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If Iraqis are killing Iraqis at a stunning rate today, and they are, it is because the Coalition enabled such a situation to arise. So, for quite a lot of us, all the Iraqi deaths post 2003 are on the Coalition's head. Okay... Ritu, did

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Ritu
Nick Arnett asked: Okay... Ritu, did you really mean to say that the Coalition (not the US, John) is totally responsible for all of the Iraqis killing Iraqis these days? Nope. The Coalition, as I mentioned in the mail John quoted, is responsible for enabling the situation to arise. This

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ritu Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:37 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them JDG wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Doug
Ritu wrote: I'll disagree with you here. I do not think that AQ wants the US to withdraw. Not right now at any rate. A couple of captured AQ documents clearly indicate that AQ is hoping that the US stays in Iraq for a long time to come. The American presence in Iraq is accomplishing what OBL

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:39 AM Tuesday 11/28/2006, Dan Minette wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ritu Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:37 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them On the other hand

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-28 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:24 AM Tuesday 11/28/2006, Ritu wrote: Nick Arnett asked: Okay... Ritu, did you really mean to say that the Coalition (not the US, John) is totally responsible for all of the Iraqis killing Iraqis these days? Nope. The Coalition, as I mentioned in the mail John quoted, is responsible

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Nick Arnett
On 11/26/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If need be, I can make a general case that our decision making process is better informed when we do study pact actions and results in such a manner than when we don't. Indeed, arguing against such a case would reject a great deal of how we

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Nick Arnett
On 11/27/06, jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The proposition was made here that the US is responsible for all the deaths currently occuring in Iraq. Cite, please. I don't recall anybody making any such argument. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jdiebremse Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 8:34 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And that's

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Doug
JDG wrote: Ritu, it seems that you, Nick, and even Dan missed the point here. The proposition was made here that the US is responsible for all the deaths currently occurring in Iraq. While this was a reasonable proposition when the deaths in Iraq were occurring largely as a result of US

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 27 Nov 2006 at 8:45, Doug wrote: The sectarian violence now occurring in Iraq was sparked when the Al-Askari Mosque (the Golden Mosque) was destroyed last February by Al Qaida. Why did Al Qaida do it? To prolong the violence in Iraq. Why did they want to prolong the violence? Because of

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Doug
Andrew wrote: I wrote: The sectarian violence now occurring in Iraq was sparked when the Al-Askari Mosque (the Golden Mosque) was destroyed last February by Al Qaida. Why did Al Qaida do it? To prolong the violence in Iraq. Why did they want to prolong the violence? Because of the

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:58 AM Monday 11/27/2006, Nick Arnett wrote: I'm quite sure that's not needed, since it is common sense that one can prophet from the past. Aargh. -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 27 Nov 2006 at 12:42, Doug wrote: Andrew wrote: I wrote: The sectarian violence now occurring in Iraq was sparked when the Al-Askari Mosque (the Golden Mosque) was destroyed last February by Al Qaida. Why did Al Qaida do it? To prolong the violence in Iraq. Why did they want to

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-27 Thread Doug
Andrew wrote: Huh? No, again, you're somehow focusing on AQ hates Americans in Iraw. They PLAIN HATE AMERICANS. They're prolonging the violence by attacking Americans because it hurts American interests and Americans. Iraq happens to be the current best place for them to do that. Why do

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-26 Thread Ritu
Dan Minette wrote: Only if you share Bush's Manichean world-view. I don't. But we have covered this ground earlier, before the invasion. We have, and I think there is a reasonable view that might address some of what you and some of what JDG argues for. Which probably means that

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-26 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ritu Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 6:07 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them Dan Minette wrote: Only if you share Bush's Manichean world-view. I don't

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-26 Thread Nick Arnett
On 11/26/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... a critical part of this is accepting the consequences of one's own preferred path, as well as the consequences of the path one opposes. Unfortunately, that's based in fantasy because God only knows what would have happened if another

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-26 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Arnett Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 1:49 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them On 11/26/06, Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... a critical part

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-25 Thread Ritu
JDG wrote: And that's because the policy of the rest of the world was to support the reign of terror of Saddam Hussein ad infinitum Only if you share Bush's Manichean world-view. I don't. But we have covered this ground earlier, before the invasion. Ritu

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-25 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ritu Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:07 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them Only if you share Bush's Manichean world-view. I don't. But we have covered

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-25 Thread Nick Arnett
On 11/25/06, jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, for quite a lot of us, all the Iraqi deaths post 2003 are on the Coalition's head. And that's because the policy of the rest of the world was to support the reign of terror of Saddam Hussein ad infinitum Very, very bad logic. Those

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-25 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:42 AM Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them It would, however, be reasonable to argue that, while there is wanton murder by some

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-25 Thread Dan Minette
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Seeberger Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:54 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them - Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-25 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf

RE: Iraq Re: Someone Must Tell Them

2006-11-21 Thread Ritu
JDG wrote: And how does that 13+ years of attacks compare to just the last month in Iraq? I dunno, how many Iraqis did the US kill last month? Who knows? You guys don't do body counts when you are doing the killing. And how many Iraqis did Iraqis kill? Again, who knows? And