Re: Threats to the US

2005-05-01 Thread Gary Denton
On 4/30/05, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Given that Saddam Hussein had kicked out UN inspsection teams, that US troops were only along the Southern Border of Iraq, and what we now know about how UN sanctions operated on Iraq, particularly the Oil-for-Food program, do you believe that

Re: Threats to the US

2005-05-01 Thread Maru Dubshinki
On 5/1/05, Gary Denton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Every country in the world can now purchase nuclear weapons from rogue elements in the USSR. GOP leaders in Congress defunded for over a year the major program preventing that. Some people in this administration leaked the name of one of the

Re: Threats to the US

2005-05-01 Thread Gary Denton
They have linked it to Novak and one unidentified official, neither is talking. These are the people they supposedly want to prosecute. Those are the only two people present at the exchange of information. A dead end unless something else shakes lose. The only thing keeping the investigation open

Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical QuestionsRE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-05-01 Thread Dave Land
On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:26:05 -0400, JDG wrote At 10:07 PM 4/26/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: But Dave, finish connecting the dots! ... same old song and dance I didn't come up with the permission slip metaphor, but hear this: I. Understand. The. Difference. Great!Perhaps you

Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical QuestionsRE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-30 Thread JDG
At 10:07 PM 4/26/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: But Dave, finish connecting the dots! ... same old song and dance I didn't come up with the permission slip metaphor, but hear this: I. Understand. The. Difference. Great!Perhaps you could help me explain it to Nick, then? Do you believe

Re: Threats to the US

2005-04-30 Thread JDG
At 10:27 PM 4/26/2005 -0700, Doug wrote: 1) -the potential of Saddam Hussein attacking Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States constituted a threat to the security of the United States? After the first Gulf war there was no threat to Saudi Arabia or anyone else for that matter So, do you believe

Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-30 Thread Gary Denton
On 4/26/05, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 12:20 AM 4/26/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:23:15 -0500, Dan Minette wrote At 07:37 PM 4/25/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: You are conflating two separate things: a) serious consideration of the opinions of other

Re: Threats to the US

2005-04-30 Thread Gary Denton
On 4/30/05, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 10:27 PM 4/26/2005 -0700, Doug wrote: 1) -the potential of Saddam Hussein attacking Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States constituted a threat to the security of the United States? After the first Gulf war there was no threat to Saudi Arabia or

Re: Threats to the US

2005-04-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: After the first Gulf war there was no threat to Saudi Arabia or anyone else for that matter So, do you believe that the US should have withdrawn its forces from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the rest of the Persian Gulf following Gulf War I, as US troops were no longer necessary to

Re: Threats to the US

2005-04-30 Thread JDG
At 08:47 PM 4/30/2005 -0700, Doug wrote: My suggestion was meant to imply that it makes more sense to attack S.A. than it does to attack Iraq, O.k., its not clear from this message.Do you believe that the US should have pursued a war against Saudi Arabia after 9/11? a country that had no

Re: Threats to the US

2005-04-30 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: At 08:47 PM 4/30/2005 -0700, Doug wrote: My suggestion was meant to imply that it makes more sense to attack S.A. than it does to attack Iraq, O.k., its not clear from this message.Do you believe that the US should have pursued a war against Saudi Arabia after 9/11? I think that

Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-26 Thread JDG
At 12:20 AM 4/26/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:23:15 -0500, Dan Minette wrote At 07:37 PM 4/25/2005 -0700, Dave Land wrote: You are conflating two separate things: a) serious consideration of the opinions of other nations before acting and b) agreement from

Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-26 Thread Dave Land
On Apr 26, 2005, at 7:20 PM, JDG wrote: But Dave, finish connecting the dots! ... same old song and dance I didn't come up with the permission slip metaphor, but hear this: I. Understand. The. Difference. Do you believe that: substantial snippage Thank you for your answers. They weren't

Re: Threats to the US Re: Permission Slips Re: Rhetorical Questions RE: RemovingDictatorsRe: PeacefulchangeL3

2005-04-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
JDG wrote: -the potential of Saddam Hussein attacking Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States constituted a threat to the security of the United States? After the first Gulf war there was no threat to Saudi Arabia or anyone else for that matter -the continued presence of US troops in the Muslim Holy