When you say "our defense," are you thinking that you're speaking for all US citizens. Because you sure don't speak for me, and I can only hope that at least a sizeable minority of my fellow citizens would feel the same.
Brian --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Morgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All I can add in our defense, is that much more good has come from our use > of the land for the good of the world, than from the natives who inhabited > it previously. Yes, you too have benefited from Jackson' s quest, so find a > better argument about the poor, savage, barbaric, nomadic though culturally > rich natives who fell easily to manifest destiny. Their children are being > well taken care of, and now have the benefit of electricity, inexpensive > housing, internal combustion, oh, and beer. :) > > Also, we sure picked a loser for a President in 2000, good thing we can kick > him out of office in 2004. How many other countries refresh their > leadership on such a regular basis? I agree with some who think his entire > administration should be behind bars for the atrocities, corruption, and > fleecing of not only the American public, but the entire world. I am > ashamed to be associated with our false President and his cabinet these > days, but proud that I voted for Al Gore, and rightly so...as it turns out. > Is Kerry the answer? Maybe, but at least he will choose an entirely > different administration and get those crocked-good-for-nothin' Ashcrofts, > Rumsfelds, and Cheneys out of positions of power. When push comes to shove, > and believe me it has! The American public will do the right thing. > > In the mean time, we're all [here on this list] are just doing what we can > to reduce the need for foreign oil, to take the incentive away from > stability in the Middle East. Personally I look forward to the day when the > economics of the region make it impossible to inhabit the area, at least on > the same scale. Where will all of those people go? Well, they may just > have to assimilate elsewhere, obey the law, get a job, and act respectable. > Enough of this 2000 year code of Islamic law already, the world awards > progress...they'll figure it out. > > Please note I don't hate Native Americans or Muslim populations in general, > I believe all people are generally good, and have gone through the four > years of feminist based philosophy that is State-sponsored University here > in the US. With that said- > > > Flame away dear friends, > > Ryan :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 1:57 PM > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [biofuel] US poll about Iraq war > > > Why not ask the Israelis Ted? > > No. Wait. They haven't figured out their little problem yet either. > > Many don't agree with the analogy of Iraq being another Viet Nam. > > Rather, the comparison to the Gaza Strip or the West Bank is more > appropriate - continual attrition, continual hate, continual oppression, > continual occupation. > > But heck. The US has been very good at oppression, occupation and even > genocide throughout its "illustrious" past. Just ask any American native. > And for that? Jackson got his picture on the $20. > > One very queer country that pays homage to those who are the architects of > such sweeping devastation. > > Todd Swearingen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ted Dinkelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:02 PM > Subject: Re: [biofuel] US poll about Iraq war > > > > As the poll states, the majority think this is a bad idea. My question > is > how do we get out of it? Just quiting and going home would be a worse > situation and staying will cost many lives on all sides. > > > > Ted > > > > Hakan Falk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I just saw the latest gallup polls about the Iraq war and Bush handling > of > > it. As we said the whole time, "it were and is a bad idea to > unilaterally > > occupy Iraq". Now finally a majority of the American people seems to > agree > > with it and that Bush is not capable to handle it. Now we cannot find > any > > majority population of any country in the world, who think that the > Iraq > > occupation was or is a good idea. > > > > We also find some fine ways of which the OPEC countries show their > opinion > > of what is happening. They are signing up the major development of > Natural > > Gas with other countries, like Russia and China, and when US finally > have > > transport capacity for NG, they will have difficulties to buy enough. > The > > same is happening on new oil exploration. They also have difficulties in > > delivering more oil to US. This is not a surprise, if the proponents of > the > > opinion that we at the moment experience the Hubbert peak of oil > > production. The other possibility is that the oil producing countries > > prefer to sell to China, than to US. My personal opinion is that, even > if > > they wanted, they cannot meet the growing demand in US and the world. US > is > > not only buying to meet higher demands, but is also buying desperately > for > > filling up their strategic storage reserve, that way pushing prices > higher. > > > > Hakan > > > > > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > > Biofuels list archives: > > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! 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