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11-09-2006, 01:22 PM | #17 |
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DanaC: "There is a big difference between disagreeing with a country who went to war and wanting terrible things to happen to that country."
riiight. You love us.
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11-09-2006, 01:24 PM | #18 |
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It's not our fault. You guys kicked out all the religious nuts with guns and now you're surprised we're a bunch of religious nuts with guns!
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11-09-2006, 01:32 PM | #19 | |
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11-09-2006, 01:36 PM | #20 |
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This war is NOT against Iraq - its against Terrorists.
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11-09-2006, 01:43 PM | #21 |
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Can I justifiably break into your garage and steal your lawnmower, because of terrorists?
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11-09-2006, 01:47 PM | #22 |
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Nah - my ex moved out of the house last weekend and took it along with everything else & I mean everything right down to lightbulbs and toilet paper. But if I had one, you could.
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11-09-2006, 01:48 PM | #23 |
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!!!
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11-09-2006, 02:08 PM | #24 |
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OK, I give up - you guys are all right and I'm nuts. (not the first time) Just let me make sure I get this correct, so when asked I have ALL the facts and can discuss this intelligently. We, America, as a country, invaded another country, Iraq, and committed the majority of our military manpower, jeopardizing 10's if not 100's of thousands of lives, included all facets of our defense programs, spent countless millions of dollars AND dragged our allies with us for absolutely no reason other than to just to siphon off money into the pockets of political and personal supporters. Is that right??
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11-09-2006, 02:11 PM | #25 |
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Sounds pretty close
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11-09-2006, 02:12 PM | #26 |
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I think we had reasons for doing it, and I wish they could have been more up front about what they were, instead of cooking up a series of failed PR campaigns, and losing support for a war the reasons for which were never properly stated to begin with.
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11-09-2006, 02:19 PM | #28 |
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My goodness people - that is really really sad! I am ashamed to call myself an American if some of us actually believe that statement. I am done - there is no more. It really scares the hell outta me that anyone could convince someone of that.
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11-09-2006, 02:26 PM | #29 | |
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The whole "they attacked us" where "they" == "Iraq" is a big red flag for me. I hear that and give the next ten seconds or so to gather the context--humor, sarcasm, rebuttal, or, gawd, righteous indignation. If the tone is serious belief, the speaker has lost considerable standing, perhaps permanently. This is on the order of saying "The earth is flat." with a straight face. Gonna be *hard* to recover from that one.
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11-09-2006, 02:30 PM | #30 |
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They = terrorists.
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