blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:05:49 -0500, "Pete C." >
> wrote:
>
> >Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> >>
> >> On Aug 1, 9:34 pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
> >> > Stan Horwitz wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > In article >, "Pete C." >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > > jmcquown wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > > > I just heard about the I-35 West bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul
> >> > > > > collapsing, sending cars plunging into the Mississippi River. Please check
> >> > > > > in and let us know you're okay!
> >> >
> >> > > > > Jill
> >> >
> >> > > > Looks pretty bad, not just one section falling, the whole damn thing
> >> > > > came down. Already three confirmed fatalities and I don't think they
> >> > > > even have any info back from divers yet.
> >> >
> >> > > Large parts of the infrastructure here in the states are poorly
> >> > > maintained, yet billions of dollars are sent to Iraq. Insane! I am truly
> >> > > sorry for the families who lost people in that bridge collapse.
> >> >
> >> > The billions sent to Iraq are a drop in the bucket
> >>
> >> EXCUSE ME!?!? Just "a drop in the bucket"????
> >
> >Compare a few hundred billion to the many trillions of the national
> >budget. Iraq is a drop in the bucket, don't let the "billion" fool you,
> >relative to the total national budget, Iraq is the equivalent of your
> >morning coffee budget.
> >
> as of oct 2006:
>
> The empirical total of this lying crime in Iraq is $450 billion—that’s
> what we’ve spent so far. An extremely conservative estimate is another
> $550 billion for whenever we get the hell out of there and health care
> costs for the wounded. A cool trillion dollars, easy, all for nothing
> but horror, shame, death and international revulsion.
>
> That’s $9,480.86 per American family, money that will be paid out by
> the American middle class next 30 years (one could tack on another
> $300 billion for interest, but we’ll keep it simple and conservative).
> Our corporate media tries to ignore it, but every day more and more
> Americans are becoming aware and infuriated at this incredible waste
> of such a vast fortune.

I for one do not consider national defense a waste. Perhaps in you
idealistic fantasy communist world everyone lives together in peace and
there are no terrorists. I happen to live in the real world and am aware
of the real world dangers the terrorists and their supporters.

Iraq at present is a good example of why we can't negotiate some sort of
peace with the terrorists. The culture of the entire middle east is one
of violence, lies and extremism as the continuing sectarian violence
clearly shows. If you think you have negotiated some sort of peace with
them, while you have you head happily buried in the sand, they are
quietly rearming and preparing to attack you yet again.

>
> <http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/009046.php>
>
> ...but maybe you drink a **** of a lot of coffee.

Two cups each morning. Don't think that counts as a lot.

> >>
> >> > and while not being particularly well spent are at least being thrown in the
> >> > direction of a very real threat.
> >>
> >> Are you one of those folks who believe that Saddam Hussein was
> >> involved in the 9-11 attacks, perhaps even after the Liar-in-Chief
> >> admitted he was not?
> >
> >No, I'm one of the folks who knows the real story with the WMDs from
> >someone who was in Iraq on the UNSCOM team and saw them first hand.
> >nwhat
> and what is the 'real story,' pray tell? they were shipped to syria?
> not even bush is rash enough to peddle that tale.

The real story of what Saddam did with them during the years that
Clinton and company had their heads in the sand and were undermining our
intelligence services? If we're lucky, what really happened to them is
Saddam hid them really well and now everyone who knew where they are
hidden is dead.

>
> why is this person saw them first hand talking to you and not the
> media? no one else seems to 'know' the facts.

How many UNSCOM team members have you seen talking to the media?

Pete C.