On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:43:18 -0500, "Pete C." >
wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:56:34 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
>> wrote:
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>> >"MareCat" > wrote in
>> :
>> >
>> >> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
>> >> 0.25...
>> >>> "MareCat" > wrote in
>> >>> :
>> >>>
>> >>>> "PeterLucas" > wrote in message
>> >>>> .25...
>> >>>>> "MareCat" > wrote in
>> >>>>> :
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>> >>>>>> ...
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> The billions sent to Iraq are a drop in the bucket and while not
>> >>>>>>> being particularly well spent are at least being thrown in the
>> >>>>>>> direction of a very real threat.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> What threat???
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Go hug a ****ing tree, then go stick your head back in the sand
>> >like
>> >>>>> a good
>> >>>>> little ostrich.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Predictable response...and of course you didn't answer my question.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> No.......... *you* give us all a plausable explanation as to why
>> >there
>> >>> is no threat. And never will be any threat.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm sure the 9-11 victims families would *love* to hear it.
>> >>
>> >> Uh...9-11 had nothing to do with Iraq.
>> >
>> >
>> >You're right. It's got to do with *any* terrorist activity, *anywhere*
>> >in the world that will either directly, or indirectly, affect your
>> >country.
>> >
>> >Isn't that right, leftie?
>> >
>> >
>> >You *are* an American, aren't you?
>> >You *do* love your country, don't you?
>> >You *are* willing to defend your country and your people, aren't you?
>> >
>> >
>> >Or......... do you just want to sit on your arse and bitch and moan
>> >about what you think is right or wrong, and never do anything.
>> >Leave it up to everyone else, hey?
>> >
>>
>> the war on iraq is exacerbating the threat of terrorism, not reducing
>> it.
>
>No, actually it isn't. It may appear that way to the short sighted,
>however what it actually happening is it is drawing the marginal
>terrorists and terrorist supporters out of the woodwork so they can be
>dealt with.
>
>The hornets nest had been growing and the hornets started to venture out
>and attack us. Now that we are fighting back, we've stirred them up and
>we see more coming out of the nest. That doesn't mean our fighting back
>created more of them, just that they are now in the open. Ultimately we
>will destroy all of them.
>
>Pete C.

ultimately? how long do you think this will take? let's see, four
years so far, longer than it took for the nazis - you think maybe
five, ten, fifty or a hundred years? 'grandpa fought in iraq, and now
i'm going over there, too.' you think this is a good idea?

your pal,
blake