On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:30:48 GMT, "Pete C." >
wrote:
>MareCat wrote:
>>
>> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:56:34 +0000 (UTC), PeterLucas >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >>"MareCat" > wrote in
>> m:
>> >>
>> >>> "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. but thanks for the attacks marecat's patriotism. very insightful
>> > and to the point. every patriot should swallow whatever nonsense bush
>> > puts out with no chaser. and like it.
>>
>> But, Blake, doncha know that every good little citizen should blindly follow
>> its leaders, regardless of how corrupt and flat-out WRONG they are?? What's
>> the matter with you?? 
>>
>> I just love it when the righties play the patriotism card (although I didn't
>> think it was fashionable to do so anymore). In their minds, if anyone
>> disagrees with the administration, they MUST be anti-American. Smacks of
>> Hitler. It's pretty scary, actually.
>>
>> Wonder if they have Fox News down in Oz? I'm beginning to think so.
>>
>> Mary
>
>It's sad how people like you will accuse people who disagree with you of
>blindly following the administration i.e. Bush. I don't agree with
>99.999% of what the administration does, but suddenly I'm blindly
>following them because I don't agree with you on the terrorist threat.
>
>Sorry babe, it doesn't work that way. I look at all the facts and make
>my own assessments, I don't blindly follow anyone, not Bush, nor anyone
>else on the "right" or "left". I'd be more than happy to shit can Bush
>and company and of course Bush is going away anyway, but looking at the
>current field of potential replacements I'm not seeing anyone who looks
>like they really have a grasp on what needs to be done, either about
>terrorism, deteriorating US infrastructure, deteriorating US education,
>growing energy issues, or much of anything else.
>
>All I see these days are an extreme "left" and an extreme "right" who
>are blindly focused on trying to attack and undermine each other while
>the country crumbles around them. The ultimate problem is the majority
>of the population is quite centrist, but we're only being given a choice
>of two extremes.
>
>Pete C.
Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:40PM EDT
A USA Today/Gallup poll this week showed more than seven in 10
Americans favor withdrawing nearly all U.S. troops by April, and
several surveys show the approval ratings for Bush, a Republican, are
at the lows of his presidency.
<http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN12233089._CH_.2400>
so, this must mean seventy percent of americans are extreme leftists.
coulda fooled me.
your pal,
blake