Re: {warning, longwinded] Re: Dissuasion vs. Persuasion, was Re: [Iraq] The r...

From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Sun Jun 08 2003 - 18:24:40 MDT

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    -Who decides when military action is not taken, when it is called for?
    -You are concerned that the CIC is a religious fundamentalist. The irony is
    that said fundamentalist had to ask his Mom whether, myself, as a member of a
    certain group whether I was going to hell >;) His Mom directed the future
    prez to have a chat with Billy Graham for answers. If I am not pestered by the
    prez's religious affiliations, crazy white boy that you are, why should you be
    :-) ??

    If Iraq breaks up into religious geographic sections, why should this trouble
    you? As far as the idea that the dog is being wagged by the Republican tail,
    kindly imagine what a 12 kiloton yield nuke detonating in central DC will have
    on this list, the economy, the country, the world. Then, you really will have
    a dictatorship to worry about, if you're lucky. Also, count the USA out as a
    participant is space exploration, and scientific pursuits.

    The chance option for retaliation against a radical Islamic group, who
    doesn't mind dying for Allah, would be really low in the case of nuclear guerilla
    warfare, unless such as option is already in place, with suspected targets
    already identified. You, indeed are here as part of a civilization that is being
    targeted for attack. Now what is the best way we can defend it? The question of
    targeting is not paranoia, the wisest response is. Denial is not an option,
    for either of us.

    Mitch

    MMB Said, Greviously
    <<<I -If NO military action is taken when called for, grievous.

    -If military action is/was taken and bystanders become more polarized,
    grievous.

    -If grasping abusive shortsighted people subjugate others, grievous--
    whether they're thug-protected corporations or simple gun-bearing thugs.

    -If Iraq collapses into Shi'ite Shariya, grievous.

    -If the actions taken by the US contribute to instability, grievous.

    -If the US uses such instability to justify further incursions ("Hey, look,
    we tried, but them camel jockeys just aren't ready for anything but
    subjugaton...") with a further net bad effect, grievous.

    -If those who claim to speak for the US continue to spin, oversimplify and
    misrepresent things, grievous.

    -If the media continue to pump up the US population as easily spooked
    fragile victims, grievous.>>



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