Not sure who I am Addressing....Perhaps there is something here for all of us........
Correct me if I am wrong on this one, but the IRA used to give warnings before its terrorists attacks in Northern Ireland. Seems like the reverse of what a terrorist would want to do, alert those that would otherwise be injured or worse.
What were the reasons for the IRA giving warning before their bombings, knowing that such a warning might prevent the bombing in the first place. Of course, by giving a warning, they minimized the amount of civilian casualties and thus getting the press for their cause without the extreme desire for payback.....
I dont want to suggest this is where the Palestinians and others have gone wrong because I am against all forms of terrorist bombings.......
Having said the above, it should be noted that in order to have a good war, it is highly important that both sides be both ignorant about their enemy and full of hatred and disdain......While some of that hatred may be for good reason, it is often indispensible that we hype up the reasons for our hatred. A good dose of stereotyping, a handful of bigotry and some good old fashioned ignorance of how they live and what they value is unparalleled in getting the ok to go to war......
That's funny because I thought the airforce was chicken, remembering back to the Gulf War when many flew to Iran to avoid the US.
.... they are hunted like the animals they are
dehumanizing your enemy is so important to make it easier to kill them and minimize their grievances....They have grieveances (sp?), but their methods of trying to put them out is all wrong....I am not even suggesting that their grievances are 100% on the money, but merely stating that they them and they probably feel ignored (obviously their methods of making people here them is all wrong, totally and completely, I am not supporting them in their methodology).......
I wonder what they used to say about the continental army during much of the revolutionary war. We were too afraid to fight like men on the battlefield, shoulder to shoulder, but instead hid behind rocks and trees.....boy were we cowards back then.....but now that we have the superiority of arms and troops, now we are brave........In truth, we were making use of guerilla tactics, back when it suited our needs, which were quite often termed the tactics of the terrorist (keep in mind that terrorists target civilians and Guerrillas fighters target military targets).
Therefore, now that we understand the difference between a guerrilla fighter and a terrorist, perhaps we can be more successful as we label the cause of the violence in Iraq. The UN explosion? Terrorism, no questions. Tis wrong and they are guilty. Go get em. Hunt em down and try them in a court of law, or kill them if you cant successfully apprehend them.
Now, what do we do about the guerrilla fighters that are so active in Iraq. They go after military targets and as such as real guerrillas. We have been calling them terrorists, although we now know them to be otherwise.
I made some reference to the perceptions that Iraqis or some have about the US, with regard to the willingness to support democracy throughout the world. It is important to note that perceptions do not always reflect reality, but are merely perceptions. Like the perception so many Americans have about how horrible the religion of Islam is.
Some wacko names Osama may be able to lead a bunch of ignorant, illiterate Muslims to their death, offering this or that salvation that is
NOT in the Holy Quran, but let me be clear, that does not mean the Quran supports terrorism, that only means that Osama the Wack job thinks it does....
Read the Quran and show me where it says we are given any number of virgins for killing innnocent and civilians.........
Now perhaps if the US was more willing to foster education throughout the world, maybe Osama the wacko would have far fewer illiterates he could mislead. By the by, Saudi Arabia (15 of the 19 9/11 hikackers were from this country not Iraq) is supporting education throuhgout the world, with your petro dollars, but they are supporting their firey brand of Islam and it is against me as much as it is against you.
Also, on a final note. For those of you who are not quite sure who to hate and who to invade, it should be known that Osama, in arabic, is a name like sam or fred. It is not particularly unusual in their culture, so you could very easily meet another Osama in your lifetime, that actually has nothing to do with 9/11 (there was a kid in 4th grade named Osama while I was teaching fifth grade in Sharon, Mass at the Islamic elementary school-I taught mostly secular subjects). Should that Osama be forced to change his name because some really twisted and wacked out dude went off the deep end to the extreme? Know anyone named Adolph? Do we take the names Ted and Timothy out of circulation because these gents were mini wack jobs (unibomber & Murray federal building bomber).......
even the freedom of that Muslim poster in California who obviously has no appreciation.. or at least LOYALTY for the US, and may I add is more than welcome to go live in a muslim country and enjoy their freedoms, and sense of fairness. How could it be about oil when we are "pissing away" so much money on this military effort?
Perhaps the willingness to piss away money has something to do with the fact that we intend to make Iraq our strategic oil reserve. Please see
http://forums.uechi-ryu.com/viewtopic.php?t=9835 where I have posted an article written by the former Energy Secretray for the Reagan Administration. Interestingly, this article came out just as we were about to invade Iraq. Also quite interesting is how we blame OPEC for our oil dependence, rather than doing something constructive to become independent of their energy suppiles, we blame the energy haves for making us dependent........
and who do you blame for the fact that our gas prices have shot up through the roof yet again under the Bush administration. I thought sound economic policy would dictate stable energy prices and supplies, while we seem to be getting higly unstable and unpredictable prices and supplies....Thank God we deregulated the one thing that our economy really requires, affordable and consistent supplies of energy.......
I have waited along time for this one. And here it is, the, why dont you leave if you hate it so much then argument? Who said I hate it here? Nobody. Who said I had no appreciation? Doesn't matter, one person said it and many others
maybe thought it, but held back saying it.....It is not a totally unreasonable question if stated in a reasonable manner........I have stated many a time that while the countries in which most Muslims live are not democratic, that does not mean they are incapable of being democratic. IN fact, the existence of reasonable and democratic forms of governemnts in these Muslim lands throughout much of History attests to the fact that they can exist. In Physics, we find that we can do all kinds of fine measurements to determine the exact location of some really small particles, but find that shining light on really small particles has great effects on those super tiny particles....Similarly, we have just ended over two hundred years of colonization plus fifty years of cold war brutalism. We were more than willing to put dictators in place throuhgout the Muslim and non-Muslim world, subverting whatever pre-existing attempts at democracy they already had. While many can be convinced through extensive propaganda that Islam is incompatible with democratic goals, I for one, see that as the lie that it was intended to be. Islam has little or no democratic form of government anywhere in the world. THat is not however, proof, that Islam is incompatible with democracy since Islam has had viable democratic and tolerant societies over the course of history. To say Islam is inconsistent with democratic ideals is from ignorance of Islam and/or a desire to slander and otherwise put a bad name to one of the world's largest groups of people. Make your slanderous remarks now, cuz you wont be able to when the PC police finsally get on our bandwagon.......see, when I was a kid in America, you could slander just about anybody with impunity......but, heck, what happened to our good ole country? you cant make fun of Jews, gays, blacks, the Irish or the poles......Slandering women is pretty unfashionable, except on certain forums, but the one form of slander still universally acceptable to all is (sarcasm intended).....you guessed it....Islam.....and Msulims (who cant spell).....and anything remotely related to these people, their culture, their religion or their way of life (so much fun to make jokes about camel jokeys, ragheads, # of virgins waiting for me in heaven, and I cant even remember them all they are so creative)....... Islam is very useful becuase in this day and age when you cant make fun of anybody, here comes the one group that everyone is still willing and able to make fun of .......
Perhaps it appears as if I have no appreciation of our great country because I dare to mention the things I find wrong here. If you really love your country, you shut up and never say a bad word. That is how they do things in Singapore. Is that how you want your country to be, such that you are not allowed to question the policies of your government; in fact, anything short of complete agreement ought to land you in jail for charges of high treason. Is that the kind of country that you want to live in, one in which patriotism is forced down peoples throats rather than welling out of people's hearts from a true love of country, one that says that I love this country despite it faults, despite its wrinkles, despite its penchant for frivolous lawsuits and crumbling infrastructure. Despite the fact that there exist many things about this country that I would like to see improved, I still love my country and want to see it improved.......While I may agree that this is the best to live in the world, a few of my friends on the other side of the globe (or that long border between us and those waiting to invade us-canadian bacon humor-you might not get it) may enjoy where they live, too......
Peace, Blessings & Mercies on those who Believe
and do Good Deeds (it is not enough to just believe, actions speak louder than words)[/quote]
)....I can't wait for the next election...this little sh*t can have his place in history as someone who supported a war because he thought it would keep him in power and give him a chance at the presidencey of Europe.
......they can't protect the oil, or the pipeline......geographically it is all in favour of the terrorists,the IRA were hard to fight but this is ten times worse.......at least they spoke English, the temperature was bearable...half of the population were on your side....none of that here .and no problem finding weapons.....you'll never find a WMD.....but I reckon that Kalashnikovs are ten a penny
Next thing you know, their Arab teenagers will be listening to rock-and-roll and their daughters will be wanting education and to drive a car!!! 
