Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
The terrorists have hit recently in Bali and Mombasa.
So? Those are not attacks on my country. Our job is to protect our shores.
Instead of launching a multi-billion dollar war that we can't afford, we should take a lesson from the Founding Fathers. They signed letters of marque to effectively deal with the Barbary Pirates.
You think I am condescending. I do not think so.
I am giving Viggo ample right and freedom to wear his little t-shirt anywhere he wants. And if he wants to get all grungy... he can wear it over to my house, I won't mind. As long as he brings the sword.
I think you missed a word.
pointing out that this thread has typically remained politics-free in an effort to keep things friendly.
Would you like a hoagie?
LOL!
Sure, I'll take a hoagy.
One of our defects as a nation is a tendency to use what have been called "weasel words." When a weasel sucks eggs the meat is sucked out of the egg. If you use a "weasel word" after another there is nothing left of the other.
--Theodore Roosevelt
Europe isn't convinced (well some of them are) because Europe isn't important.
Bali and Mombasa... the US... the world is in it together. To me that's the point... to you (if I read your posts correctly) these attacks are nothing more than isolated events that don't have bearing on one another. That's fine.
And state-sponsored terrorism is a little different than the Barabary Pirates... apples and oranges...
AHA! But I used "typically" BEFORE I said "remained", so the only word that has nothing left is the word "has".
Disclaimer: In the past, I worked with weasels attorneys. and have a degree as a paralegal. :)
You want the hoagie loaded or naked?
I hear ya!
You are right.
I am sort of fixated on this particular thought. It seems so obvious that we should hurry up and quit using their oil and creating great wealth for them while at the same time making ourselves dependent on them.
I wonder if it is a coincidence that the Left fights so adamently to prevent us from drilling in Texas and Florida or wherever, and letting us be rid of those people.
I always enjoy and appreciate your insights.
Check this out! I was over looking at DU... and saw that they were doing backflips over some toy called "Forward Command Post" that featured a US soldier in a home warfare setting.
NOW, being that it is taken from Antiwar.com, I was suspicious that it was a joke toy... but it isn't! They are actually selling this thing on their website... A soldier commando in a bombed out dollhouse! ROFL! A big brother's dream toy for all brothers with little sisters.
Despite what the globalists maintain, we are not the world's policemen. They can deal with their own problems, without U.S. tax money.
these attacks are nothing more than isolated events that don't have bearing on one another
No, I think there is some coordination between groups. However, Saddam has more in common with North Korea than Muslims in the Philippines.
And state-sponsored terrorism is a little different than the Barabary Pirates... apples and oranges...
Prove state sponsorship of terrorist attacks on America (not Bali, Mombassa, or Israel), and I'll beat the war drum. If there is solid evidence then nobody needs to be convinced. If there is solid evidence why this nonsense with U.N. inspections?
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