Posted on 04/19/2004 4:51:30 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
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A friend sent me this today:
Regardless of who you will vote for in the election this is interesting.
There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during the month of January..... in the fair city of Detroit (Michigan) there were 35 murders in the month of January. That's one American city folks, about as deadly as the entire war torn country of Iraq!
Worst president in history?
The following appeared in the Durham, NC local paper as a letter to the editor.
Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war. They complain about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently claimed Bush was the worst president in U.S. history. Let's clear up one point: We didn't start the war on terror. Try to remember, it was started by terrorists BEFORE 9/11.
Let's look at the "worst" president and mismanagement claims.
Lincoln allowed the US to fall into civil war. How would you like a nice Civil war today? You could go and kill your out of state relatives!
FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did.
From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
Truman finished that war and started one in Korea, North Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of 18,333 per year.
John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked us. I think history might show Eisenhower committed the troops and Kennedy was honoring that commitment.
Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year.
Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent, Bosnia never attacked us. He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.
In the two years since terrorists attacked us, President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Lybia, Iran and North Korea without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people. We lost 600 soldiers, an average of 300 a year. Bush did all this abroad while not allowing another terrorist attack at home.
Worst president in history? Come on!
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking, but...
It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51 day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.
It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick.
It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida!!!!
213 posted on 04/19/2004 1:28:12 AM EDT by pubmom
FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did.
Btw pubmom, when I used this point to argue an anti preemtive strike on Iraq I was told that attacking Germany was OK because they had declared war on us. sheesh! But they didn't attack us!! Isn't that preemptive??! sheesh again.
In all humility...:)
His 9 slot charge was the biggest comeback in PGA TOUR (U.S.) history, not just the tournament!
The only bigger charge-from-behind in WORLD golf history was Paul Lawrie's comeback from 10 down in the 1999 British Open.
Cloud 9 indeed! Although I fear that ruling on the last hole may get more bad press as the week progresses. The sports writers love nothing more than a controversy, so Stewart is braced for some blowback. I'm glad he has the PGA rules officials on his side.
An Iraqi civilian kisses the hand of U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Sharp from Peoria, Ill., after Marines from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines gave him a supply of food and water in Fallujah, Iraq -- Monday, April 19, 2004. (AP Photo/John Moore)
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I've decided liberals "want to win the war or terror"...they just don't think it should cost anything....in lives or treasure. They just infuriate me. In the views of today's press, we have to win the war but we musn't lose any "battles" along the way.
"...they just don't think it should cost anything....in lives or treasure.
They'd rather talk about it than to actually get their hands dirty.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Er, uh, regular guy Bob Smith (not that PLO Yasser guy), yeah - that's it... attends a memorial ceremony for assassinated Hamas leader Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi at his Ramallah headquarters April 18, 2004. REUTERS/Loay Abu Haykel
Here's a picture, too big to post and the website.
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