Posted on 09/24/2004 3:08:03 PM PDT by Pokey78
Well, I certainly do! I've been thinking distinctly non-Christian thoughts lately about what should be done to the NON-humans who held children hostage then shot them in the back, and other NON-humans who hack people's heads off with large dull knives. I won't even call these vermin animals anymore because animals don't kill for sport or 'beliefs'. These scum are killing for the sheer pleasure of the feeling of power it gives them and that sickens me!
I'm not one who calls for turning Iraq into glass or any of that crap; there are too many people there who are not involved in this and who are only trying to make a better life for themselves and their kids. For the ones involved, though, I can only wish a very slow, painful death as they've inflicted on so many of late, so that they can contemplate their journey to Allah.
Do I 'believe' enough for you?
Yes, I do. I've seen countless reports of terrorists being arrested in places where no military action is occurring. The war doesn't have to be waged with tanks and bulldozers. It's being waged in Dallas and Portland and Munich and Rome. It's being waged in Manilla, Jakarta, and in London. And we're doing it in the terrorist magnet of Iraq, only with louder noises.
Whoever that Ohio guy you referred to is out of action for the other side. It's too bad our laws and court system can't give us a quicker and more emotionally satisfying result, but we do have to respect our own laws, even in wartime.
And that means we can't bulldoze mosques here in this country.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear a muslim call one of our local talk radio programs yesterday. She was very angry at the folks in Iraq conducting the kidnappings and beheadings. It's not enough, but it certainly was a refreshing call.
I believe in it with all of my heart, and I am thankful to GOD that we have grown-ups in the WH who understand this is war, as well.
Go ahead and whine about it, those of us who care, will do the work of fighting for American resolve to fight against terrorists, wherever they are, with all we are.
There is more at stake than a deficit and living is some sort of fake 'peace'.
"Dear Mr. Kristol:
Why don't you tell us all about your vision for Iraq over the next 18 months? Then tell us how the U.S. is supposed to go about seeing that vision through."
I would think his vision is along the same lines as Bush and Kerry is no help with his traitous bs criticism when our guys are fighting a War and trying to bring peace and freedom to a region of the world that has never experienced it. This is nothing new for Kerry, he did it to the Vietnam Veterans and he continues to be a self serving traitorous jerk.
Your brains are fried...
ROFL....thanks for the laugh!
Are you on crack or what?
Did you try to join the military? Volunteer for one of the private-sector jobs in Iraq? Donate money to help veterans' families? Doesn't sound like it. It sounds like you're in a tizzy because you weren't able to "burn a couple of mosques to the ground."
What's with the hard-on for Kristol? Seriously.
<< .... he's got about as much credibility to discuss this subject as a 300-pound jack@ss who never played sports but writes articles criticizing a shortstop for making too many errors. >>
Or a Judge who's never committed a crime sentencing a child-molestor to prison or a mass-murderer to death?
Or a fireman who's never committed arson running about the place willy-nilly putting out fires?
Or a man who's never seen and Iraqi dancing in the streets, heaping scorn upon those who see them dancing every day?
Or the progeny of a canadian province who's never met a deadline, edited a national news-magazine or published a column, criticizing the -- in this instance -- excellent judgement of one who does it every day.
Try a little logic.
I will be SOOOO happy when this election is over. At least, until the "candidates" start announcing for the 2008 election; hopefully that will wait until after President Bush's Inaugural Address on January 20.
Well, I'm no lawyer, but here's how I'd have answered: "Sir, there is no international law, therefore none to break. A valid law requires two things: (1) that it be enacted by a legitimately constituted, democratic legislative body and (2) that it be enforced by a political authority. There is no supranational legislature, let alone a legitimate one, to enact such laws, and there is no international enforcement authority, as should be obvious from the U.N.'s inability to enforce its resolutions against Iraq. To accede to 'international law' is to voluntarily yield U.S. sovereignty, which I will never do. When it is in America's interests to enter into treaties, we will do so, and I will abide by the requirements of such treaties until such time as they are abolished. But no web of treaties can possibly rise to the status of 'international law.'"
But is was well "nuanced"
The Chechens' American Friends
Mr. Kristol and his cronies seem to think the global "war on terror" is such an urgent matter, and yet they don't want the Russians to do what they need to do in Chechnya.
Talking about major scandals, has anybody noticed that the U.S. Government is investigating Fannie Mae? The New York Times, that paradigm of fair and balanced coverage, has reported, yesterday and today, about a major scandal breweing in Fannie Mae. It appears that this agency is under investigation for "accounting irregularities". But guess what? The accounting irregularities were concocted to allow a bunch of executives to collect bonuses based on 'performance'! So profits were boosted to allow the executives to skim their huge salaries and bonuses without the public being aware. And guess who some of the executives involved are? You guessed it! Most are Democratic party operatives such as James A. Johnson, who was Chairman and chief executive and who received, in 1998 only, $ 966.000 in salary and $ 1,932,000 IN BONUSES.
Franklin Raines, who was also Chairman and Chief Executive designate received a salary of $ 526,154 and a bonus of $ 1,109,589. But the most conspicuous member of this gang is none other than the 'belle' of the 9/11 Commission, the ONE AND ONLY Jamie Gorelick!, a Janet Reno assistant who got to participate in this scam as Vice Chairman, and was able to draw $ 567,000 in salary and $ 779,625 in bonuses! There are other individuals such as Lawrence M. Small, who received almost $ 2,000,000, J. Timothy Howard, $ 800,000m and Robert J. Levin, who as executive vice president of this racket got almost $ 890,000!!! Unbelievably, I have read this in the BUSINESS DAY section of The New York Times, but my feeling is that this was reported in this sparsely read section Friday and Saturday, so that the average schmo (like me, for example) doesn't get a chance to see what's going on!
MY TRUE BELIEF IS THAT WE ARE BEING SKINNED ALIVE! THIS HAPPENED DURING THE CLINTON YEARS AND HIS CRONIES ARE STILL 'IN THE POMADE', AS SOME OF US IN THE PROLETARIAT ARE WONT TO SAY TODAY!
Can anyone investigate this further?
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