[dennisw]

Other processes might not bring results quickly or what one exactly desires but it is wise to avoid wars. Planning to rearranging the world is megalomaniacal. Doing so through war is evil. Sending the least among us to do one's dirty work is even more reprehensible. So is using a horrible situation as an excuse for one's ambitions.

Are you bleeping nuts and cowardly? Think back to 9-11-2001. This is when the story begins. The Islamic world did us and now we're doing them. And before 9-11 Bin Laden was demolishing our embassies in Africa with huge death tolls and the cowardly Bill Clinton did NOTHING. Did you vote for AlGore so you would get more of the same?

If there is a "war party" there is a "cowardice party" and you and Justin Raimondo belong to it. Payback is a b***h and not responding is not an option. In fact we are taking the initiative and seeing their (the Muslim world) responses. We are pro active instead of waiting to be attacked.

[u-89]

> Are you bleeping nuts and cowardly?

Neither.

> Think back to 9-11-2001. This is when the story begins.

No it doesn't. The first Gulf War would be a more convenient date. Something we didn't need to get involved with and have been paying for ever since.

> Bin Laden was demolishing our embassies in Africa with huge death tolls and the cowardly Bill Clinton did NOTHING

Most unwise on his part as a leader and typically for him very selfish. As best I can figure he wanted to avoid anything that was risky to his poll numbers. He should have retaliated forcefully.

> Payback is a b***h and not responding is not an option.

I agree. Bin Laden and Co. think so too. The CIA call terrorist occurrences "Blowback." Meaning reaction to our policies.

As I stated a prudent foreign policy is trying to peaceable engage other nations or at least to avoid making mortal enemies. We have a habit of just the opposite. Since no connection between Saddam and 9/11 was ever established all one can say is that we took cynical advantage of our fight with Bin Laden to occupy Iraq so we can have a large permanent base from which to project force and dominate the oil flow to our benefit. Nice move for certain corporate types and megalomaniacs intent on remaking foreign societies but not something that will ensure safety for Americans. We just guaranteed may long years of bloodshed and sorrow. Nothing cowardly about pointing out the flaws of the foolish and greedy.

P.S. never voted for a democrat in my life. I have a natural born aversion to all things socialist which sadly now includes the GOP.