I've been semi-following some threads that you've been engaged in lately (in between my own jousting at windmills on other threads). Damn boy. You've got stamina. These idiots that have been flushed out of the bushes (please pardon the un-intentional pun. I sweat to God that is was un-intentional, but you gotta admit that it's not bad, eh?) since 9/11 are extremely disheartening. Do you think we're doing any good?
we're also going to drill in 'anwar'.
Do you think we're doing any good?
Nice to see you here. I have been pummeled a bit, but that is part of the game. The only thing that irritates me is when some of these new "fastest fingers" hit the "abuse" button on people who they disagree with -- when none of the rules have been broken. They act like commie informers.
As to the above question, I realize those blinded by the desire for blood will not listen to reason, but a HELL of a lot more than meets the eye is happening right now. The powers that be are packaging it up as a nice patriotic war against terrorism, implication being that anyone who questions it is unpatriotic and therefore highly suspect (how many times does one need to be asked whether one supports the terrorists because one questions massive government expansion and restriction of hard-won freedoms?). The reality is a bit more complicated. It would be nice to settle into a nice war against the "bad guys" like we see in Hollywood movies. Unfortunately life is different than these.
Our military occupation of Central Asia is giving long-suffering CEOs from Chevron and the others more than they could have possibly even dreamed for. It is like a million Christmases rolled into one. Use stupid American G.I.s to secure big bucks for big-wigs and tell them it is all about patriotism. I don't mean to be so cynical, but after what we did to Serbia/Yugo, nothing surprises me.
Again, my disclaimer: real action against anyone and everyone who did this terrible act, and putting a serious hurt on the perps -- count me in! This strange "war that is not a war" all over the world? No thanks. Something smells fishy -- or smelled fishy until the good ambassador spelled it out for us: we are there to secure plans for oil pipelines.