Don't Start the Second Gulf War

National Review Online ^ | 8-12-02 | Doug Bandow

[Protagoras]

I will no longer debate them.....instead mockery is my tool of choice.

You childish posts have shown much about your intellectual prowess on this thread. You will now be afforded the priviledge of being ignored since you have stated your intention to disrupt but not add anything to this thread, or this site.

[Mo1]

At the store buying new underwear??

[Protagoras]

Deciding to kill the people of a country are all based on secret information. Its no different to those doing the bombing or those getting bombed. However, you have no inherent right to know the details. Your government is not obligated to tell you this. They have the right to make war on your behalf and have no obligation to tell you why.

This is among the most frightening things I have ever seen on this site. Thank you for providing it for the concideration of those reading this thread.

[anniegetyourgun]

5 pair to be specific.....

[The Other Harry]

Do you folks ever read beyond the headlines?

Seems not.

[Humidston]

Beautiful job, VaBthang45!

That's the 5 best danged 5 post I've seen in 5 ages!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

That was no personal attack. If I was going to make a personal attack, you'd know it. That was as much an attack as the article you posted is an attack on GW and Americans.

You have nothing to offer. Hide behind an asinine article claiming to have proof, or facts, when the info you believe is based on lies. Facts and proof are offered here on this thread, and you ignore it, to your own ignorance (that was a compliment)

Let me put it this way; the article is a pile of chit and anyone who believes it...well...you know....

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I don't know, I didn't pst the article. But yes, I agree; the original post is just that.

[Protagoras]

I am simply saying his arguments are the same as Phil Donahue's.

Concidering your self admitted lack of knowledge about the author, I would ask you to reconcider this comment and I would be happy to recommend some of his books for your perusal. I think you might feel a little sheepish after you found out how many of his opinons are also held by you.

It should be pointed out however, that the author is not the subject. Thoughtful concideration of the points he has made and critique of them should be the goal of this thread. I know you can rise above discussing the author instead of the ideas, I have seen you do it on occasion.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

All the reports I can find, either inside FR or out, indicate heavy al Qaeda presence in NORTHERN Iraq

Well, I would ask for your source, but doubt you have one, and would provide sources you ignore, but doubt you would read them.

Next time, why don't you guys post "Libertarian Stoner Party" in the title, and then we will know what to expect for information. Thanks.

[ravingnutter]

Blair's Dossier: Saddam Linked to Bin Laden

Interrogations link Al Qaeda to Iraq

Who did it? Foreign Report presents an alternative view

The Iraq Connection

[The Other Harry]

Do you folks ever read beyond the headlines?

You are a knee-jerk. IQ ~80.

You may consider that to be a flame if you'd like.

[Protagoras]

Your points are well taken. I don't think that the author made a case for his sanity however. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Concidering = Considering. You go to school in Chicago, bub?

[Protagoras]

Thank you for the links.

[wgeorge2001]

The article ranks of typical democrat spin and shows how some can backslide from truth into the kingdom of lies .
It's a shame that such a person is so prolific but is deceived into believing that there are no consequences when mad men have nuclear weapons to be used on all the enemies of his islamic persusion.
I can't understand such blindness.

[Protagoras]

Can I conclude that you are therefore only here to disrupt the conversation?

[wardaddy]

ROTFLMAO

[Protagoras]

But isn't that what you want as well? A smoking gun?

I have never made any such comment, please confine your comments to the article and not to speculating about what I might want. It would be irrelevant in any case, this thread is not about my opinions.

[dcwusmc]

Thanks, TJ, for a thoughtful and, hopefully, thought-PROVOKING article. Too bad we have so many minds here that are like steel traps... rusted shut. Some very SERIOUS thought needs to go into this before we launch a PRE-EMPTIVE war and forever change the nature of this country to something none of us will either recognize or like.