You could have stopped right there,as far as dealing with this situation and trying to placate the terrorist Arafat I think they have.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
Benjamin Franklin
To sell out an ally (allies were covered by the Bush Doctrine) on the alter of leftist, pacifist appeasement -- well, it is simply too stunning to comprehend. I am very saddened, greivously even, for I placed such hopes for our country in Mr. Bush's election, and now?????
"You had the choice between war and dishonor, you chose dishonor and you shall get war."...Winston Churchill
Next time tell us how you really feel! (c;
I have had a lot of these thoughts moving like a hurricane through my little mind. And here is what it all boils down to for me... (sorry, this is a sad story)
I actually have a frog for a friend. You know, not the "green" kind of frog..... but a French kind. And he is a good guy actually. Smart, thoughtful. For some time now, I have had the upper hand, and I could tease him about his inane customs, his inane laws, and his wimpy "Leaders". You know those Frenchies? The guys who spend the 1st week after surrender trying to find who the conqueror was?
Well, after the dance that Bush/Powell have completed, I can no longer have the upper hand... I have lost the moral authority, and he is now able to say to me "Take a good look around, you are not better than our French sissies".
It burns me, but he is in a way right. I fear it may be only days before he is 100% right.
The days when this REALLY flied in America are long gong. Our idealism once distinguished us from the Europeans, to whom we are similar otherwise.
For a people to be able to answer the question structured as "with us or with..." most people should be able to know where the separating line is. That is, one should not who is "us" and who is "terrorist." If multi-culturalism is about anything, it is about the absence of such lines. If there was any broad tendency in our culture, as well as western in general, it is the abolition of demarcation between good and evil.
Now, after several decades of these developments, having raised several amoral generations, you expect the majority of people in this country to figure these things out?
P.S. You reminded me of a joke that I heard a long time ago and will take the risk of retelling.
In a small Jewish village in Eastern Europe, where the Rabbi was typically consulted on the matters big and small, a young couple seeks advice on how to raise their child properly. The Rabbi asks, "And how old is your child?" The father replies, "She is six months old." The Rabbi gets visibly distressed and laments, "But you are way too late to be concerned about that!"
You too, my friend, are way too late to expect people to know the demarcation of right and wrong, "us" and "them."
I can tell you precisely what happened:
The Muslims have successfully outmaneuvered the US by tying 'The Palestinian Problem' to 'The War on Terror'.
It is quite clear Bush made a tremendous mistake in choosing Colin Powell as Secretary of State. The guy is about as effective as Madeline Albrong. What makes matters worse is just when Israel has finally grabbed the bull by the horns and is taking measures to end the terrorist measures in their country, Powell comes in...to talk. The man is so freaking boneheaded he actually believes playing nicey-nice with a bloodthirsty monster like Arafat and asking Sharon to back off is going to make things better out there!
The time for talk passed many moons ago, dammit!
Let Israel finish the job, as Sharon has been asking Powell and the US.
Let's get serious about the war on terror.
Let's get Bin Laden, Arafat, Hussein, and Quaddafi, in that order, and wack 'em. Today!
Lot's of good points, valid bitch session .........just wish I had the last page in GWB's play book. Hopefully we'll see something real kewl come of all this soon.
Stay Safe !!