Posted on 05/30/2005 4:49:03 PM PDT by Cornpone
Ping....
"Sandy Shanks"?
Too funny.
PING
And I'm more than sure I can say:
"The vast majority of muslims are clueless regarding the past of faraway lands, as well as their own."
Some body should tell "these people" that, You will starve to death if you are not able to sell your oil!
And if there is no body to buy your oil, so please shut the f*** up and don't mess with the world affairs!
You will starve to death if you are not able to sell your oil!
A point that Tom Friedman made awhile ago. The subject was elections in Saudi Arabia, and what if the "radicals" win. (I parapharse) "So what, you mean they won't like us and they'll say bad things about us, what's different?"
After they slaughter my countrymen, I could not possibly give an asswipe with a Quran page what their grievances, real or imagined, are, nor do I accept justifications based on the losing side's perception of a centuries-old folly.
I do not want to understand a rabid dog; I want to put it down instantly.
I do not wish to understand the "feelings" of a cockroach, either; I want to step on it and poison every single last one of the species, without hard feelings, or anything personal- Just simply because it is an unpleasant job that needs to be done.
We must be allowing Al Jazeera to exist because it has some intelligence value; It deserves the compassion given to cockroaches, and the life of a Mayfly.
The problem is that Industrial countries (most western countries) buy their one and only export (oil) and what if there is no body buying their sole export item?
Thanks for the Ping!
Okay Mr. Shanks, where to even begin? I have never seen a worse or more inaccurately portrayed historical survey. Why not just take the short, honest route and admit first that you hate "the Jooooooooooos", and while you're at it, that you're not overly fond of the Christians either. So much so that you're willing to prevaricate, stretch the truth, skimp on important details, and outright lie!
A.A.C.
"Intolerant of Islam since 1962"
This bilge needs to come with a complimentary barf bag (or three).
"There are some who feel that the US goal in Iraq is the creation of a democracy.
Bush's goals or justification for war has changed over the years, and this new one was adopted after his February 2005 State of the Union address.
Once again, history becomes a casualty. Never in the history of mankind has democracy flourished at the point of a gun."
Rather than spout verbatim what her betters have taught Sandy to say, perhaps he/she should consider that last statement a bit more thoroughly.
I am constantly amazed people utter that sentiment and don't seem to realize how utterly wrong it is.
It's insanity, that's the only explanation I have.
And that's leaving out the blatant lie that Bush just came around to this as a reason for the invasion in Feb 05 (!).
Good god, do people have literally NO memory beyond the party line?
Like any good work of fiction it has a few elements of truth but it's basically a pack of lies.
They hate us because we don't make our women dress in tents.
The fact remains that since the fall of the Arab empire in the 11 century, Arabs have not been in control of their own destiny.
They hate us because Arabs have been Losers for a millenia.
... the Iraqi resistance fighter is a soldier...
They hate us because they know that the Iraqi resistance fighter is a bully and a pansy, and as bullies and pansies they will remain losers for another millenia.
Now you are really insulting cockroaches. Do you realize that though they are ugly and disgusting, cockroaches are not known to carry any disease?
I can't say that for jihadists.
Santayana had it wrong. Those who remember the past (and revel in it's ancient insults) are condemned to repeat it. America was founded and populated largely by people who wanted to forget the past and concentrate on building a future. As an approach, the advantage is obvious. Just compare the US with the Arab world.
However, centuries of Western domination are kind of hard to forget and that will remove any holier-than-thou attitude American negotiators may have.
Yada,Yada,Yada
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