Liberal Academia Spew. . .
Posted on 09/22/2001 5:56:59 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:12:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
AUBURN
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"The U.S. has not won a war it declared since World War II," Barry Burkhart said. "We didn't win the Korean War, we didn't win the Vietnam War, we didn't win the war on poverty and we damn sure aren't winning the war on drugs."
What wars have we DECLARED since WWII? Do North Korean Communists command Seoul? If Vietnam was a failure, point out ONE military battle we lost there? The failure is soley on the heads of the politicans of that era, not our military. The "War" on poverty and drugs was and is not a war, just because some politican declared it so.
He said terrorists are "so single-minded" that they sacrificed themselves, "so if their own death doesn't deter them, what could?"
Ah, yes, there are soldiers true to the cause who will die, but their "leaders" do NOT wish to die. They are the true cowards here, sending brainwashed fanatics out to die for them. So you see Professor, the fight is with the cowardly leadership of these terrorist rings. and when we kill them, then the terrorist attacks will cease. And here is the most important thing I can tell you: If we do NOT take this fight, war, even, if you will, to the terrorist leaders, then they WILL assemble other fanatic peons to kill MORE of us. So we cannot, even if we are truely committed to peace and good feelings, ignore this challenge lest we allow many more innocents to die. That, my dear Auburn colleague, is why we MUST fight. We cannot shirk our duty, no matter how distasteful. Your advice is not only wrong, it will lead to more atrocities against an innocent American public. So go away.
I do not believe Vietnam was a "declared war" either.
This present action is not a declared war, as yet.
Poverty? Drugs? Barry Burkhart is probably not qualified to take a shower alone, nevermind teaching.
Parents with children at Auburn need to reconsider how they spend their money!
Their death by the hand of someone else (US). Call it: "Nipping it in the bud"
FReegards,
Auburn is definetely a publish or perish university. Publish enough (regardless of the merit of the publication - the objective to have Auburn University credited) and you are the hero of your department and awarded tenure. Once these dolts get tenure, you can't get rid of them. Fortunately, the professor mentioned above and a few others did not receive tenure as I reiterated my experiences each day at lunch with my father, the dean.
I WILL be bringing this up with my bosses, co-workers, and others. I WILL let my students know that this thinking is wrong and what our duty as citizens really entails (I am a military retiree, so I can speak with authority). I am, as stated earlier, heartsick that this ideologue is spewing this nonsense at Auburn. In my conversations and relations with others here, I haven't met too many leftists. I thought we were better. I guess the socialists America-haters are truely everywhere.
YES that IS OUR INTENT BUTTWIPE...to MEET THE ENEMY AND WIPE THEM OUT...WERE YOU LISTENING TO THE PRESIDENT THE OTHER NIGHT??? AND NOT JUST THESE LOWLIFES OF THE WORLD...THEIR FRIENDS, IN OTHER COUNTRIES, WHO HELP THEM PULL OFF THIS ATTACK AGAINST AMERICA. "This is not an act of war," he said. "It's a criminal act and should be treated as such. We need to find the individuals who did this and bring them to justice. We don't need to go to war."
HEY MARRONEE....REMEMBER THESE WORDS: "Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.
President George W. Bush, September 20, 2001
Article II [The Presidency]
Section 8. The Congress shall have power......... To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;......
Hey Professor! I thought 'either/or' thinking went out with post-modernist deconstuctionism. I think the plan is to both 'connect' and deter our opponent! Once we connect with the ringleaders in the proper way, they should be able to 'make the connection.'
Um... professor... the PROSPECT of their own death doesn't deter them. Actual death, however, does finish their career. Get it?
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