Don't Support Our Troops - (Ted Rall Alert - Barf Assumed)

Syndicated Column ^ | 3/11/03 | Ted Rall (Barf Alert Assumed)

[gridlock]

An insight into what motivates the Anti-War left. They look at the current situation, a conflict between the Democratic West and a murderous tyrant with a funny mustache and decide that we are the NAZIs.

[dirtboy]

Ted Rall is the author of "Gas War: The Truth Behind the American Occupation of Afghanistan," an analysis of the Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline and the motivations behind the war on terrorism.

Oh, yeah, you mean the carefully researched expose that claimed that the Caspian had as much proven reserves as the Persian Gulf - when just ONE country, Saudi Arabia, has over EIGHT times the proven reserves of the Caspian.

Lucky for Rall that the standards for liberal journalism have sunk so low that even an unprofessional hack such as he can make a living doing it.

[DoughtyOne]

[LeftiesBinWhinin]

I agree. This type of rabble should be closely watched for any more signs of foaming at the mouth...

[craig_eddy]

but he's their problem, not ours

Hmm, I wonder how he would react to people saying we should close our borders and not allow Mexico's sick and downtrodden into our country. We could say "they're Mexico's problem, not ours" and I wonder how this ultra-maroon would respond?

[Dimensio]

He does make several points that would be valid if not for the fact that the conflict is about Saddam violating the cease-fire agreement from the original Gulf War.

One of the problems that I see is that a number of people are arguing resons for going to war with Iraq apart from violations of the cease-fire agreement. Unfortunately, Saddam being a "very bad man" isn't justification for this kind of conflict, so such irrelevant issues give ammo to the anti-war crowd who use it to distract from the issue of Saddam's noncompliance.

[Aeronaut]

I can't believe I read all of this. I feel like I need a shower.

[VeniVidiVici]

Like a good German watching my countrymen march into Poland and Belgium and Luxembourg and France, I don't want them to win and I don't want them to lose.

If this statement of his doesn't state what liberalism is in a nutshell, I don't know what will.

With a single sentence he demonstrates perfectly that liberals have no convictions; no sense of right or wrong.

[DoughtyOne]

  

[Mudboy Slim]

LOL...RATS're DOLTS...MUD

[chaosagent]

"Americans should set aside their political differences once the Mother of All Bombs starts blowing up munitions dumps and babies in Baghdad."

Maybe they shouldn't put their munition dumps and babies in the place.

[gridlock]

Ted Rall seems to be convinced that the USA in 2003 is just as evil as NAZI Germany in 1940. Once a person accepts the truth of that simple axiom, everything he says makes perfect sense.

Needless to say, I do not accept the truth of that axiom.

But you cannot prove otherwise to Tedd Rall. You could talk yourself blue in the face about concentration camps, and he would only want to talk about Mumia Abu Jamal. You mention Krystalnacht, and he would rant and rave about Rodney King. The fact that we sold Saddam three civilian helicopters 20 years ago is equivalent to the fact that he gassed his own citizens and is responsible for the deaths of a Million people.

[gridlock]

You have to admire Rall's honesty.

The guy standing down on the corner yelling at his imaginary dog at 4:00 in the morning is honest, too. That doesn't mean he has anything interesting to say.

[Ga Rob]

This was the idiot "cartoonist" who was on Bill Mahr's second episode. He made my list that night.##


## For those not familiar with my list(and why would you be)I have a list of certain people that no matter the consequences to me, if I were to meet them on the street or anywhere I will punch them dead in the mouth!!!

[NorCoGOP]

Cheering them as they leave and holding parades when they return would certainly be misinterpreted by citizens of other countries as popular support for an inglorious enterprise--and it would make it easier for Bush to send them off again, to Iran or Libya or wherever. Let's keep our flags under wraps.

Let's put this guy up as the Parade Marshall, with a big sign with this quote on it, when our troops do finish the job...

I'd like to see if he'd survive the spectators, let alone the troops in the parade...

[gridlock]

Your list must be getting pretty long these days...

[wolficatZ]

Those "head up the ass" pictures on every single thread, ad nauseum, are becoming tiresome, IMHO.

Ben Afflek and Tom Hanks? Pulleeeeeeeez....
Phony baloney.

[gcruse]

Up until 'Germans in the 1930s,' Rall makes valid points. All that follows is what you would expect from a cartoonist.