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[SLO-BOB]

Originally Posted by tabs

There is a real problem in America.

Gee, which snarky remark does one make to this statement? Too.....many.....hurts.....head......but, here goes -

Yeah, but his term is up on 08.

I thought she was killed in Pakistan?

Nothing 550 Billion dollars won't cure.

What are you talking about? Our H2s have faux carbon fiber trim which is awesome!

You think it's bad now, wait until 08.

".........................................." Hillary (Obama, Edwards, Guillianni, Huckabee, Romney, etc.) takes over

You don't like it here? Go live in France commie!

Pakistan has McDonalds too.

Throw your TV out the window. You'll live longer not watching the fear mongers. That's entertainment folks! Why do you think they have commercials between the bad news.

[t951]

Originally Posted by tabs

When its too late and they come here and blow up buildings by crashing airplanes into them. Thats when we finally get the message, at least until the next commercial diverts our attention back to the rich Corthian Leather that the latest model SUV has. My point is that Americans view the happenings in the world as a soap opera that is happening to somebody else, some place over the horizon. However in todays Global Economy and era of ever increasing WMDs the risk of something bad happening to America has been raised exponently.

Could not agree more....

They are viewed as extras in a movie. It's like we are watching Planet of the Apes. We see them as these unintelligent, violent morons that are determined to destroy themselves. Then we have an ad for the NEW, LARGER, whatever.

We, the minority, who watch multiple news outlets, and are not lead like sheep, are not as dismissive. But it really doesnt matter. The huge percentage of our country is disconnected.

[DARISC]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabs
There is a real problem in America.

Originally Posted by SLO-BOB

Gee, which snarky remark does one make to this statement? Too.....many.....hurts.....head......but, here goes -

Yeah, but his term is up on 08.

I thought she was killed in Pakistan?

Nothing 550 Billion dollars won't cure.

What are you talking about? Our H2s have faux carbon fiber trim which is awesome!

You think it's bad now, wait until 08.

".........................................." Hillary (Obama, Edwards, Guillianni, Huckabee, Romney, etc.) takes over

You don't like it here? Go live in France commie!

Pakistan has McDonalds too.

Throw your TV out the window. You'll live longer not watching the fear mongers. That's entertainment folks! Why do you think they have commercials between the bad news.

Great post. I also liked this one of yours from a ways back:

"If by "mission accomplished" you mean....

---

1- Invading a country on a false premise. check

2 - Making life actually worse for Iraqis. check

3 - Making the U.S. a more hated target for more terrorists.
check

4 - Entering a war (against your Dad's approval) w/o an exit
strategy. check

5 - And my personal favorite - removing from power the one guy
who hated Iran more than we do thus allowing a more
fearsome enemy to expand it's influence. Iran is buddying up
to Iraq with money and support. What next?

Nice work."

[trekkor]

Bob knows things...



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[scottmandue]

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[futuresoptions]

You cannot destroy or kill ideology. You can however, drive it underground until it becomes more and more elusive.... We send our young men and women to hostile zones in order to defend a way of life in this country that we do not even defend at home against our politicians and special interests groups... Arguing against one another on this forum is entertaining none the less, but in reality it is nothing more than a reflection of the modern American's powerlessness and inaptness to control their future....

[KaptKaos]

We learned a lot of hard lessons in the 20th century. WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and other smaller conflicts. We learned that isolation doesn't work. That eventually, the problems in those other places land on our door. Whether its via attacks on boats, military targets, planes into buildings, the spread of a regime, oil prices, the global economy or the proliferation of WMD.

A proactive foreign policy is a must. It's a must because we are the richest country, and that makes us an easy scapegoat for despots and dictators around the world. It's short-sighted for sure, but its a means to an end for those that seek power.

Regardless of administration, I don't think that you will see this policy change much in our lifetimes. Proactive intervention is here to stay, and it only applies when there is security or financial interests. So don't expect much for Dafur.

[tabs]

Originally Posted by Chocaholic

Tabs...there is no "disconnect" with reallity. There is a "different" reality when comparing life in America to life in Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, etc. Just because we're not immersed in the insanity doesn't mean we have no stake in the game. Who is more invested in the ME than we are? No, there's no disconnect at all, and given the choice, I prefer to live the American reality. Thank you very much.

Now...where is my latte???

The reality in the world is that it is a dangerous place, but you could never tell that from watching American TV, after all the gore they cut to the commercial as if nothing bad is happening. The line between reality and fiction has become blurred.

[Rick Lee]

I can't remember the last time I watched a tv show that had commercials I bothered to watch. I haven't watched network tv in years.