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Originally posted by Shaun 84 Targa
Nice try at deflection Len, but if it boils down to standards, and if your's are woefully inadequate, then so be it. I didn't say 100%, did I? Can you please at least stay factually within my argument? It's not too hard, the words are right there in front of you.
With your post Len, I've lost all respect for you; in fact it's so stupid I can't believe you even wrote it. You run a company, don't you? When was the last time you did anything at 3%? Didn't think so.
You must be one of those parents who thinks every kid gets an award for showing up on the ballfield.
Is this is all you got, maybe it's late for you? The fact is you are wrong. Not harsh at all, but thanks for playing dude, now go back to your little wonderland and play. Standards, Len, standards. If you want real debate, I'm here, but don't waste my time with inane, deflective comments as above. You've posted better in the past. It's all about standards.
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Your emotional BS aside, your argument lacks logic, which is my whole point. You are all worked up because Bush hasn't made you FEEL safer. You're smart enough to know searching xx% of cargo won't actually MAKE us any safer, so like I said grow up. Or maybe you think it will make us safer? If so how, do you think they are so stupid as to try to smuggle something in via a highly scrutinized or regulated carrier when countless other methods are readily availible? Tell me on your "thumb and forefinger scale" how much safer we'de be vs how much safer you'll feel if we searched 5%? 10%? 50%?
The attempt to say Bush has failed for not searching more cargo is laughable. He knows it would be a waste of resources, and hence is not a goal of his. So yes, he has fallen short on a goal he never set for his administration, I'm crushed
A lesser politician would however do it for you Shaun, because most do care how you "feel", Bush would rather see us actually be safer, like I've said...He's a man of action and convictions, not polls and emotions.
If you still hold your position on this, please complete:
We will be (pick your scale) safer when we search xx% of cargo because......(Hint: try to avoid the word "feel")
P.S. do you know why they search the 2-3% that they do? Because that is the percentage of containers that have been deemed suspicious. What a concept! Searching that container of rerod from Canada makes about as much sense as strip searching the 90 year old grandmother before she gets on that flight from Omaha to Chicago. But then again, it might make you FEEL safer, so by all means......
FWIW, I still have a modicum of respect for you
