[dd74]

Originally Posted by Tobra

How many terrorist attacks have we had in the USA since 2002? Seems like that is a stat that would be easy to track.

A poor statistic which current analysis shows is false. The question is how many attacks on the USA has the war in Iraq prevented? No one has a viable answer. Plus attacks can originate from numerous other places in the world. Iraq has prevented nothing.

If you really want to get off topic, AIDS is 100% preventable by controlling behavior.

Well, that's ignorant. But I don't want to get off topic...

We are wasting our time and an idiotically huge amount of cash and resources on something that can be prevented in practically every single case and should not invest ANYTHING into curing it, since the money is much more efficiently used in prevention.

Yep, but it's the conservatives who don't want condoms passed out in public schools, correct?

It is a waste and reprehensible when you think of all the people you could feed with that money.

First of all, you have to get the money to waste the money. Problem is it's already been wasted on Iraq and Pakistan.

Here in Kalifornia, incandescent lights will be illegal soon, a sacrifice at the Altar of Global Warming. How much is that going to cost in increased health costs, more or less than we save in electricity, and will it be worth it to the people with direct, adverse effects from this change?

Man, that's a stretch. incandescent vs. fluorescent lights. If one is truly concerned health-wise, go outside and play in the sun to remedy any harmful effects.

Before going into Iraq and Afghanistan, we went over all the available intelligence from around the world, had both houses of Congress vote on it, then made a move. You don't believe it, but this was something that was done after careful consideration, but with your perfect hindsight vision, you know it was the wrong thing to do. How many years after we made this move did it become crystal clear in your hindsight mirror?

At the first mention of Iraq as part of a fabled "axis of evil."

Certainly we can have an impact on our carbon emmissions, but how much will it hurt our economy and help our climate? Keep in mind that 1/4 of the world population, or whatever China is, will be making no effort at all to reduce their carbon emmissions, neither will India.

So it's their problem and not ours? Who's pointing fingers (as you mention below)? The "I'm not going to do it unless the other guy does it?" is true sandbox mentality. I'm not surprised you support it.

Oh, and dd74, you need to sell all your cars and stop using electricity completely, you really need to reduce your carbon footprint before you start pointing fingers at anybody.

A bit extreme and somewhat impossible in this modern world. That's like me asking you to stop breathing to reduce your own carbon footprint.