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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Srexley who wrote (578699)5/27/2004 9:41:32 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
"FAR BETTER to establish American independence from middle eastern oil sources!"

Re: You are a bit more of a fool than I though, I am afraid. You think that if we buy our oil elsewhere the terrorists will go away and start liking the the U.S.?

>>> Nope... but they won't have so much of our money to spend on religious fundamentalist 'education'!

"And what if that antipathy extends into the long run? You seem to ignore that possibility"

Re: I view human nature differently than you. I think if you punish murderers it deters them. And I think freedom and democracy make fewer terrorists than religius kingdoms and brutal dictators that hord the wealth for themselves.

>>> I agree about 'freedom and democracy'. If we'd supported Dictators less, we'd have smaller problems now.

Re: You seem to think they will not be murderers if we pull our business out of the middle east.

>>> No... just less well-funded ones.

"Iraq seems to be teaming with terrorists and terrorist wannabes now"

Re: It is the central battlefield against the terrorists right now. I guess you would rather them be spread out and planning mayhem than having the might of the United States armed services meeting and destroying them on the battlefiled. Sure glad that you are not in charge.

>>> As I pointed out: only the final result matters. If more 'terrorists' are created then we destroy, then it can't be said that we are 'winning' anything.

"Iran seems to be smiling like a Cheshire Cat."

Re: What? I guess if Iran "smiles like a Chesire Cat" we should get the hell out iyo.

>>> What high-ranking American traitor turned over classified US Intelligence (about troop positions and plans, among other things) to the conman Chalabi... who then gave them to Iranian Intelligence?

Re: Neither of our positions can be completely verified, but my guess is the religious leaders are pooping their pants right now and hoping beyond hope that those like you that oppose the U.S. will cause a withdrawl. Their own country is already close (relatively speaking) to heaving the religious guys out and trying representative government out themselves. To have a funcitional and prosperous representative society next must be terrifiying to the religious leaders.

>>> Funny! They will most likely vote in a Religious national government... and soon breakup into smaller nation-states.
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