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To: neolib who wrote (184525)	4/3/2006 8:50:21 PM
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<6) Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. What the heck does that one mean?> I think it means that one should not let a current negative situation stop you from making a good (moral) decision. Equivalently, don’t surrender your values under adverse conditions. In that vein… Does dissent equal disloyalty? How and when? What is the proper form of dissent/disagreement during a conflict that does not immediately equate to “aid and comfort to the enemy.” I see people talking past each other because they can’t or won’t address the real premise of each others position. Does the venom spewed at “bleeding-heart commie liberals” or “right-wing reactionary bigots” help bridge the gaps in understanding? This is verbal masturbation. <g> Does anybody here in the U.S. have anything against these possibilities? A stable and democratic Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, uh… Middle East. A defeated (or dead) Osama bin Laden, and a crushed Al Qaeda. A convicted and death-sentenced Sadam Hussein. To me, the primary issue is how to we, the US, comport ourselves while we attempt to achieve these noble goals. Have we done a the best job we could? Can we adapt to the changes occurring on the ground? <a dead Sadam may not be noble, but I'll try to live with myself.>

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