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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Bill who wrote (52062)10/12/2006 3:37:12 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
Her "The Dems ONLY crime (imo) was being stampeded by 9/11 (and Bush) to vote for a war that had nothing to do with terrorism" comment was clearly the basis for Zeta 1961's remark:

"if you did know the first thing about the issues), it would be a given to you that ONLY diplomacy does NOT work with them..just like ONLY Military does NOT work...".

Stating that voting in favor of war was a democratic crime (other than being a weird comment) certainly implies that the converse of war as a dispute resolution (being dialogue or diplomacy) is a workable (and non criminal) endeavor.

The aggrieved and whining "Can you give me a URL to a senator or representative advocating "only diplomacy" in the effort to combat terrorism? I expect a link from you on this matter, or a retraction of the above. Will I be disappointed, I ask myself?" is not only an irrelevant and contrived red herring--it is also a bitter and personal attack (which is just fine with the boy with the rolling pin-lol!).

The comment that voting for war was a democratic crime certainly suggests that the absence of war (diplomacy and non engagement) would be workable. Zeta points out the obvious fact that "ONLY diplomacy" is unworkable and gets unfairly attacked and treated with a spewing condescension. What a thread! Anyone who is not a toady is a free target for the resident 2 or 3 who are...
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