To: Thomas M. who wrote (520 ) 8/31/2002 3:13:21 PM From: marcos Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1293 Hitchens on Kissinger - #reply-17937683 - who shares a healthy slice of the responsibility for constructing and extending the warpimp culture .... and leaving aside whether the deviousness of lawyers can get him off through holes in existing legislation, there is no question he was a lead destroyer of the wonderful myth of the fair-dealing friendly Uncle Sam ... were he my countryman, i would want him incarcerated, on whatever grounds, parking tickets, who cares ... they got Al Capone on tax charges ' I propose a middle ground. Every time someone proposes killing as the only way, a young Marine should punch them in the face. Then they can be permitted to present the same or a fresh opinion, again. With the same response. After being thoroughly pummelled, if they can state the same conviction through bloodied lips and broken noses, then the rest of us should seriously consider what they have to say. ' #reply-17939494 ... this might work - to get your ideas across, first you must learn to communicate in the other party's language ... thanks to SirRealist for reminding me of the term 'warpimp', after all these years ... and for realistic thought, sure makes the neighbours look smarter to us folks next door Stashing these for my own convenience - sunsite.unam.mx sunsite.unam.mx [edit] - there is english available as well there, from the home page - sunsite.unam.mx ... but the articles are not the same What do you think on the question of US troops in Canada, Thomas .... i have no objection to them training here, as our allies, or trucking weapons or whatever through to Alaska, subject to sensible safety precautions ... but operations no, not ever under foreseeable circumstances .... should there come a massed invasion that would warrant a rethink on that position, the prime ministre has the War Measures act with which he can invite allies with the stroke of a pen ..... obviously if the liechtensteiners or whoever invaded Oregon and the US couldn't withstand the assault you would invite us in, we would expect this and be ready to go, you would have nothing to fear from us .... but the other way around, with US troops on our soil, this is way different, sets a scarey precedent .... too much history of Kissingers, Reagans, Poinsetts, Westmorelands, Polks, etc, and not enough genuine Uncle Sam ... can you understand this?