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To: The Philosopher who wrote (6414)	1/29/2004 12:09:39 PM
From: redfish	Respond to of 20773

I don't know, I'm a democrat and I was screaming for blood during the Afghanistan war, I thought we should have killed a lot more civilians, people have to be held responsible for the actions of their governments.

To: The Philosopher who wrote (6414)	1/29/2004 1:28:43 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

If you want another comparison, being a civilian in Iraq during the war was safer than driving on the US roads. about 40,000 people are killed by drunk drivers on US highways each year. Lines like that have been flying around a lot lately too. Just out of curiosity, what do you think the response would be if somebody tried to pull a line like that on the Israeli situation?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (6414)	1/29/2004 2:09:44 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

I think it shows a weird sense of priorities when liberals show more concern over 9,000 innocent dead in Iraq than they do over 40,000 innocent dead here at home. Who said anything about showing MORE concern about 9,000 innocent dead in Iraq than over 40,000 innocent dead killed by drunken drivers in the U.S. each year? I never said that and I didn't hear anyone else on this thread say that. How do you know some of us aren't members of MADD? How do you know WHAT any of us think of DUI? On top of that, it's not much of an argument in any case. Especially considering the kind of people running your country. I doubt that too damned many Senators or Congressman are even that concerned about Americans being killed by drunken drivers anyhow: from Congress: America's Criminal Class - Part IV chblue.com "....A study of public records with police departments in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia show 217 members of the House and Senate escaped ticketing and arrest last year for a variety of traffic offenses ranging from speeding to driving while intoxicated. In the 1998 Congressional session, 84 Representatives and Senators were stopped for drunken driving and released after they claimed Congressional immunity. It should be noted, however, that there is a big difference between being stopped for "suspicion" of DUI and actually being charged with the offense. More than one police officer, however, told Capitol Hill Blue they are not allowed to charge members of Congress. "I've stopped Senators who were so drunk they couldn't remember their own name," says one Fairfax County police officer. "And I was ordered to let them drive home." During late-night Congressional sessions, Representatives and Senators often spend time between votes in the private Republican and Democratic clubs or any of a dozen other Capitol Hill watering holes. One Capitol Hill police officer says he has had to jump out of the way more than once to avoid being run down by a drunken member of Congress roaring out of a House office garage. "But there's not a damn thing I can do about it," he says, "Not if I want to keep my job." --- Yep, sure sound like a responsible mob to be running a country and deciding which country to bomb next....