Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Clown-Free Zone... sorry, no clowns allowed -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: marginmike who wrote (289743)	6/25/2004 11:54:35 AM
From: da_cheif™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

What this country needs is a good 5 cent HST......

To: marginmike who wrote (289743)	6/25/2004 3:41:21 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 436258

<<that is eirily reminicsent of what people said about Reagan during the cold war. He was stuborn, and arogent, and the USA should engage the Soviet Union>> Sort of a bad analogy....it's like saying the proper response for Reagan then would have been to invade Czechoslavakia, in order to show the Russkies what they're up against. Instead we did it the right way, just ground 'em down and outlasted 'em. They're always has been, and always will be evil in the world. But a military response is not always the optimal way to combat it, that's why it's called "asymmetric war". It requires intelligence, propaganda, occassional pinpoint application of power against the right individuals. Essentially a guerrilla war approach, instead of the Battle of the Bulge mentality we're using now. What we did in Afghanistan was much closer to the proper approach than what we're doing in Iraq. As far as what Bubba said he would do.....he had his chances and he did nothing. As far as "what use is all this power and might we have"....the same question was raised in 'Nam, and the correct response then (as now) was to NOT use it, but to learn more about our enemy and redesign the engagement to suit OUR purposes and not theirs. The only legitimate reason to invade Iraq was if there was IMMINENT danger they were going to obtain WMD's....everything else is just an excuse.