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To: sea_urchin who wrote (22504)3/3/2005 7:25:24 PM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 81137
 
>The USA is "No. 1" in nothing but weaponry, consumer spending, debt, and delusion

For what it's worth:

uruknet.info

>>What have we gained in Iraq? Absolutely nothing.
What have we lost? Our leadership in the world militarily, morally and financially.

Until we regain our moral stature and moral bearings, we shall continue to be hated in this world for good reason. We no longer defend freedom and liberty, we are the new British colonialists, we are the new plunderers, we are the new imperialists. This makes me ashamed of our country.

What do I hope for? I hope some of our military men, men of honor, will stand up and call these immoral and ignorant men what they are. If our military is to defend its honor, it must stand up now. If not, then our military men are part of the problem, not part of the solution. I am not advocating revolution, but I am advocating the right to resist immoral duty and men who think that "killing is fun," and men who think that bombing a city into the earth, as was done in Fallougha, will make us more friends and fewer enemies.<<



To: sea_urchin who wrote (22504)3/3/2005 7:34:13 PM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 81137
 
Yeah? So what about our murder rates, huh? And don't we spend more on drugs than any other nation on earth?

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Searle, leave it to those dour Minnesotans to come up with such disparaging statistics. Why, you'd almost think the author was a closet Canuck, now wouldn'cha? ;')

Thanks for the article, that was actually quite well researched, albeit not be the reporter. :)