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To: tsigprofit who wrote (18345)	7/25/2005 6:00:39 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 20773

Of course I agree with what you are saying. The natural reaction to pain is to retaliate. Those who survive however are the ones who don't lose their head...in any event, I am of the opinion that a drop of honey attracts more flies than a jar of vinegar. To push the analogy further, Bush seems to have concluded so does a pile of shit.

To: tsigprofit who wrote (18345)	7/25/2005 6:03:05 PM
From: xcr600	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

<<So, if these were all destroyed, along with all of our government ->> Wait, what's the catch?

To: tsigprofit who wrote (18345)	7/25/2005 8:08:30 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 20773

Maybe it's because I'm older, and I've actually seen the historical results of actions we've taken, but I think Iraq was how we over-reacted to 9/11. When 9/11 happened, I quickly wondered how we'd over-react. There is no telling how we would over-react to a terrorist nuke. When the Iranian students took our entire embassy hostage, I was mad as hell. I thought we should nuke Tehran, and just write off the hostages. As, Day NNN of the "Hostage Crisis" ticked by and we seemed to do nothing, Jimmy Carter sunk lower and lower in my and the nation's esteem. He finally mounted a failed rescue attempt, but it was too little too late. I thought he was our worst President ever. With 30 years perspective, I see that if he had invaded Iran, all the hostages would probably be dead, along with a lot of other people. Those hostages owe their lives to Carter's restraint. It might not have been the best course for America, but it was the best course for the hostages.

To: tsigprofit who wrote (18345)	7/26/2005 12:30:38 AM
From: fishweed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

Would you deny the people of Iraq the same emotion when they were attacked? There are times when I could support Bush - as 99% of the people in the US did after we were attacked