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To: longnshort who wrote (258224)	11/3/2005 12:28:18 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575939

re: why even come on a political thread if you put the opposition on ignore. "Opposition" isn't a word I would use to describe the folks I have on ignore. They don't add, they detract. Only so many ours in the day, too few to waste shaking my head and thinking "what an idiot" over and over again. John

To: longnshort who wrote (258224)	11/3/2005 6:20:58 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575939

why even come on a political thread if you put the opposition on ignore. typical blind liberal Do you like hanging out with people who call you inappropriate names 24/7; who are always criticizing/complaining when you object to actions or policies that are hurting the nation; who want the death of anyone who doesn't agree with them; who make ridiculous statements without any legitimate support; who want to criminalize sex between minors? We've listened to 5 years of the right's nonsense where they claim the earth is flat when everyone else knows its not. Almost all the claims they have made have been proven wrong. In the meantime, they have embroiled the country in a war without end that is killing/maiming Americans left and right In fact, the only thing that saves your butt is that you don't post here frequently enough.

To: longnshort who wrote (258224)	11/4/2005 2:22:33 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575939

US should consult allies on Iraq: Kissinger By Mark John 43 minutes ago The United States should consult internationally on its plans for Iraq given the potentially devastating consequences of a failure in its policies there, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said on Friday. Speaking at a NATO event in Brussels, Kissinger warned against the emergence of "a Jihadist government" in Baghdad, saying it would threaten security far beyond Iraq and the Middle East. "A catastrophic outcome in Iraq would affect directly or indirectly all members of the (NATO) alliance as well as countries from South East Asia to the northern hemisphere," Kissinger told an audience of NATO officials and soldiers. "That is why the next phase of Iraq policy in my view requires some degree of intensive consultation about its direction," he said. "Whether to do this in the NATO council or via some more restricted contact group goes beyond the scope of this speech." Kissinger said Washington should be ready after Iraqi polls due on December 15 to cooperate more in the "political reconstruction" of the country. NATO last year launched a training mission for top Iraqi officers, but opponents of the war, notably France and Germany, have resisted any wider role. NATO members such as Britain and Italy have individually contributed to the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and the European Union is involved in training Iraqi judges and police. Kissinger, who signed the 1973 peace deal that led to the final pull-out of U.S. troops from Vietnam, did not offer any timeframe for a U.S. military exit from Iraq and was scathing about former U.S. officials critical of the running of the war. The question of whether the war is undermining the fight against terrorism, as some argue, is irrelevant, he said. "I believe the people who are now managing this should be given the opportunities and assistance in dealing with it," he said. Suzanne Patrick, who resigned as U.S. defense undersecretary for industrial policy in July, said recently a "single-minded focus" on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was causing Washington to lose sight of key issues such as China and the wider Muslim world.