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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (202575)	9/11/2006 2:32:23 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Your post as always are thought provoking and i have come to agree with much of what you say--not that hard for me you know as i was saying much the same thing during vietnam. My question is that given your views, who out there on the political scene best reflects them? I dont see anyone on either side making the anti-war argument as well as you do and i think some of the dems might be further removed from you than some of the reps.

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (202575)	9/11/2006 3:05:17 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Respond to of 281500

Well put. Thanks

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (202575)	9/11/2006 3:28:48 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I'm OK with doing the kinds of things that will, eventually, allow other cultures to mature and choose to either change or wither and die. Even though other people are NOT OK with permitting these cultures to mature, OR make a choice? Here.. give us an example of how you'll assist the N. Koreans to "mature"?? And what is going to happen if they should "wither and die" because no one bowed to their political extortion. We've (the international community) let matter progress to a situation where everyone is afraid of the potential chaos that will result from N. Korea collapsing. I'm OK with taking a chance that someday we might have to actually go to war and kill millions of people if nations truly do threaten us....but not till then. I see.. so you're willing to sacrifice tens, to hundreds, of thousands of Americans THEN for your "pound of cure", but not willing to do what it takes to attempt to attempt to apply an ounce of prevention?? Prior to 9/11, muslims thought that Al Qai'da was an organization that could logically be admired as having taken up the Muslim cause against the "infidels".. But after what they've done in Iraq, killing thousands of innocent muslims over the past few years with the suicide bombs, we're not seeing nearly the level of support for their philosophy. I'm sorry cnyndwllr.. I prefer to attempt the ounce of prevention (and maybe a couple of ounces), rather than the pound of cure, represented by a regional/international blood bath to compare with the previous World Wars.. I think our people deserve more than hopes and dreams that the madmen will all just go away and not bother us any more. Hawk