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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (57088)	4/2/2007 5:31:24 PM
From: DayTraderKidd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

As for burning the flag, I share the same opinion as a local far right wing radio host. He said, if people want to pay money for a flag and then burn it, have at it. I personally feel that people who do that do mroe damage to there cause or message than anything else. And people stop paying attention to them pretty quick and write them off as the radicals that they are. I saw on the news that burning of that dummy dressed as a soldier on the news about a week or so ago. It pisses me off but when I really think about it, same deal as the flag burners. If they have a message they feel a need to convey, burning flags and fake soldiers is not going to get them what they want. How would I solve the war in iraq with less deaths than cause by Saddam? I think we already surpassed that number, atleast in the time we have been in Iraq vs the time he was in power. With that said, I think it was foolish to rush into that war and it would be foolish to rush out of it. But to win the war will take more troops that we have on the ground and a different strategy with the iraqi army. I personally think they should cut off that army from having contact with the civilian population when they are not on duty and for the duration they are enlisted. And if that cuts down the number of recruits, then draft them. It would take that level of patriotism from them for there military to actually work for the shia and the sunni's. They should disband that government and toss there constitution. Making that place resemble any kind of a democracy would take 30 years minimum. Why not just become there government and slowly build a legitimate government made up of iraqies over a decade or two. Yeah our inaction in regards to muslims helped create this problem now but don't you think in 20 years we could say the same thing about china? Same thing over there. They hate us etc.... I personally feel the best way to manage the WOT is with large military action when needed ie... afganistan, maybe parts of Africa. But a large part of the war should be taking out radical leaders on the side, without the troops and large military buildups. Identify the radical organizations and take them out quietly..

To: Ichy Smith who wrote (57088)	4/5/2007 3:57:09 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

3 at Yale Accused of Burning U.S. Flag Associated Press Apr 4, 9:01 AM (ET) NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Three Yale University students, one a U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, were arrested on charges of setting fire to an American flag hanging outside a home. Said Hyder Akbar, 23, Nikolaos Angelopoulos, 19, and Farhad Anklesaria, also 19, were arrested early Tuesday on charges ranging from reckless endangerment to arson, police said. Akbar, a senior, was born in Pakistan but is a U.S. citizen, police said. He worked as an informal translator for U.S. forces during the invasion of Afghanistan and later published a memoir, "Come Back to Afghanistan," based on his experiences, the Yale Daily News reported Wednesday. Angelopoulos, who is Greek, and Anklesaria, who is British, are both freshmen. They had to surrender their passports. Bail was set at $25,000 for Angelopoulos and Akbar, and $15,000 for Anklesaria. They were jailed Tuesday night; police did not immediately respond to calls on their status Wednesday morning. Authorities said the three students had waved over two police officers in the area early Tuesday to ask for directions. A short time later, the officers returned to the neighborhood to see if the students had found their way home and spotted the burning flag. One officer pulled down the burning flag and the other tracked down the three men, authorities said. apnews.myway.com