News from the Colonies - America's War in Iraq

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Is that gun in your pocket Mister, or are you just happy to see me?

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Nickelodeon said:
Yeah, maybe it was a Kodak moment.
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or maybe it was staged in an empty lot in nyc by a college student trying to generate sympathy.

or it may be genuine.

the point is that we shouldnt just assume that a child that looks sad or suffering on a television or picture isnt being manipulated.
 
samcdkey said:
Do you believe the children in Iraq are having a good time?
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uh....no.
i was pointing out that people need to think with their brains, and not with their emotions, or they will be manipulated toward ends that they necessarily dont agree with.
i have as much, if not more sympathy for the iraqi plight than the average american (as i have family that was affected by the conflict).....but getting emotional about the topic wont save lives....thinking rationally will.
be skeptical of anything you see in the media...even the bits you agree with. it is a talent not many people utilize, but they all possess.

a shame, really.
 
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the rationality of the issue is very simple The Devil inside; remember what Dwight eisenhower warned Americans of? oh well let me remind you that he warn the states against the formation of a permanent military industrial complex, which is the case today. In my opinion U.S.'s rationale to kill the enemy by uprooting it is correct, but the approach to do so? i dont think so. and in the meantime more civillians and more soldiers must die. You must understand that tactics have to be changed here. one must understand that jihadis and terrorists never fight like an army, so there is army or any other form of military going to be effective? i dont think so. the only effective means of curbing those insurgents is training locals in U.S. or training U.S. military officials (only a handful) to take charge and help curb the insurgency by counter insurgency rather than going like an army;
An analogy : when a sniper exists in a building does the company CO charges his men straight into the building or strategically organizes his men to their positions and sends one of the men to look for the position of this sniper and then attack him relevantly? that is what is needed right now, not bombing civillians unecessarily. Israel tried the same with hezbollah and ended up killing civillians more than anything and allowed animosity to develop within the locals...

In a war there are moments when you have to take ruthless actions, but if your tactics are wrong, ruthlessness is often described as heinious.

Rick
 
i was talking about the DUTY of citizens that have the right, to exercise the right to criticize "authority".

i agree fully with your above statement...even if it was wildly off topic. :)
 
haha, sorry for detouring; i have a tendency especially in political matters to do that...


Rick
 
LARRYTHECABLEGUYJR said:
man is that a reel pikture of you you are fine wantu go out sumtime.
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Only in the opposite direction from wherever you are, thanks.
 
It seems the other colony (afghanistan) is not doing so well. Jaap de hoop scheffer is assuring us we will win this war.
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Although the war was already claimed to have been won a few years back.
 
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