whatchamacallit
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Wed Mar-23-11 01:48 PM
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Gotta love us safe, comfortable Americans, with no skin in the game |
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blathering on about "appropriate uses of force". Nauseating. :puke:
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Wed Mar-23-11 01:55 PM
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1. The Bravery of Being Out of Range |
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A great song from Roger Waters' "Amused to Death"
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Wed Mar-23-11 01:56 PM
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2. that's true for both sides of the issue. |
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Be it using force, or refusing to do so at the expense of others.
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Wed Mar-23-11 01:58 PM
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4. I'd be a lot more "down" with this latest adventure |
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if I had a reason to trust the US government.
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Wed Mar-23-11 01:56 PM
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Wed Mar-23-11 02:40 PM
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thanks for sharing your blather with us nonetheless.
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Wed Mar-23-11 02:42 PM
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6. How 'bout "safe, comfortable" and willing to ignore the plight of Libyan citizens?...nt |
whatchamacallit
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Wed Mar-23-11 03:16 PM
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Edited on Wed Mar-23-11 03:36 PM by whatchamacallit
but as everyone must admit, there *will* be collateral damage. Innocents will likely die. How do we balance the equation? Is a "humanitarian intervention" worth it if we ultimately kill more people than Gaddafi? You tell me.
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Wed Mar-23-11 02:49 PM
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7. Safe & comfortable?? But, Gaddafi's Navy is ready to invade Miami!! |
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Oh, wait, that's another of our favorite bogeymen, Fidel. Or, maybe it's the Taliban's navy..or, Chavez's nuclear submarines..
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Wed Mar-23-11 03:29 PM
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9. And they can do it in 45 minutes! |
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Wed Mar-23-11 03:34 PM
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10. And, they don't even have reservations at the hotels! |
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