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Reply to THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR in Politics JoeUser Forums

Col. Tukhachevsky, there are facts you are ignoring too: Saddam's regime lacked the ability to develop WMD's. The reason why? UN Sanctions. The problem with UN Sanctions on Iraq? The Mohammedans blamed them on the United States. Problem with that? Madeline Albright erroneously conceded that the sanctions were killing millions of Iraqis, especially children. Problem with that? Osama Bin Laden used it prominently as one of his justificat

Reply to BUSH HAS BETRAYED THE CONSERVATIVES in Politics JoeUser Forums

Multiple polls - Bush Job Ratings The most appropriate question for people here is, not "do you feel Bush is doing a good job as president," or how ever you want to word it, but Is Bush doing a good job as president? Then explain your reasons why. The title of this article is completely wrong. Bush is not a conservative, so it's hard for him to betray conserva

Reply to THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR in Politics JoeUser Forums

So.....what you're saying is that not everyone is capable of leading themselves. That backward cultures only function best under the thumb of a dictatorial strongman or imperial power? No, everyone is capable of leading themselves, just not necessarily in a way that would meet with the approval of Weste

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Prior to any withdrawal (I also prefer only withdrawing to Kurdistan and offshore in the Gulf), we'll have to hit the insurgents and terrorists across the entire country so hard and mercilessly, so hard it may actually make some Americans sick. Just to let them know they didn't force us to leave. And any pro-Islamic parades and celebrations afterwards suggesting they "expelled the infidel Crusaders" should be decorated with a couple 2000 lbs. JDAMS.

Reply to What REALLY Happened In New Orleans? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

People, I'm going to say something that may come across as offensive and politically incorrect. Get ready: Lots and lots of Blacks can't swim.

Reply to THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR in Politics JoeUser Forums

Look, schools are good. But anarchy is not. Once the troops leave one area, the insurgents and terrorists move back in. Only one battallion of Iraq soldiers is capable of operating without US assistance. And this is 30 months after the War began, and only 500 Iraqi soldiers can operate without US assistance. Casualty rates for American troops are not going down. We don't have the manpower to conduct an effective counter-insurgency in country. Lib

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Col. Tukhachevsky, I agree with you that the War is a nightmare. Even more disheartening is the news that now only one battallion of Iraqis is capable of operating independently of US forces. I haven't yet heard a solution from you, however. My solution would be to declare to Jafaari privately that we intend to withdraw very soon from Iraq, and he better get his act together or he's SOL. Then launch sweeping offensives against ALL major Sunni centers simultaneously. Fallujah, Ramadi, Samarr

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Reports That Conditions in NOLA Were Exaggerated are Exaggerated An article from the Louisiana Times-Picayune (nola.com) has been circulating around (it was on Drudge) which claims that the horror stories from New Orleans were greatly exaggerated. This claim itself appears to be overstated. The article employs straw-man

Reply to Slavery - When did it end? in Politics JoeUser Forums

The amendment was proposed on Jan 31, 1865. It wasn't ratified by 2/3 of the state legislatures until Dec 6, 1865--nearly eight months after Lee's surrender. Since secession was not recognized (as there is no legal provision for it that I'm aware of), and with a Confederate surrender, there was no such thing as an independent CSA. What difference does it make that amendement was proposed before hostilities ceased?

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Don't get me wrong, Dr. Guy. I think the Confederate Battle Flag is being separated from its Civil War implications. There was and is more to the South than just slavery, or the legaacy of it. If the flag wavers have disavowed slavery, then what is the problem people have with the flag as representative of regional hertage? History is important, but it isn't everything. The contmporary aspects can't be overlooked. They must be stressed.

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Since you pose this as a question to all, I'll take a stab at it. 1. Which state had legalized it the latest? I wasn't aware slavery had to be legalized. I'm aware of it having to be illegalized in certain states. 2. Stars and Bars was the first. The second was the southern cross (not the constellation) in the canton on a white field. The third was exactly the same as the second, except for a red vertical bar on the right side. 3.