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Reply to "Africa? What's an Africa? asks the U.S. Gov't. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

How much money do you think the U.S. government should spend on Sudan?

Reply to Bush vs. Kerry election predictions in Politics JoeUser Forums

Minnesota will probably be close this time. Usually it's on automatic win for democrats.

Reply to Easier to be left than right...... in Politics JoeUser Forums

following that election, conservatives regrouped and began a very successful effort to portray themselves the victims of a huge liberal media effort to crush them. their success led to a triumph of image over substance that corresponded with the ascent of the 'new conservatives' and culminated in the nomination of ronald reagan</

Reply to Easier to be left than right...... in Politics JoeUser Forums

Actually, I'm not so sure that it's easier to be on the left. How many elected officials are proud to call themselves liberal? It seems to me that that label is being shunned, and liberals are either masking themselves as "moderates" or establishing new terms like "progressive". Liberals have been forced to try to advance their agenda via litigation because they dont' have enough support to do it legislatively. What would be an examp

Reply to Chess Anyone? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

According to the program an optimal United States doctrine would be one in which the US seeks to live as an equal member of the world community. Optimal for what? World War II was a very painful lesson the the U.S. that it needed to be prepared for war. The idea that we could mostly sit back a

Reply to What's Wrong With Saudi Arabia? in International JoeUser Forums

The leaders of Saudi Arabia have a vested interest in minimalizing the economic prospects of their citizens. Well-educated professionals are a threat to dictatorship.

The Emergence of Iraqi Governance in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Some have criticized the Iraqi Governing Council as a puppet government of the U.S.-led coalition, but the Council has acted like anything but puppets in the selection process of Iraq's new Prime Minister and President. The Governing Council wasn't really supposed to be involved with choosing the interim government, but they demanded a voice anyway. Perhaps

Reply to Al Qaeda is just another pathetic violent hate group in Politics JoeUser Forums

the us is the enemy not because they hate freedom or they enjoy butchery but because of our support for israel... israel--far from being a beacon of middle east enlightenment--is as bloodthirsty and vindictive as its neighbors. our refusal to insist they comply with un sanctions regarding manufacture and possession of wmds may ye

Reply to The Political Machine Beta 4A released in Political Machine News JoeUser Forums

I'm using Win 98 with a Geforce 2 MX 400. Twice when I was playing the campaign mode as Gephardt vs Rice, the game would crash to desktop with no message. This happened when I clicked the "win endorsement" button.

Reply to To the "Silent Majority" in Politics JoeUser Forums

Do I believe we should kowtow to the terrorists demands? No. It's not that simple. You advocated giving in to bin Laden's demands in your post. In a recent poll guess wha

Reply to To the "Silent Majority" in Politics JoeUser Forums

Terrorism is politically motivated, thus by definition the policy of some government is infact the *motivation* for the terrorist acts. The point is that to make a connection between flying planes into the WTC and US foreign policy, you have to go outside the bounds of what is "reasonable". </f

Reply to Dull Europe in International JoeUser Forums

Right now, most of the East Asian countries have closer ties to the US than to China. The success of the countries you mentioned is largely the result of an adaptation of a US socio-economic model and not a Chinese one. I don't see what would happen that would cause Asian countries to willfullly abandon the US and ally with China. I think it would take more than increased Chinese economic strength.

Reply to To the "Silent Majority" in Politics JoeUser Forums

its foolish to suggest that the U.S. and the Middle East have or have had a similar abundance of dissenters and terrorists, but that the U.S. has dealt with its own There are plenty of dissenters in the U.S. The difference is that neither the government nor the people support or tolerate violent "citize

Reply to What exactly is terrorism? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Then an occupying force would also be terrorists ? Occupying forces have a definite orgin. Governments are public entities that can be held accountable for their actions. Terrorist groups are anonymous entities that generally avoid accountability for their actions.

Reply to To My Mind, The Safest Ceremony On Earth in Politics JoeUser Forums

Didn't the terrorist we captured in Iraq (Abu Gharas?) kill someone in a wheelchair on a cruise ship in the mid 80s?

Reply to Racism is Killing America in Politics JoeUser Forums

racism also requires a unique essential ingredient...racists have to be members of the dominant or majority racial group.. in the us, racial minorities may be bigoted, biased or prejudiced but they arent racists. What is your definition of racism? <TABLE cellpadding=8 width="95%" align=center

Reply to Just like me, they long to see, Dick Cheney in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I was wondering why Cheney wasn't in the game.

Reply to Kerry may decline the nomination, before he accepts it in Politics JoeUser Forums

Alan Colmes was one. I didn't catch the other's name. It might be on foxnews' website somewhere.

Reply to Kerry may decline the nomination, before he accepts it in Politics JoeUser Forums

What Kerry is considering is certainly legal. It is also true that holding a later convention date gives the same sorts of advantages. My point wasn't so much to debate the merits of the proposal as it was to point out that the liberal commentators failed to acknowledge that the "unfairness" of the situation stemmed largely from their own party's decisions. Policy issues where the perception of fairness comes into play include: Colleg

Reply to Exit Strategy in Politics JoeUser Forums

One of the main steps needed for a "new Palestinian identity" is for Arafat to step down. The Bush administration has called for a new Palestinian leader. I think the main problem isn't a lack of diplomacy, but the simple fact that Arafat does not want to give up power. It looks like Bush is trying to reconcile with the UN as you suggested. Part of the reason why the economy is no longer as big of an issue is that it has been doing we

Kerry may decline the nomination, before he accepts it in Politics JoeUser Forums

It has been reported that the Kerry campaign is considering a plan to delay the official acceptance of the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. The motivation for this is that Kerry will be able to raise and spend more money if he delays accepting the nomination. This has caused controversy because it could undermine the importance of the convention, and some f

Welcome in Welcome JoeUser Forums

Even though this is sort of an electronic welcome mat, there's no key underneath.

Reply to The Problem with Afghanistan in International JoeUser Forums

The long term solution to reducing opium production in Afghanistan is improved economic conditions that offer better options for people to support themselves. This would not happen under the Taliban. Opium is not as big of a problem as terrorists flying planes into buildings.

Reply to Blobby kids in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I don't think that it is neccessary to force specific activities on kids, but they should be doing something that is physically active. I think part of being a parent is looking out for the best interest of your children, even when their best interest isn't appealing to them. Most 7 year olds aren't able to fully understand the ramifications of having serious health problems 40 or 50 years down the road because they didn't excercise.

Reply to Janeane Garofalo is an idiot! in Politics JoeUser Forums

What's funny is left-wingers who think that supporting gay marriage is a mainstream position.