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Iran is not an Arab nation. Neither is Pakistan. You are telling me that women can vote in Jordan? Lebanon? Syria? Iraq? Kuwait? (I admit I do not know for sure about all of these places). I know they get to vote in Egypt. So hopefully progress is being made. But they have been able to...

Traderfut. All I said was that women could not vote in ARAB countries. Or hold office. Muslim countries are not all Arab. Golda Meier was a long time ago, but at least it happened. When will there be a female leader in any Arab country? Looks like NEVER unless things change dramatically...

Ok, smokey...I read your post on page 6. Obviously you know all about me. Let's see. I use my real name and initial. You say I hide? What the hell is Smokey_mcPaat? You think I am a loser because I have not been trading long? So what? At least I have the resources to do it and learn a new...

Better chance of me winning the lottery than this being all you have to say! By the way, how many Arab countries have had a woman leader? Which ones can they even vote in? Golda Meir was a woman leader. But she was a leader of the country you despise most. Using small facts to try and...

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Thanks Max. Now I know what I meant to say! :D

I guess I have not made myself clear. I think that an attack MUST be strongly considered. I also think that the past 11 years have been wasteful because we did not have a serious policy with which to truly get Saddam's back against the wall. Why would he cooperate if he knew he could get away...

Very true. The funny thing is, if Powell and Lieberman ran against each other, the Republican nominee would have been the more liberal, and the Democratic nominee more conservative. Which I guess would have been a good thing, since it MIGHT have dashed some of the ridiculous stereotyping we hear...

As close to zero as is possible. When I was in high school, my physics teacher said that if a fly landed on the Brooklyn Bridge, the weight of the fly would bend the bridge. But immeasurably. Same principle here. MD

A mandate to use force "if necessary". Why is this now being argued? I thought you agree. So why bother finding words to make my point seem wrong? Do you just always need the last word? What will satisfy you Max? Need I just agree that I am wrong about everything? And you are right? It didn't...

OK, so we do agree. Leaving off "if necessary" really does change the meaning of the statement. I don't know if he just neglected to state it properly, or if he actually thought that the vote was in favor of using force. You must admit, there have been some rather bold and uninformed statements...

I have been told I am not too bright. I guess that is true. Because I have no idea what point is being made with the above statement. I pay plenty of taxes. What is that supposed to do to increase my appreciation of Dubya? :confused: MD

No my friend. All I did was point out the fact that they did not vote in favor of using force. And clearly that is what he (Mondo) said. Obviously he just did not understand what the vote meant. What it's purpose was. I assume you do understand. I may disagree with a lot of your positions, but I...

Ah.....another brilliant post by Smokey. What do you know about me? Not one thing. Other than I think you are a dangerous moron! And a bigot. And a racist. And an obviously angry at the world kind of guy. And my wife doesn't think I am gay, however a homophobe like you either is a...

This statement is just wrong. They did not vote "in favor of using force". They voted to allow the use of force if it is deemed unavoidable. There is a difference. The vote was actually intended to give more bite, more force, in our ability to negotiate for our intended goal. Our goal is NOT to...

Smokey is exactly the kind of person that characterizes the very worst in us. It is his kind of thinking that makes us so hated by the third world countries we are so concerned about. We are seen as belligerent bullies. And obviously some Americans like Smokey truly are. What is sad is that...

No, I get your (tongue in cheek) meaning about VVV. I was just asking what specifically is it he said that makes you think he is "extreme left". (I got that part right, yes?) The cut and paste stuff aside. I can't really wade through all that. ? MD

:confused: You lost me Max. You think VVV is a communist, I guess. But what did he say to make you think that (if that is indeed what you are implying....I am definitely a bit confused). Thanks MD

Max, what would you consider an example of an "extreme left" position from the posts here? Just curious if you don't mind. I don't mean a cut and paste long drawn out thing. I mean a concise example of the "mantra" to which you refer. Thanks, if you can help me understand exactly what you...

At the risk of calling myself a "lib", where does this imply that I (or any right thinking American) is opposed to getting rid of a dictator? How is it that you are able to make this issue into something it is not? What is the definition of a "conservative"? What does the word mean? I always...