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i really couldn't agree more ! without tackling the underlying causes we will forever be fiddling around with symptoms. and, as any physician worth their salt should know, that just doesn't do the trick.

very true. cause and effect, so to speak.

hehe, this seems to have gone on all through the weekend, hmm. marcD, maybe max doesn't appreciate the fact that some are pointing out that we have more serious problems to address than starting a war, where containment would just as easily do the trick...

pray, oh master of lies and spin, how does someone of your inclination respond to one of america's most decorated soldiers, who has seen duty or reported as a sailor, soldier and military correspondent in nearly a dozen wars and conflicts – from the end of world war II to the recent fights...

max, now, be a pal, and answer the questions being directed at yourself: fruitcake, more like it, our slanderer, dissembler and spin master in chief, max. the job he was born for would have been assistant to mccarthy, seems like he missed his opportunity of a lifetime, there, or maybe work...

Originally posted by max401 LBJ ran Vietnam by committee and that and his general battle plan methodology doomed any chance of success. BTW, the peace demonstrations in this country contributed to a large percentage of US combat casualties...

now, mondo, looks like you've been practising maxies methods for too long: of course the point is about iraq. we cannot afford a pointless war as we have much more pressing problems at home, nor is there indeed any reason to start such a war. as far as ideology goes, oh dear, that is such...

uh, max, who cares? the vietnam war was totally wrong in the first place, we had no business down there propping up a highly unpopular and totalitarian regime, and we messed up an entire us generation for a war deeply flawed from the outset, look how many were killed and maimed for absolutely...

oh god, there are so many countries it isn't even funny. japan, 2nd largest economy in the world, has the highest private savings of the industrialized world, money freely available to go on spending sprees with, an absolutely incredible infrastructure, health care fully comparable to what is...

good god, this is so incredible it's almost funny. success in propping up the evil government in south vietnam? peace movement contributing to a large percentage of us combat casualties, as opposed to it playing an important role in ending the most imbecilic war happily nodded off by...

have you fallen so low in your customary dissembling and spin spinning to claim that the uk, where tony does not have the population or even parliament behind him, and some crackpot countries like romania and one or two corrupt oil sheik regimes like qatar that depend on the usa to keep...

what, spin master, i thought you'd taken off for your much deserved nappy? pray, do respond to this here: fruitcake, more like it, our slanderer, dissembler and spin master in chief, max. the job he was born for would have been assistant to mccarthy, seems like he missed his opportunity of...

of course the point is about iraq. we cannot afford a pointless war as we have much more pressing problems at home, nor is there indeed any reason to start such a war. as far as ideology goes, oh dear, that is such a cheap game, trying to instrumentalize that for lack of arguments, just like...

talking about, in the hope that one day they may be tackled, about very real problems this country has, should by no means be confused with an attack without reason, quite the contrary. a status quo leaving much to be desired and that is unchallenged poses the real threat to the future of the...

no, an attack on our shortsighted politics in general that have never been very good at coming to terms with consequences, as i have no time for ideology or other political games that are constantly being played without solving any problems. to a large extent ideology is being...

i absolutely agree. also, while there may be wars that need to be fought, there are definitely many more that don't and never should have been fought.

no one who hasn't been through that can ever understand, so i won't pretend i can, or even try and say sthg that will never really be equal to what you and your son have been through. so i'll just say that i'm very happy for you and your son that you've both together made the best you could out...

rs7, for what it's worth, you sound like a thoroughly nice guy who's been through a lot. i haven't read too much of what you've written elsewhere as i'm not a very diligent participant of boards, unless a certain topic grasps my attention like the subject of this thread, hehe, but, from what...