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Yep, we have to win it seems. Isn' t that a tough fix to be in? But the question remains, why are we there? And will we be able to remain true to the original goals, whatever they may have been? Did you buy Bush's dumbed down explanation on TV a few weeks ago? What were/are the ultimate...

Things ain't going the way the Pentagon/White House public relations departments predicted. Its nasty and real. Death, destruction, and brutality. And brought to us live in our living rooms. And no flowers and kisses for the "liberators". Not yet at least. Now the other whack city Arabs...

For a foreigner Alfonso speaks a pretty good English vernacular. :confused:

The fighting in Iraq has been more fierce and less predicatble than the public had believed it would be. The CIA reported on the Fedayeen in early February and the liklihood for geurrilla tactics. There are reports that the Pentagon did not prepare for the current Iraqi tactics. Is that true...

The fighting in Iraq has been more fierce and less predicatble than the public had believed it would be.

The US has never said this war is not out of self interest. The liberation theme is secondary and good pr but TRUE! We want to see moderate democracies emerge in the Middle East and belligerent fundamentalism recede and we are willing to fight for that. Buenos Aires. Now in Sydney. Rich white...

Pure sophistry. By that method you would have to eliminate all activities that require police presence. St. Patricks Day parade in NY had more police detailed to it than any protest in the nation. Now its banned because 600,000 Irish revelers put the nation at risk. The police have many...

The country goes to war sending young men and women off to fight and die for reasons that many people don't accept and you and Mondo want to hang the treason charge on them. Based on the latest polls by Harris (?) 72% of Americans support the war. 4% are unsure. 24% are opposed. Thats almost 75...

Yes Babak, 90% down on 3-10 followed by 90% up on 3-17. This back to back has been often followed by an intermediate term rally, and if many other factors present , which are not now, a new bull. However, there was a 90% down day on 3-24. I 3 Mondays in a row with alternating and...

GB in 1812 had a powerful Monarch, and the era of modern history is generally considered to begin circa 1860s. Mondo's statement is correct.

"This is not about oil, although Iraqi oil will be put to use once the war is over. And it is not about money, although large sums of it is being spent in prosecuting the war. For the U.S. it is about establishing a base in the Middle East from which the U.S. can more easily attack al-Qaeda. It...

The moderator's job is to keep a thread on topic, make sure it is in the appropriate forum, and redact or expunge spam posts. It is not incumbent upon the moderator to withold opinions on topics, or not participate in threads.

I said having the sentiment, not cheerleading you fucking moron. Read the post.

Optional. My guess is that the votes for Iraq are from non-USA residents. But your statement is troubling. While it is difficult for me to understand how an American citizen would want Iraq to win, what you have said amounts to a dictate to individual conscience. Do you really mean that...

Your post suggests you dislike immigrants. So now we know that you: 1) Don't like the exercise of free speech, an American fundamental right, when it is of a nature that is politically disagreable to you. 2) Don't like immigrants, the foundation of America's population. You sound...

Yeah, and get those farmers off the dole! And get all those poor white folk off welfare! And stop corporate welfare! Why should everyone else pick up the tab! Let's force the east and west coasts to secede goddammit! Oops, can't do that, they provide a much greater per capita share of Federal...

Mondo (what a oxymoronic tag for a provincial) consider the possibility that the protestors oppose death and destruction as a method to resolve political differences. You need to understand the difference between vocal opposition of Bush Iraqi policy and of what you are charging the protestors...

Why do some ET members feel that moderators can't post opinions? And why does Mondotrader think that moderators have to be "pro war" When I volunteered to be a moderator, no one asked me whether I like war or not.

Some of the most anti-war people I have ever met have been combat veterans and current service members. They hate it despite their duties. It's a shame that some of those ideologically aligned with Bush will exploit this war to tar those who favored a peaceful solution with the Sedition brush...

They will get the contract to shovel the raw sewage.