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Iraq, and other reasons that people want to complain about America.
Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at 10:46 PM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
I am copying some of the entries from a different blog that was started concerning illegal immigration. This discussion ended up off topic and moving onto the topic of Iraq (I know, it's hard to believe on these blogs that it would come to that). Anyway, below are some entries that Darrick_04 and Thom (myself) made on this other blog.
It's funny how the U.S.A has soldiers in country's where they are not wanted at all, and those countries want them OUT NOW.... And we have 12 million or so illegal immigrants here and we want them out as well.
I know there is a difference between military and civilian occupation, but in all honesty the similarities are obvious. There are plenty of countries and places where Americans are not wanted, but since we feel it is our obligation to take care of an entire NATION (Iraq), we forget there are people in this very country hoping we'll pay for them to live as well.
It makes no sense that we are in other countries, spending BILLIONS to generate electricity, pay Iraqi soldiers, provide water, build public facilities etc. All at the same time, we have people coming to the GREAT U.S.A. wanting a new life as well.
I'm in no way suggesting I think illegal immigrants need rights, or deserve rights, but I also think it's a complete contradiction to pretend those are the only people in countries that they don't belong in. -- Posted by darrick_04 on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 8:03 PM
Ok, Darrick, how many of the Iraqi people have you polled asking whether or not they want the United States soldiers in their country? You seem to be an expert on this particular topic, so please enlighten us with your wisdom. Also, exactly which countries are we in that we're not wanted? I'm not referring to the people of these countries, I mean the ruling government. I can tell you that there is ONLY ONE country on the face of the earth in which United States has service members stationed where the ruling government does NOT want them. That would be Cuba. The reason that we are still there is because the treaty with Cuba stated that as long as one of the two countries wanted the U.S. to be there, we would be. If you're going to continue bringing this particular topic up, please get your facts straight. -- Posted by Thom on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 8:21 PM
Thom... How many have you polled in Iraq?
I formed my opinions through discussing it with veterans of the Iraq war and those who will be going back. I didn't get that opinion from some left wing news agency. There are plenty of countries that don't want or even need us there, but they're scared to death to say so. -- Posted by darrick_04 on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 9:44 PM
Darrick, you're the one that stated "It's funny how the U.S.A has soldiers in country's where they are not wanted at all". To me, that indicates that you know that all of these people do not want American soldiers there. I'm just assuming that you were referring to Iraq when you made this statement since you mentioned it later. Unless you meant "countries", thereby insinuating that there are numerous countries that we're "occupying" without the consent of the local government. If that's the case, I'd like to know which ones you're referring to. I've had many discussions with veterans of Iraq, both Desert Storm and the current situation there. I have found that relatively few of our soldiers think we had no reason to go in there to begin with and even fewer think we should just pull out "NOW" as you put it. I'll concede that we need an exit strategy for that situation, but to simply pull out all at once would simply be irresponsible. Regardless of our reason for going in there, if we were to pull out immediately we would cause such instability in that region that Iran would be able to simply walk into Iraq and absorb it into its borders. -- Posted by Thom on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 10:00 PM
The U.S. empire has now extended its tentacles to 159 regions of the world: 144 countries and 15 territories...
This means that the U.S. military has troops in over 70 percent of the world's countries...
Is there really any reason why the United States still has 64,319 troops in Germany, 33,453 troops in Japan, and 10,449 troops in Italy -- sixty years after World War II? And what are we doing with 1,521 troops in Spain, 414 troops in Honduras, and 347 troops in Australia? And why do we have 31 soldiers in Cote D'Ivoire? Cote D'What? Cote D'Where? How many Americans can locate Cote D'Ivoire on a map or have ever heard of it? How many even care? (For the record, Cote D'Ivoire is next to Burkina Faso.)
Instead of proclaiming liberty, it proclaims imperialism, interventionism, militarism, and jingoism -- all with devastating consequences for those countries that dare to question American hegemony. -- Posted by darrick_04 on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 10:03 PM
Iran is the reason we sold the WMDs to Iraq, then we accused them of having those weapons amongst other things....
DUH? If we SOLD the Iraqi's nuclear weapons then of course they would have some, even though there were hardly any found that could have or would have been used. I respect your thoughts and facts that you present, but that region was made unstable when we entered it.
The fact is we were lied to as to why we are there, we still can't figure out what we're doing there, top officials who were behind Bush for the war are now completely opposed. "Fool me once, shame on you, food me twice shame on me.."- George Bush couldn't even say that right, but he should take his own failed quote to heart. -- Posted by darrick_04 on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 10:08 PM
Thom I respect your thoughts, I do... So I am going to leave this alone, because the blog is getting off topic.
I just brought up the points, that we are in 70% of the world's countries, and we complain because there are a few in ours... -- Posted by darrick_04 on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 10:10 PM
You forgot to mention those poor penguins that we're oppressing in Antarctica. But that's ok, I'm still waiting for an answer as to exactly which of these countries you mentioned, do NOT want our forces there. We have numerous bases ALL OVER THE WORLD through agreements with the local governments. The reasons for these bases vary, but for the most part it's due to the strategic locations of each. The cold war isn't long dead, you know. That alone would account for the majority of our bases in and around Europe and our bases in Japan most likely have more to do with Communist China than Japan's role in WWII.
Personally, I would absolutely love to see the United States of America go back to being isolationist. We would be able to save so much money in our budget that we dole out (in the name of aid) to these other countries that decry our "imperialism". -- Posted by Thom on Wed, Aug 29, 2007, at 10:25 PM Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
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Hope you don't mind if I jump in here a bit
Below are some news links where Iraqi's have been ask about American troops being in their country:
From the USA Today 2004:
BAGHDAD -- Only a third of the Iraqi people now believe that the American-led occupation of their country is doing more good than harm, and a solid majority support an immediate military pullout even though they fear that could put them in greater danger, according to a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/...
The Program on International Policy Attitudes released a new poll on Iraqi public opinion today which finds that seven in ten Iraqis want US-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraq...
From MSNBC 2006: Iraqi's think America's are here to stay
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11072377/
Poll from MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5217874/site...
And this from Iraq's Prime Minster July 2007:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5217874/site...
Those are just a few links I have many many many more if you'd like those also.
Now on a personal note: I would think that you would agree Bin Laden wants America and Americans to suffer. We will agree he was the force behind 9/11..so now that we are on the same page here; Don't you think that with the USA staying in Iraq Bin Laden is getting what he wants? The Iraq war is costing us Billions of dollars everyday that we don't have..our stock market is falling, our housing market is falling, jobs being outsourced...Our National debt has increased 1.43 Billion dollars everyday since Sept 2006. Our American dollar is pretty much worthless. Sounds to me like Bin Laden is winning...and we are letting him.
Sorry I gave the wrong link on Iraq's Prime Minster (btw this was published by the Assoicated Press)
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007...
Like the licens plate says "AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT"
Why is it that the Iraqi's are the only people that will say they want the US out? Are they the only ones with that kind of nerve, or is it because it would be much easier to plan another attack if we weren't looking over their shoulders?
Ok, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we shouldn't be working on an exit strategy for Iraq. I don't think that their new "government" has stepped up to the plate and taken charge like they should have. Unfortunately it's more than likely that we, at some point in the future, will have problems with the government that was instituted after we toppled the Baath party in Iraq. Just going by our wonderful decision making in the past such as us helping Osama in Afghanistan against the Soviets and putting Manuel Noriega in power in Panama (he's due for release next month). America has a history of helping regimes come into power only to have those regimes turn on the United States later on.
Yes, we should be looking for a reasonable way to get out of Iraq. Yes, we sold Iraq the weapons to fight Iran. Yes, Saddam Hussein needed to be overthrown and should have been after Desert Storm but...again...the Iraqi people failed to step up and take control. At the end of Desert Storm, the Iraqi people could have easily taken over the government.
Like the licens(e) plate says(:) "AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT"-Michael Bell
The Army is missing recruiting goals. They could use you if your actions speak louder than your words..
"...Desert Storm but...again...the Iraqi people failed to step up and take control. At the end of Desert Storm, the Iraqi people could have easily taken over the government."-Thom
They failed to step up and take control then, so what are we waiting on this time around??? I agree with you that we need out, but WHY CAN'T WE PUT A DEADLINE ON IT? Students don't generally prepare and get serious for a test, unless they know the date of the exam. Doctor's usually prepare their surgical tables in advance for out-patient surgery, lawyers have deadlines as to when they need to have a case ready for trial. All of those instances cause the people to work harder towards establishing precidents and maintaing ways of accomplishing the task at hand.
If we write a blank check for Iraq, they'll take it, If we don't put a deadline as to our withdrawal (if the situation doesn't change) then they'll just wait and wait and wait and wait for the U.S. to finish off every job they should be taking over.
Think about it, most people aren't motivated to do their part or atleast attempt to, unless they are given a time frame for when the task is to be completed...
I do not think we should begin to withdraw in a matter of days or even a month, that is where most right-wing bad mouths tend to slam our opinions... I, and most Democrats, believe in a phased withdrawal, and to WARN the Iraqi's... "If you don't take SOME control over your own military, your own government, your own rebuilding infrastructure, or even your own water and electrical supply, then we will have to just leave and stop letting you depend on our money, and our people, and our resources to do YOUR job."
It's like asking Canada to come down here and pave our roadways, rebuild our infrastructure, and do all of that while we sit back and let them pay for it, of course we'd love it, that's less money we have to be taxed on and more goods and services we have.
I love our soldiers, I respect their jobs... I don't love our leaders, who can't think their ways out of lies, and I can't stand an administration that has to appoint and re-appoint war time government officials, because the PEOPLE are sick of them.
Now, I am off to my Economics class. ttyl
Like the licens plate says "AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT"
-- Posted by michaelbell on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 8:17 AM
What does loving America have do with supporting a poorly planned war and wasted tax dollars? It is the people that import Chinese goods for the sake of their own bottom line and the politicians that have discovered how to pump billions of dollars into their companies, call it a war, and gain the support of idiots using phrases like "with us or against us" that need to leave (among others). I support the troops and I have been a troop (SGT USMC, oohrah!). I feel the best support I can give them now is to do what I can to help elect a leader that will win the war or get them home. George Bush wants neither so long as him and his buddies are getting paid.
Can someone quickly, enlighten me as to why we are still over in Iraq or Iran? I don't understand why we are still over there, I don't know what we are fighting for, or waiting on. Too many soldiers have gladly taken their lives, so many young by the way, and have died for someone or something. I do not watch the news about this anymore, so I don't know what's been happening in the latest.
Thanks!
I hate how people state that you aren't patriotic and you are against the troops if you don't support the war in Iraq. Arguments like that show the sheer stupidity of the person that is making the statement and it basically promotes political partisan feelings. I think we should pull out because Iraq will never see itself as a nation because its divided by civil war and the people have no sense of national unity and they have been like this for many years. I want to see the troops pulled out because I support the troops and don't want them to die for some useless cause and I love America and want to see it prosper and that wont happen with us being in Iraq. I just don't see what we are accomplishing there and if someone states that its to keep terrorist groups at bay then why aren't we attacking Iran and Pakistan? They harbor terrorists and have training camps but yet we tip toe around them. A lot of logic hasn't been shown in the war in Iraq and I doubt it ever will.
"AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT"
Get a grip here Loving America has NOTHING to do with the War in Iraq. I love and support our troops my father and grandfather were servicemen.
The Iraq War is a war of greed. Never in the history of any war has one company made so much money from war as Halliburton Oil. Halliburton alone has already taken more than $13 billion from no-bid/no-audit US government contracts for providing everything from pizzas to security personnel in Iraq.
US Vice President and former Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney currently holds 100,000 shares of unexercised stock options in Halliburton with a gross value of $3.2 million.
So the term "capitalist war-mongers" isn't just a slogan -- it's a statement of an ugly reality.
Now that is not the America I love, it is GREED plain and simple at the expense of the Iraqi people.
America is greedy. The people in America are greedy. Nothing is ever good enough, nothing is ever going to satisfy the people. There will always be something to complain about, someone to make fun of. There comes a point when you just have to stop griping and complaining about stuff that you have no control over.
Bigger, better, faster, more. It's the American way these days. Also, I'm not so sure that the greed is at the expense of the Iraqi people so much as it is at our expense. More Iraqi people are losing their lives because of their own people fighting each other than our soldiers have killed in battle.
America is greedy. The people in America are greedy. Nothing is ever good enough, nothing is ever going to satisfy the people. There will always be something to complain about, someone to make fun of. There comes a point when you just have to stop griping and complaining about stuff that you have no control over.
-- Posted by weezie84 on Thu, Aug 30, 2007, at 12:40 PM
Next time just type "weezie84 was here." That would make more sense.
You see weezie that is exactly what the government is hoping the American people will say..and as a whole we are. We are looking out our back doors and seeing nothing wrong..No Worries HUH?
What we are not seeing is the homeless, families living in their cars, jobs being lost and outsourced, money being wasted that is much needed here in the States. Failing our future generations. Elderly living without basic needs, Your Social Security money being misappropriated (there will be no SS by the time you are old enough to draw) Families in need of medical attention with no insurance and no way to pay for medical.
But of course everything is Sunny if you just look out your back door and close your eyes to the rest of America.
One person can not do anything but a group of people can do wonders. Americans have stopped standing together on any issue..United we Stand Divided we Fall! We ALL need to wake up and take OUR America Back. Afterall it is Our America, the government works for us ..we do not work for them.
nathan, I suppose it would have made more sense to elaborate more on what I was trying to say and take up another paragraph and a half. Okay, so I agree with just about everything that diana had to say. It's not that I am trying to ignore it, or even am oblivious to the fact of what's going on around me with the rest of the people in this country. the last sentence you posted, "Afterall it is Our America, the government works for us ..we do not work for them." that's kind of reverse of what I was trying to say....the government has WAYYY too much control over its' people, and in so many ways, we already work for them..in some circumstances, we bow down to the government, if you will.
"What we are not seeing is the homeless, families living in their cars, jobs being lost and outsourced, money being wasted that is much needed here in the States. Failing our future generations. Elderly living without basic needs, Your Social Security money being misappropriated (there will be no SS by the time you are old enough to draw) Families in need of medical attention with no insurance and no way to pay for medical."
I have seen many of these examples you give, and it saddens me..but honestly, what can I do about it? I can complain, I can petition, I can make any and all attempts...but you are right once again, "One person can not do anything but a group of people can do wonders"
and that's what I fail to see.
I don't think most Americans are greedy and I don't think we bow down to the government. We have the power weezie84. Trust me if you are fed up then there will be others just like you. At some point you all will reach your limit and say I have had enough. When that happens you will have to decide how to revolt (hopefully in a peaceful manner). Many domestic issues like gay marriage or the draft would be issues that push people to the brink. I am sure you have your own issue that would get you in a fighting mood.
Nice blog, keep this going...
I don't understand how child molesters, sex offenders and rapist get minor jail time, and just have to register on a list. Meanwhile, there are those mild drug-users who smoke their pot in the comfort of their home or car, and they get jail-time accordingly to how much they have. It doesn't seem right or fair to me to have rapists running loose after a couple months of jailtime, while some pothead across the street is serving 10 years for growing pot, who never hurt a soul.
so true..
Not really, revolution, because there are people out there, who believe that to be their fighting motives, and are well on their way to accomplishing this. I was stating about the entire issue of rapists and someone who gets busted for pot...depending on the amount in which that person gets busted for, will depend on how long they serve in jail, when in fact, they were never harming a person no more than a cigarette harms the body. There is a big difference in smoking pot for one's self pleasure and molesting children for one's self pleasure. Although pot is illegal, it doesn't leave life-long traumatizng effects to one's mind. I don't know how you are even able to state what would get me in a fighting mood, because you, my dear, do not know anything about me and have never met me.
I'd also like to clarify something; I am in no way, supporting the drug addicts who do not take care of themselves, especially the ones who sell drugs to other people. I am simply stating on the people who grow and use pot for their own use. And with that, I'm using pot as an example against rapists and their times served in jail for their counts.
"Individuals who regularly abuse the drug may experience the same problems as tobacco smokers including cough, phlegm, chronic bronchitis, and frequent chest colds"
Revolution, you yourself smoke cigarettes, and in my opinion, and it may even be statistically proven somewhere, cigarettes are more harmful to one's body than marijuana. How do I know so much about it? I don't, I've simply watched documentaries and shows on the subject and have read books on it. Now, why don't you do me a favor and look up the side effects-short and long term, of prescription drugs on the market today.
To your god, sin is sin, regardless.. Didn't you read that part?
Anyways, we need out of Iraq, like SOON.
The people using drugs in this town are best friends with the attornies...
The Potentially Adverse Effects of Prescription Drugs
Discovering dangers of prescription drugs after they have been marketed to the medical community and public is common. Generally, 51% of FDA-approved drugs have serious adverse effects not detected prior to approval. Each year prescription drugs injure 1.5 million people so severely they require hospitalization. In addition, prescription drugs cause 100,000 deaths annually. With these numbers, how can the public be protected from dangerous drugs?
A recent study in JAMA examined the incidence of serious and fatal adverse drug reactions (ADR) in hospital patients. An ADR is any harmful, unintended, or undesired effect of a drug. This definition does not include drug abuse nor intentional or accidental drug overdose. The results of this study were conclusive: the rate of severe and deadly adverse drug reactions in U.S. hospitals was found to be extremely high-high enough that ADRs ranked fourth, after heart disease, cancer, and stroke, as a leading cause of death in the U.S.
Despite FDA attempts to incorporate various drug safety measures prior to approving prescription drugs, they often overlook potentially dangerous effects. The use of prescription drugs is often crucial; however, in order to avoid potentially harmful side effects and drug-interactions, natural remedies should be incorporated whenever possible. Herbal therapies and nutritional supplements may support the relief of many health problems without the harmful effects of prescription drugs.
http://www.worldhealth.net/p/4169,4436.h...
US General Accounting Office. FDA Drug Review: Postapproval Risks, 1976-85. Washington, DC: US General Accounting Office; April 26, 1990. GAO/PEMD-90-15.
Lazarou J, Pomeranz BH, Corey PN. Incidence of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients: a meta-analysis of prospective studies. JAMA 1998;279(15);1200-04.
I did you a favor and found something you might find interesting.
nascarfanatic, you point me in the direction of the bible where it says people that grow pot are sinning? then you point me to the direction where it says to kill another human, or even to have luscious thoughts about another human is a sin? thank you. I believe if you look in the Old Testament you may find what you're looking for.
I am not defending the drug, you are simply twisting my comments around to fit just to your own accord. I can easily pass a drug test, with no problem. So again, it shows how much you know about me. My opinions were in no way to defend the drug, but to compare it to that of rapists and molesters...but I feel as if I'll take blame yet again, trying to prove my opinion to you, for this topic getting WAY out of hand.
Number 32:23
I like Numbers 32:23, but that wasnt what I was lookin for darrick
"I am not going to argue about the dangers of illegal drugs with someone who obviously got sick because she got too high in May."
I'm sorry, what are you referring to again? What does that statement have anything to do with what I've said? You are the one oblivious..oblivious to my comments. I make a comparison using pot, and you turn into something completely out of context. You don't want to hear what I have to say, even when I provide some evidence to back my statements up.
and darrick, " But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out."
practice what you preach there buddy.
LOL.. that's what I was saying dunce!
Ok, I took your advice weezie... You just asked for the verse, I sent it to you. Simple. I don't care if you smoke weed and it's not legal in America. That's your business. Have a good day.
Once again, darrick, I do not smoke weed. I have before, but as of right now, I do not smoke it. So quit making it a habit posting useless comments on a public website, as in some way to get someone to respond other than myself. I asked for someone to show me in the bible where smoking pot is a sin, all you gave me is advice that YOU need to take.
I think America should start increasing taxes for the wealthy, or atleast make everyone who makes MORE than $90,000 a year to have that taken into account when Social Security is collected.
I think Social Security was a great thing at one point, but it like many things have been shredded due to corruption and misuse and misappropriation of funds.
Weezie, get back on topic.
Revolution and darrick,
although it's very clear that you two make it a favorable passtime to use false accusations about me on here, I'm really getting sick of it. Things I have done in my personal life, have no reference on here. None, what so ever. For someone to tell me my opinions are wrong, or to continuously bash on every single comment I attempt to post, it's clear enough to me, that you need to worry about your own mistakes you do in your life. Do not tell me what parts of the bible to read, and why don't you quit being so judgemental, because I have news for you...we are ALL GOD's people, it isn't your people. Get off the pedestal there Revolution.
You asked nascarfanatic not me...
I just him/her out.
Does anyone know when social security is supposed to officially run out of funds??
How did we go from Iraq to Child Molester's and Pot Smoking???....oh yeah...thanks once again Weezie.
SOMEBODY PLEASE GET THIS BACK ON TOPIC...
One more thing, I'm sure my comments have caused alot of this to stray off topic, so once again, my apologies to the blogger who wrote this.
I just *helped him/her out, sorry... can't spell..
But I seriously want to know what is the deal with Social Security and why I am still having that deducted from my paycheck if I can not be guaranteed to see any of it????
I am trying Vindicated. I swear. Read my posts about S.S. I need some answers.
All I can find about SS tells me (in not too many words) that the SS will be drained before my children will be able to benefit from it. So I am just ASSUMING that in the next 30 years or so we should start to see a total depletion of funds.
I know I don't know jack about Judaism, and if I remember correctly, I politely asked you to tell me more about it in another blog. But you aren't jewish, so to classify yourself as such, is just ludacris. You simply choose that religion.
Revolution is Jewish Weezie and for you to say otherwise is ridiculous.
and if your statement holds true, YOU AREN'T CHRISTIAN AND TO CLASSIFY YOURSELF IS JUST LUDACRIS, YOU SIMPLY CHOSE THAT RELIGION.
Ok, first of all, if you are not sure of the spelling of a word people, PLEASE use a spell checker. You're killing me with this. It's spelled "Ludicrous", not Ludacris. That's a rapper and not one that I particularly care for. Secondly, this blog is titled "Iraq, and other reasons that people want to complain about America", if you want to complain about pot smokers (although I don't think they are really causing much of a problem), or if you want to complain about Jews, or Christians, or whatever. This is a blog for you to do that, just try to do it respectfully. And lastly, PLEASE USE A SPELL CHECKER. I know I've already said that, but I don't think that it can be reiterated enough.
Darrick, here's an answer to your question. Unless you're currently over the age of 45, it doesn't matter when social insecurity will run out since you won't get any. As for pot smokers, I don't think I've ever seen anyone high on pot that's in a fighting mood. They're usually more interested in finding something to eat, or looking around because the cops are everywhere (paranoia).
You know, you may in fact be somewhat Jewish. Who am I to demand that I know so much about you? Why, that would, in fact, be stooping to your level. I'm not going to respond to your comments in an attacking way again, and I'm not going to drag your personal life into it. So, apologies for doing so.
HAHA, thanks Thom... But seriously, why should I or anyone else under 45 have to continue to pay in towards S.S. if we won't get any of it? That among a hundred other reasons is why I have begun investing my money as early as 16 years old..
I just wished we could get back to basics and use S.S. for exactly what it was intended to do!
Maybe the blogs should have the 'Spellchecker feature' as well as the 'Delete comment' feature, so that when something is mis-spelled it can be corrected.
It would be nice to have a delete comment feature AND also to be able to delete your account. And a spellchecker would be nice too. I wasn't aware that I was in Spelling Class. Wonder how many words I can find that Thom has misspelled?
I wonder if I push all these exclamation points on the comments that me and Revolution left, will that bug them enough to delete all our comments? Sure worth a try.
DARRICK....let's get Kev. to start commenting...that would KILL THEM LOL....
OMG I was gone for a few hours and this blog exploded (wait did I spell that right..lol)
This blog has it all...drugs, religion, war, Social Security, rapist, child molesters, spelling lessons..gee all we need now is a sex scandal in a men's restroom at a airport.
a airport should have been AN AIRPORT...
(i am the new spellchecker)
LMAO!!!!!!
I love you Diana, lol... you knew I had to, since the most important part about the blogs is the spelling of words. Such as HYPOCRIT(E)
My apologies to any of you that I have offended by pointing out errors in spelling. I suppose I was wrong in assuming that people would want to come across as intelligent when they are typing something that the whole world could see. There is one more problem with America these days...people are entirely too lazy to bother with learning the English language.
So does it make someone unintelligent and lazy to misspell ONE word? Wow that was a little harsh of you Thom. But apparently you have perfect spelling but I assume that you use spellcheck so that must be the reason.
AN AIRPORT??? Dang now I got to do the grammer thing too.This is too much like work. LOL
:sigh: I always thought the spelling test were on Fridays and this is only Thursday :>)
Yes, and Spellcheck is the program that seems to be our teacher, so who is really TEACHING the English Language?
One bad thing about America, we rely too much on our computers to spell correctly for us, instead of knowing how to spell in the first place.
(Hanging my head in shame) I guess I will have to use spellcheck cause I can't spell for chit.
HAHA!!!!! Me neither or should that be either?
G'night!
As for your comments about Social Security - According to Publication 15 of the Internal Revenue Service, January, 2007 edition, page 16 states "The employee tax rate for social security is 6.2% (amount withheld). The 2006 wage base limit was $94,200.00. For 2007, the wage base limit is $97,500.00." So what does that mean for us? It means the folks who make over $97,500.00 in 2007 stop contributing after they pay $6,045.00. Just one more way of the poor paying for everyone, even the rich!
Ludacris... LOL!
Ludacris? The Rapper/Actor? I love him especially in the movie "Crash" lol...
First off: To get back on topic...
Article 17 of the Geneva Convention says "No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be used to secure information.... Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of ANY KIND."
Germans and Japanese military members during World War 2 were hanged for the very same kind of acts (and lesser acts) that the U.S. military has inflicted on POW's in Gitmo, Abu Grhaib and numerous other inhumane prisons...
As the justifications have fallen away, the weapons of mass destruction that did not exist, ties to the attacks of September 11th, the imminent threat from a third world country that lacked the power to do us harm, a last vestige of the administrations rationale for war "Freedom and Democracy for the Iraqi People" is being stripped away by the reality on the ground. The humiliation and brutalization of the very people who's hearts and minds we profess to be trying to win.
108+ people have been tortured to death under U.S. custody at these terrorists prisons...and very few have ever been charged or will ever be charged with ANY crimes....
"America can never be known as a nation which sponsors terror." - - John McCain
"No American will be allowed to torture anyone, anywhere in the world."- - - George Bush
I found these interesting quotes concerning Iraq...
"It could last six days, six weeks, I doubt six months." - - Donald Rumsfield
"I really do believe we will be greeted as liberators." - - V.P. Dick Cheney
"Oh, we're not going to have casualties" (in conversation with Pat Robertson) - - George W. Bush
This is interesting to hear. Some still believe these things though. That's the saddest part of it all.
Here are a few of the Commanders thoughts, you know those people Bush and the rest of the country are waiting to hear from on progress reports... (Yeah, he fired the Commanders that didn't play along with his plan)
"The strategy was flawed....The planning was inadequate... I think the over-optimistic assumptions were not warranted... The decision making on the ground was atrocious."- - -Gen. Anthony Zinni, Former Chief US Central Command
"We certainly had the troops necessary to win the fight to take down Saddam Hussein, but we in no way considered the hard work to win the peace. There was 10 years of good, deliberate war planning by U.S. Central Command that was essentially ignored."- - - (retired) Major General John Batiste
"We needed SOLDIERS to train the new Iraqi army, not contracted civilians… It was a highly flawed plan." "The REPUBLICAN dominated Congress was the worst thing that has happened to U.S. Army…" "The military has been shouldering the entire war, it's time to get the rest of the government IN this fight…" - - - Major General Paul D. Eaton
"This isn't a war on terror; this is a war to create more terror...The more you bomb a country and the more you subject their people to humiliation, THE MORE TERRORISTS you create"--- Public Speaker for 'Rush to War'
Plain and simple... Rich decision makers, ignored the warnings of those in charge of the daily grind in Iraq. And we wonder why it is such a mess?
So here is my proof about the ACLU protecting EVERYONE:
Solicitation for private sex, regardless if it occurs in a bar or a restroom, is protected speech under the First Amendment," said a news release from the ACLU. "When free speech rights come into play, police enforcement actions must be 'carefully crafted' so that they don't unnecessarily ensnare people who are engaging in constitutionally protected speech."
Instead of having an undercover cop sit in a bathroom stall waiting to be solicited, the ACLU says police should have had a uniformed officer patrol the restroom and posted a sign in warning visitors that it was being monitored.
Although Craig has "not always been a great friend of civil liberties," he deserves the same constitutional protections as every other citizen, ACLU executive director Anthony Romero said.
"Government should make public restrooms safe for all, but it should do so in a manner that is really designed to stop inappropriate behavior, rather than destroying the lives of people who might have no intention of doing anything illegal," Romero said in the news release.