Re: I don't know what this world is coming to.
From: Liz (lizhug1_at_mycomcast.net)
Date: 06/20/04
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Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 21:46:46 -0400
I'm just wondering...what does a guy do after he chops off someone's head?
Go home and have dinner with his family???
"Bam" <scimedmonitor@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2jhgktF11cgqcU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Do you truly believe that if we had NOT invaded Iraq, Americans would be
> being beheaded TODAY?? I don't. This is in DIRECT RESPONSE to our
> INVASION... and yes, I'm aware this was in Saudi Arabia, not Iraq.
>
>
>
> "Jay Vance" <whoknows@whocares.com> wrote in message
> news:2jhce3F11i9iuU1@uni-berlin.de...
> > From an AP news story about Pres. Bush and John McCain campaigning
> together:
> >
> > "McCain offered his support to Bush's decision to take America to war,
> > saying it is a ''just and necessary fight.'' ''It is a fight between
right
> > and wrong, good and evil,'' McCain said. ''It is no more ambiguous than
> > that.''
> >
> > Bush said it was necessary to invade Iraq to protect America, **given
the
> > state of the world after Sept. 11**." (emphasis mine)
> >
> > That phrase, "the state of the world" is where a lot of people get hung
> up,
> > I think. I'm convinced that there are many people of good will who
truly,
> > truly, truly cannot accept that there are people in the world who are
> really
> > that evil and will do anything to get what they want. I believe they
find
> > it easier to blame America for somehow goading these barbarians (true
> > description) into doing these terrible things, than to believe that
there
> > are people who do these things willingly and with relish, without having
> to
> > be provoked, with pure, unadulterated hatred in their hearts for
America,
> > Americans and everything it and we stand for. I think it is virtually
> > impossible for some to accept that there are some people in this world
who
> > will not negotiate, who have no interest in negotiating, who are not
> looking
> > for "concessions" or "understanding", but who in fact hate us with every
> > fiber in their being and want to wipe us and our brand of freedom from
the
> > face of the planet.
> >
> > But that is exactly what we are facing today. It is not what America
has
> > done _to_ these people that they hate us for; it is what we are, what we
> > stand for. How are we supposed to "atone" for that? What concessions
> could
> > we possibly make, what quid pro quo could we possibly offer that would
> blot
> > out that unforgiveable sin of being American?
> >
> > None.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >
> > "Becky Young" <blupencl@aol.combadstuff> wrote in message
> > news:20040618190750.19209.00000264@mb-m04.aol.com...
> > > I don't. Their beheading that man in Iraq just made me sick to my
> stomach,
> > and
> > > made me really, really afraid - for myself, my children, my
> grandchildren.
> > What
> > > if those barbarians win? What if they came over here and conquered us
> and
> > came
> > > into our homes?
> > >
> > > I know it is irrational, but it just scares me to death.
> > > Becky Young
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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