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I think GWB is doing an average job on the "War on Terror". IMO he should do a lot less talking to the press/public and a lot more international diplomacy. #1 - The "war" can end once ALL of the first world countries decide terrorism has to end and takes it seriously. Whether this will ever happen is another story. IMO the culture clash is too great and a concensus will never be reached. The UN is a waste of time and money to this end. #2 - As long as the US exists there will be people that want to hurt/kill it. That is true of every nation. We live in dangerous times with no great world-wide harmonious epiphonies on the horizon. #3 - Yes, people are generally sheep. Socialism breeds this attitude and fear nurtures it. #4 - No. #5 - I'd much rather eat a Rueben sandwich than a clay sandwich if that's what you mean. ;) Mike Mullikin :beer:
A laundromat is no place to meet women. Afterall, if she can't afford her own washer and dryer how can she support you?
Mike Mullikin wrote: As long as the US exists there will be people that want to hurt/kill it. Correction: As long as the US continues its double standards of supporting Pakistan and Saudi Arabia; and not helping victims like India, Sri Lanka and Phillipines , this will continue. Especially Saudi Arabia, which the US supports, where most terrorists (inc. that as**ole OBL)seem to come from. And what about Pakistan and NK exchanging nuke technology for missile technology? There is one particular conflict I haven't mentioned in the previous paragraph, on purpose. This is because my own mind is uncertain on this issue.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: As long as the US exists there will be people that want to hurt/kill it. Correction: As long as the US continues its double standards of supporting Pakistan and Saudi Arabia; and not helping victims like India, Sri Lanka and Phillipines , this will continue. Especially Saudi Arabia, which the US supports, where most terrorists (inc. that as**ole OBL)seem to come from. And what about Pakistan and NK exchanging nuke technology for missile technology? There is one particular conflict I haven't mentioned in the previous paragraph, on purpose. This is because my own mind is uncertain on this issue.
Vikram. ----------------------------- My site due for a massive update Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. "Do not give redundant error messages again and again." - A classmate of mine, while giving a class talk on error detection in compiler design.Vikram Punathambekar wrote: As long as the US continues its double standards of supporting Pakistan and Saudi Arabia; and not helping victims like India, Sri Lanka and Phillipines , this will continue. The US is far from perfect, but all the "victims" you mention have plenty of culpability in their own situation. Everything is not always the US's fault. However, if you read a few more of my posts in this thread, you'll see that I mostly agree with the need for the US to treat nations more equally. Mike Mullikin :beer:
A laundromat is no place to meet women. Afterall, if she can't afford her own washer and dryer how can she support you?
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Chris Losinger wrote: now there's propane or gasoline, both of which are available by the truckload in any town in the US, and probalby everywhere else. So what's your point? If we can't 100% stop a lunatic from killing civilians we shouldn't even atleast try to make it more difficult?? That's a defeatist attitude even for you. Chris Losinger wrote: Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11. true, Saddam was a threat to Israel, but no more than any other country in that region. Hence my comment about treating all other nations equally. Chris Losinger wrote: logical, sure. but as you can tell by looking, it's simply not going to happen. Never has... Mike Mullikin :beer:
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Mike Mullikin wrote: So what's your point? that stopping terrorism by focusing on the weapons is a losing game. Mike Mullikin wrote: Never has so that brings us back to the original question: how can such a "war" be won - assuming after winning, we'd go back to what everyone assumes is the "normal" way of life in the US ? or, are we in for a future of secret detentions of US citizens, constant fear, the binary terror alert chart (it will never go below yellow, and red would cause a panic, so we're stuck with a two color chart) -c
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Here's a question to everyone who thinks GWB is doing a good job in his War on Terror (of course I will accept answers from anyone): Q: Can such a war end? 1: If so, how? 2: If not, does that mean the US will be "at war" forever? 3: Many people are using the "we're at war" excuse for restricting freedoms and/or choosing unusual interpretations of the laws regarding detainment, trial and evidence. Does a permanent state of war mean we can expect these abuses to become the norm? 4. Is this acceptable? 5. Clay or Rueben? -c
Chris Losinger
Smaller Animals SoftwareHow do you get a police state ? You let people in power do what they want. Its up to the voters in the US to pick canidates who will do something instead of deciding between two clones. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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Mike Mullikin wrote: As long as the US exists there will be people that want to hurt/kill it. Correction: As long as the US continues its double standards of supporting Pakistan and Saudi Arabia; and not helping victims like India, Sri Lanka and Phillipines , this will continue. Especially Saudi Arabia, which the US supports, where most terrorists (inc. that as**ole OBL)seem to come from. And what about Pakistan and NK exchanging nuke technology for missile technology? There is one particular conflict I haven't mentioned in the previous paragraph, on purpose. This is because my own mind is uncertain on this issue.
Vikram. ----------------------------- My site due for a massive update Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. "Do not give redundant error messages again and again." - A classmate of mine, while giving a class talk on error detection in compiler design.Vikram Punathambekar wrote: SaudiArab, where most terrorists (inc. that as**ole OBL Terrorist can born in any country. If OBL was born in SaudiArab, then it by no means that entire country is a terrorist nation. Vikram Punathambekar wrote: And what about Pakistan and NK exchanging nuke technology for missile technology? Didn't India and Russia helped Libya in missile development programme ??
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: As long as the US continues its double standards of supporting Pakistan and Saudi Arabia; and not helping victims like India, Sri Lanka and Phillipines , this will continue. The US is far from perfect, but all the "victims" you mention have plenty of culpability in their own situation. Everything is not always the US's fault. However, if you read a few more of my posts in this thread, you'll see that I mostly agree with the need for the US to treat nations more equally. Mike Mullikin :beer:
A laundromat is no place to meet women. Afterall, if she can't afford her own washer and dryer how can she support you?
Mike wrote: Everything is not always the US's fault. Agreed 100%. But not everyone thinks like you and I do. And they're the majority. However... India- do you know that even a little bit of pressure from the US goes a loooong way in reining in Pakistan? And the aid they get from Dubya goes into terrorist training camps, meant for Kashmir and Afghanistan (to a certain extent, even Russia). Oh yes, even the US- where did Ramzi Youzef come from? Many others, prolly (in the case of US), but I can't remember anybody else' name right now. Sri Lanka- Most of the support the LTTE gets is from India (sadly) and the US. Phillipines- I don't know the situation intimately, so I won't argue on that count.
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Chris Losinger wrote: Q: Can such a war end? Sure. Now, whether it can be won or not, that's something else... Chris Losinger wrote: 2: If not, does that mean the US will be "at war" forever? Well, however long the US stands, my guess is it will be somewhat short of eternity. And its memory persists longer, then i'd hope it is remembered for something other than a "war on terror". Chris Losinger wrote: Does a permanent state of war mean we can expect these abuses to become the norm? Well, of course not, there's absolutely no history of such things happening in this country, how could you even... *shog contemplates starting a few seeds in a back room* ...ok, prolly, yeah. Chris Losinger wrote: 4. Is this acceptable? NO! I refuse to accept it! Nor am i particularly accepting of this whole "gravity" thing! :mad: Chris Losinger wrote: 5. Clay or Rueben? Clay. It feels so much nicer on my skin.
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Shog9 wrote: Well, of course not, there's absolutely no history of such things happening in this country McCarthy The tigress is here :-D
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How do you get a police state ? You let people in power do what they want. Its up to the voters in the US to pick canidates who will do something instead of deciding between two clones. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote: Its up to the voters in the US to pick canidates who will do something instead of deciding between two clones Ahhhh!!!! now there is a novel idea, indeed, Elaine!! Not sure how long it will take until a significant percentage of the population gets tired and decides to observe their right obligation to be involved in their government. (of course, I'm being a hypocritical here since I'm not that involved myself :-O) BW "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin
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A: Yes! I'm an optimistic person. #1. I'm not sure as to what is right, but what they're doing now is wrong. For a start, stop using double standards, and take a look at Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, India Sri Lanka and Phillipines. The first 3 are terrorist states. The last 3 are hit by terrorism, external and internal. #2. Read #1 #3. Sadly, it might. #4. No, by any sane person who thinks all men (and women, of course) are equal. #5. :confused: Sorry, you'll have to educate me there. :-O Regards,
Vikram. ----------------------------- My site due for a massive update Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. "Do not give redundant error messages again and again." - A classmate of mine, while giving a class talk on error detection in compiler design.Vikram Punathambekar wrote: but what they're doing now is wrong. So you mean that their policies are wrong. If their policies are wrong then how they became the super powers and are now ruling the world ? Vikram Punathambekar wrote: The first 3 are terrorist states. The last 3 are hit by terrorism, external and internal. [sarcasm]Yes you know who is terrorist and who is not, while super power is unaware [/sarcasm]
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: SaudiArab, where most terrorists (inc. that as**ole OBL Terrorist can born in any country. If OBL was born in SaudiArab, then it by no means that entire country is a terrorist nation. Vikram Punathambekar wrote: And what about Pakistan and NK exchanging nuke technology for missile technology? Didn't India and Russia helped Libya in missile development programme ??
John-the-king wrote: Terrorist can born in any country. If OBL was born in SaudiArab, then it by no means that entire country is a terrorist nation. I didn't mean KSA as such is terrorist. But isn't KSA a radical, fanatic Muslim country? Where do you think most of the money for Islamic terrorism is coming from? It's an oppressive Govt that rules with no regard for human rights (including religious rights). And if it were't supported by the US (for the oil, prolly), it would have fallen long back. I didn't (and won't) call the people of any country as terrorist. AS for the link, it doesn't work :confused: . I'm using Konqueror though, if it makes any difference.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: SaudiArab, where most terrorists (inc. that as**ole OBL Terrorist can born in any country. If OBL was born in SaudiArab, then it by no means that entire country is a terrorist nation. Vikram Punathambekar wrote: And what about Pakistan and NK exchanging nuke technology for missile technology? Didn't India and Russia helped Libya in missile development programme ??
John-theKing wrote: Didn't India and Russia helped Libya in missile development programme ?? So? Nukes and normal missiles are different. And will you now stop pointing fingers at others? It's no good and is at best a poor tactic of drawing attention away from yourself.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: but what they're doing now is wrong. So you mean that their policies are wrong. If their policies are wrong then how they became the super powers and are now ruling the world ? Vikram Punathambekar wrote: The first 3 are terrorist states. The last 3 are hit by terrorism, external and internal. [sarcasm]Yes you know who is terrorist and who is not, while super power is unaware [/sarcasm]
LOL! ROTFLMAO! You are a funny guy.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: but what they're doing now is wrong. So you mean that their policies are wrong. If their policies are wrong then how they became the super powers and are now ruling the world ? Vikram Punathambekar wrote: The first 3 are terrorist states. The last 3 are hit by terrorism, external and internal. [sarcasm]Yes you know who is terrorist and who is not, while super power is unaware [/sarcasm]
Yeah, Gengis Khan, ruler of the biggest empire the world has seen, had very nice foreign policies. So were the British policies, when they colonized who knows how many countries. Haven't you heard of the phrase "Might is right"? * And who says America is "ruling the world" ? Yes you know who is terroris and who is not, while super power is unaware Not-taking-any-action does not mean unaware. And on a side note, how do you say the US Govt is unaware? Do you represent them? * - I don't buy that policy myself- not for a minute.
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LOL! ROTFLMAO! You are a funny guy.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother TeresaMaybe I took a long time to figure out my reply below, but you sure are fast!
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John-theKing wrote: Didn't India and Russia helped Libya in missile development programme ?? So? Nukes and normal missiles are different. And will you now stop pointing fingers at others? It's no good and is at best a poor tactic of drawing attention away from yourself.
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother TeresaRohit Sinha wrote: And will you now stop pointing fingers at others? In this entire thread, every one is finger pointing on each other and you didn't threatened anybody. Rohit Sinha wrote: It's no good and is at best a poor tactic of drawing attention away from yourself. I am not your student :)
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John-the-king wrote: Terrorist can born in any country. If OBL was born in SaudiArab, then it by no means that entire country is a terrorist nation. I didn't mean KSA as such is terrorist. But isn't KSA a radical, fanatic Muslim country? Where do you think most of the money for Islamic terrorism is coming from? It's an oppressive Govt that rules with no regard for human rights (including religious rights). And if it were't supported by the US (for the oil, prolly), it would have fallen long back. I didn't (and won't) call the people of any country as terrorist. AS for the link, it doesn't work :confused: . I'm using Konqueror though, if it makes any difference.
Vikram. ----------------------------- My site due for a massive update Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. "Do not give redundant error messages again and again." - A classmate of mine, while giving a class talk on error detection in compiler design.Vikram Punathambekar wrote: AS for the link, it doesn't work . I'm using Konqueror though, if it makes any difference. "Times of India" always claimed itself being the largest circulated paper of the world. Though the design is very good, but they never did anything improving their web-site, every now and then an error displayed on the browser that:
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Mike Mullikin wrote: So what's your point? that stopping terrorism by focusing on the weapons is a losing game. Mike Mullikin wrote: Never has so that brings us back to the original question: how can such a "war" be won - assuming after winning, we'd go back to what everyone assumes is the "normal" way of life in the US ? or, are we in for a future of secret detentions of US citizens, constant fear, the binary terror alert chart (it will never go below yellow, and red would cause a panic, so we're stuck with a two color chart) -c
Chris Losinger
Smaller Animals SoftwareChris Losinger wrote: that stopping terrorism by focusing on the weapons is a losing game. I'd word that as "stopping terrorism by solely focusing on the weapons is a losing game". Of course we need to look at why the terrorist wants to "terrorize" in the first place. If we (or anybody) is doing bad things that antagonize such behavior than it needs to stop, but we can't always please appease everyone. Chris Losinger wrote: are we in for a future of secret detentions of US citizens, constant fear, the binary terror alert chart For the short term (ie. our lifetimes) probably yes. Like you've said before, there are plenty of countries who have been suffering from terrorism for many decades with no signs of change. Why should the US be any different? Mike Mullikin :beer:
A laundromat is no place to meet women. Afterall, if she can't afford her own washer and dryer how can she support you?
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Rohit Sinha wrote: And will you now stop pointing fingers at others? In this entire thread, every one is finger pointing on each other and you didn't threatened anybody. Rohit Sinha wrote: It's no good and is at best a poor tactic of drawing attention away from yourself. I am not your student :)
Lame answer. I am not your student . You should be thankful for that.
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Vikram Punathambekar wrote: AS for the link, it doesn't work . I'm using Konqueror though, if it makes any difference. "Times of India" always claimed itself being the largest circulated paper of the world. Though the design is very good, but they never did anything improving their web-site, every now and then an error displayed on the browser that:
Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheetJohn-theKing wrote: Times of India's website sucks, so India sucks. * LMAO. How old are you? 6- it's original. More than that-pathetic. Analogy: And what about Microsoft? Theirs is the most used OS in the world (at least on the desktop). Does that mean Windows never gives any errors? *-Not those identical words, but something to that effect.
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Rohit Sinha wrote: And will you now stop pointing fingers at others? In this entire thread, every one is finger pointing on each other and you didn't threatened anybody. Rohit Sinha wrote: It's no good and is at best a poor tactic of drawing attention away from yourself. I am not your student :)
John-theKing wrote: In this entire thread, every one is finger pointing on each other and you didn't threatened anybody. I'm not "threatening" you either, LOL. What I meant was, when someone says "Rohit is a bad guy," if I respond to that with "But John the King is bad too," what kind of defence is this? John-theKing wrote: I am not your student LOL what a disappointment. ;P
Regards,Rohit Sinha
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
- Mother Teresa