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Re: gum arabic (was Re: War)
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Wed, 3 Oct 2001 16:04:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:

Not at all.  If one makes mistakes (and we all have), must one feel bound • to
continue making those same mistakes just because they once did?

Why not fix the mistakes 1st, before starting a new mess?

Because one can't afford to fix every mistake one has ever made. Do you

Here is an easy one to fix. Try to read the whole text, look at the claimed
impact that "mess" has had on the whole country:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4268146,00.html

If our bombing was really a complete error, then we should have jumped to make
things right rather than dragging our feet.  We should have supplied the lost
meds at the cost that that factory would have while we rebuilt the factory.
And we should have paid for the medical expenses and of everyone who has a
valid claim to injury based on the attack and reparations.  And we should have
apologized to the individuals and to their nation.  If there were actually some
kind of connection to bin Laden, then not.

Chris



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(...) Frank, Here is an easy one to fix. Try to read the whole text, look at the claimed impact that "mess" has had on the whole country: (URL) A (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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