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Re: Former Iraqi General
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 03:40:52 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > Armed rebellion...at least for a little while yet.
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> Well, maybe it's time for me to be a little foolish maybe. I think as long
> as they know we could revolt, there is likely to never be the actual need to
> do so -- rather like the concept of mutually assured destruction.
Isn't that the real reason behind the "gun control is good" lobby? "Support
gun control and give up your fundamental rights today." The Tyrants that
actually believe what they do is for our own good, are the most dangerous of
all. (I know, I know, preaching... choir)
> I don't
> think they'll want that oil "over there" quite that badly, we just need to
> let them know that we see a difference between going after those responsible
> for 911 (saudi arabia -- Bush's *pals* like the Bin Ladens) and an
> irresponsible war that is scaring investors and throwing the economy into
> the toilet.
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> Just as Bush took the presidency in a bloodless coup that goes all the way
> to the Supreme Court, we can take back the presidency and congress soon
> enough AND without blood.
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> Mainly we have to get this puppet out of the white house...
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> NO BLOOD FOR OIL!
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> All I care about is homeland defense and a stronger economy. I don't care
> that much about the rest of world (I mean, let it care for itself -- just as
> we should do FIRST and FOREMOST). Seeing as how our current foreign
> policies are irretrievably screwed up, I'd say we should just leave off for
> a while.
Sounds good to me.
-Mike Petrucelli
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| (...) That may be *one* of the reasons, but it's no more insidious than the NRA's big-business pro-gun lobby, which has much less to do with personal freedoms than it has to do with lining the pockets of the gun industry. That's not to say that the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Well, maybe it's time for me to be a little foolish maybe. I think as long as they know we could revolt, there is likely to never be the actual need to do so -- rather like the concept of mutually assured destruction. I don't think they'll (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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