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Subject: 
Re: Fair use and allusion?
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Date: 
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:36:04 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
  
  
   I still don’t see what your point is here beyond controlling that flow (your original point was how it was obvious that this was all about freeing the Iraqis, yet still admit it was about the oil one way or the other).

Our main objective was eliminating a dangerous threat in the person of SH (via WMD proliferation mainly...

If you do think he had WMD,

Along with everybody else.

I’m talking about *today*

  
   are you not concerned that Bush has engineered a situation whereby OBL’s foot soldiers are apparently crawling all over the country?

What exactly do you mean?

I mean Bush has engineered a situation whereby OBL’s foot soldiers are apparently crawling all over Iraq... a country apparently full of WMD!


   Yes, there are terrorists there to attack Americans. But can you not see that we are not the only targets?

Nice try. I did not say that. (What is your point?)

   What if, tomorrow, we were to evacuate completely from Iraq? Do you think that the terrorism in Iraq would stop? Of course not!

I expect it’d reduce quite a bit. (What is your point?)

   These terrorists fight against Freedom and Democracy.

(ROFL) As do many of Bush’s allies in this “war”. (ROFL)

   A free Iraq is now suddenly a greater and more imminent threat to their cause than the existence of the US!

Many “terrorists” are simply fighting against the occupation.

  
So meanwhile, the war on terrorism is on their turf, not ours.

Was there any terrorism on that “turf” before this “war”?

Scott A

  
JOHN



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(...) Along with everybody else. (...) What exactly do you mean? Yes, there are terrorists there to attack Americans. But can you not see that we are not the only targets? What if, tomorrow, we were to evacuate completely from Iraq? Do you think (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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