Arming Up

Sand

Bush is a political envangelist. Since about the 70s [When envangelical movements became politically mobilised] every mainstream US Presidential candidate has had to establish their credentials as god fearing bible thumpers to win over the god fearing bible thumpers to support them both in votes and activism. Anyone who basically highlights his/her secularism and disbelief in crazy religious views alienates a section of the electorate. The Republicans have been better at this than the Democrats but the Democrats still try. Bush is seen to be envangelical because he has to be seen to be.

Mick86

Manic Moran wrote:

I fear war in Korea far more than any other war I can see as a realistic possibility on the horizon, given I've got more chance of getting killed there.

NTM

Cheer up MM. All the US and S Korea has to do is stop sending the rice. Aftera few months the NKA will be too weak from hunger to fight back.:D

Kevster

People should realise that war doesn't stop terrorism. It will always be with us and, if anything, war makes it worse.

wes

Kevster wrote:

People should realise that war doesn't stop terrorism. It will always be with us and, if anything, war makes it worse.

Sadly too many decision makers believe otherwise. The mess in Iraq has made terrorism a hell of a lot worse in the world.

Hogmeister B

Judt wrote:

Israel would prefer if it didn't have to send its sons to die in Lebanon and the West Bank.

It doesn't.

Judt

Hogmeister B wrote:

It doesn't.

Snore.

Tirabaralla

http://www.nkusa.org/index.cfm

Hogmeister B

Judt wrote:

Snore.

I'm so sorry. This is clearly the wrong place to talk politics.

Sand

People should realise that war doesn't stop terrorism. It will always be with us and, if anything, war makes it worse.

Sometimes, but not always true. War in Afghanistan disrupted the AQ training programs from which AQ launched their attacks on western targets, and indoctrinated their followers. That miltary means is not the complete solution to terrorism does not mean it can be discounted as being part of the solution. The most fanatical and dangerous cannot be reasoned with.

wes

Sand wrote:

Sometimes, but not always true. War in Afghanistan disrupted the AQ training programs from which AQ launched their attacks on western targets, and indoctrinated their followers. That miltary means is not the complete solution to terrorism does not mean it can be discounted as being part of the solution. The most fanatical and dangerous cannot be reasoned with.

Very good point, but if you over do it, it will back fire. We have seen this with Iraq. The most fanatical will have to be killed or imprisoned permanently regardless.

Judt

Hogmeister B wrote:

I'm so sorry. This is clearly the wrong place to talk politics.

More make silly statements like "Israeli mothers are happy to see their children die, so long as they take two arabs with them." Ever met an Israeli mother?

Hogmeister B

I didn't say that, or anything like it. And no, I have not met an Israeli mother.