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2003-04-20 Iran

Daily hopes Iraqis will establish an Islamic Republic

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-20 07:25 pm|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Freedom and responsibility---too words that are missing in the basic tenants of existing Middle Eastern governments.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-04-20 20:20:19|| 2003-04-20 20:20:19|| Front Page Top

#2 If we allow any more "Islamic Republics" to take hold, anywhere, this entire effort is a waste.

Posted by Dave D. 2003-04-20 20:36:02|| 2003-04-20 20:36:02|| Front Page Top

#3 AP... unfortunately, that last word, "responsibility", is found missing in most of today's "Liberal" dummycheats. Personal responsibility is the flip-side of personal freedom. Too few understand that. Wouldn't it be ironic if we actually got that message across to the Iraqis, when so many of today's "college class" can't get it?

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-20 20:40:11|| 2003-04-20 20:40:11|| Front Page Top

#4 OP - Im getting a little tired of gratuitous domestic remarks on international affairs threads. I guess the if the blog owners dont mind theres nothing i can do about it, but it sure dont improve the blog. Theres plenty of other places where Republicans can rant about Democrats, and vice versa.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2003-04-20 22:41:51|| 2003-04-20 22:41:51|| Front Page Top

#5 OP- I am a student a Drexel(Philadelphia engineering/comp school), of everyone I know here, only one is an idiotic lefty, everything I've read has indicated it is the professors are lacking a rational compass and largely the students have rejected their bs.. so uh..thanx for the class generalization there, much appreciated.. made me feel all warm and tingly insideâ¦

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Posted by Dcreeper 2003-04-21 00:09:42|| 2003-04-21 00:09:42|| Front Page Top

#6 OP - Your assessment is 35 years off - the students of 35 years ago are the administrators and teachers of today.

Posted by Jeff Brokaw 2003-04-21 07:07:00|| [jeffbrokaw.net/weblog/] 2003-04-21 07:07:00|| Front Page Top

#7 On Topic (remember the topic?)-
Fred: You're too generous - the Shia are the rousers here and they claim their power by right of being descendents of Big Mo. So they aren't appointed by God (OR Gawd), but by thin little strands of DNA and large dollops of records-fixing several hundred years ago... As for some weenie from Foggy Bottom being quoted, only the Guardian (and its ilk) would think that made some difference. The Foreign Service boys are at the bottom of the current pecking order - and you can bet that they hold no (read: zero) sway with the Bushies. Whether that's good or bad is in the eye of the beholder.

Re: Off-Topic Rantomania against OP:
With apologiers in advance to Dcreeper, who writes in complete sentences and OBVIOUSLY has his shit wired tight - and a hat tip to his excellent observation regards faculty burnouts...

OP's observations re dummycheats is definitely a bit broad, and apologies to those in Gen-X with their heads screwed on straight is due, but there IS truth in there, like it or not. Today's crop regularly makes headlines as the bunch that can't find their own asses on a map and score so low, relative to other countries in general knowledge, as to make them prime candidates for vegetable substitutes.

In addition, and I have no doubt that this point is part of what OP was referring to, they and their burnout parents were the tools of the ANSWER crowd in the demonstrations and missed every point regards Iraq. He was, I believe, referring toa host of self-absorbed fools who thought that it was about War for OIL or US Imperialism - or any number of other demonstrably false signage paraded in front of the cameras.

liberalhawk: As for your assetion that OP's comment was off-topic (I disagree) and really about local US Publican - Democrud politics, it's more than obvious that you're WAY too sensitive - and getting your shorts in a bunch over it rather indicates you can't handle it well - calling upon the Moderator Gods to save you. Gawd, what a pussy. So do the vice versa squeel in those other blogs - apparently your view of the world is too narrow and dogmatic to encompass thoughts of a differing variety - or too far afield..

Posted by PD 2003-04-21 08:01:22|| 2003-04-21 08:01:22|| Front Page Top

#8 PD -

Dummycheat? Democrud? Pussy? And you call me "narrow and dogmatic"?

There are plenty of places on the net to vent your partisanship. This is one of the few that presents a summarized intel brief, available for comments, on military and strategic issues in the WOT.

I would only remind you that Joe Lieberman and others were focused on these issues at a time when they were not of great concern to most Republicans. You ever hear of Ken Pollack, who wrote the definitive book on the reasons to invade Iraq - he too is a Democrat.

If OP was talking about the Stalinists of ANSWER, why refer to Democrats - the Stalinists have had it in for the Democrats since 1948.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-04-21 08:31:49|| 2003-04-21 08:31:49|| Front Page Top

#9 liberalhawk- Yes. Dogmatic. Narrow. Yes.
I don't subscribe to any of them - just a different label on who's doing the looting. You ARE overly sensitive. Stay on topic instead of looking for a fight. I live and work in Saudi Arabia and can handle your narrow ass anytime regard M.E. issues. It isn't Pubs vs. Dems outside of the USofA - no one out here phreakin' cares. No, I didn't vote for him... OR Gore. Both sucked, IMHO. YOU are the one with the local focus, else you wouldn't have gone out of your way to attack OP over such a MINOR infraction of YOUR perceived ruleset.

His comment regards Gen-X is spot-on and the weenies in the streets who did not have Clue One regards Iraq were, by and large, Dems looking to demonize Bush. And they are total tools and primo fools. If you're not one of them, then kudos to you. If you are, fuck off.

The BIG Picture is simple: Western Freedom vs. Islamic Dogma. You can slice it up any way that suits you and isolate patches here and there to argue the fine points, but that is the real issue - and will be for the next 20+ yrs. The Bush Admin "gets it" more or less. For that small favor, I thank them and support the Iraq actions and the US & UK troops.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-04-22 00:00:36|| 2003-04-22 00:00:36|| Front Page Top

#10 I support Pres. Bush as a Republican although I do have my worries about what his real thoughts are about the Sauds. I found out the Sauds are DEEP into Western societies and it GREATLY concerns me. Don't believe me? Do a google search on strattons+saud! The historical associations between (believe it or not) supposedly 'good' American citizens with Nazi backgrounds also concerns me.
Has the world always been so f'd up?
How long has this war between freedom and Islam gone on now? Damnable bastards; how can I, as a Christian, keep from hating their guts?
If they attack USA again, en masse, how will I keep my blood from boiling over?
I predict Anti-war.com arrest coming up: good f you traitor Justin.

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