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2003-05-29 Fifth Column

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Posted by tu3031 2003-05-29 07:17 am|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The basic problem these folks have is that the US fought a war that killed less people in one month than the Saddam regime normally did and stopped his ongoing killing. Same thing happened in Afghanistan. These people are so oppossed to the US in anything it does they have taken an inhuman position and do not even see it.

If they had any integrity they would take out a copy of Amnesty Internationals report and start pointing at whom the US should free next on humanitarian grounds (Syria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Burma, Cuba)?

Posted by Yank 2003-05-29 17:10:29|| 2003-05-29 17:10:29|| Front Page Top

#2 "What would Jesus bomb?"

After he got through with the moneychangers in the Temple?

Mecca. (since you asked)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-05-29 09:31:47|| 2003-05-29 09:31:47|| Front Page Top

#3 And if Jesus went ballistic on the moneychangers in the temple, just imagine what he would do if he found a mosque there....

Posted by Dripping Sarcasm 2003-05-29 10:02:32|| 2003-05-29 10:02:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Fight for Peace! Fuck for Virginity! Who would Satan French-Kiss?

Posted by mojo 2003-05-29 10:07:08|| 2003-05-29 10:07:08|| Front Page Top

#5 They're regrouping! For what now. No war, only peace. We're for peace, Peace brother. Strip for peace. HO HO HO, Ho Chi Mhin. War is always wrong, ALWAYS. Sheep for peace. Slaughter, I see no slaughter, I see only peace, Pierce your tounge for peace. Drag queens for peace. Professors for peace. Oil for peace, land for peace. Peace and security for me, UN protection for them.

Posted by Lucky 2003-05-29 11:04:47|| 2003-05-29 11:04:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh, now I know why I should have paid attention to these cranks. Not because their message was coherent and relevant, but because it was "heartfelt." Yeah, that's it.

Posted by DJ Joey 2003-05-29 12:24:38|| 2003-05-29 12:24:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Jesus. O.K. It always amazes me to hear what Jesus would or wouldn't do. If you take Revelation to be true prophecy, then one of these days Jesus is gonna put down that little lamb that He's always carrying, pick up a sword and kill 2/3 of the population of the world. Or at least take credit for it. And that will be merciful, it was 99%+ in the Noah thing.

Posted by Scott 2003-05-29 12:46:43|| 2003-05-29 12:46:43|| Front Page Top

#8 "The coalitions are staying together, the questions we raise still remain," she said.

The "questions they raise," nobody with a brain or an ounce of moral clarity cares about. The left has become so completely morally bankrupt that all that's left of it is a bunch of empty slogans.

"War is the enemy." You wouldn't find too many holocaust or Saddam prison survivors who would agree with that position.

I think these cranks should rename themselves
"Slogan hurlers for peace" or
"Meaningless cliches united for total inaction" or
"Narcissim united to ignore the suffering of others" or
"Cowards united to avoid inconvenience."

Atleast then they would be honest about what the really stand for.

Posted by Jonesy 2003-05-29 13:11:25|| 2003-05-29 13:11:25|| Front Page Top

#9 With the exception of the Quakers (whom I respect but disagree with), this has nothing to do with peace. Virtually all of these people have cheered on every marxist revolutionary movement the world has seen, no matter how bloodthirsty. They are not opposed to war at all -- only to wars waged by "capitalists." Ironies aboud. What about the anarchists now decrying anarchy in Iraq? I am reminded of Ronald Radosh, who saw the light while visting a mental hospital in Cuba after one of his then-fellow marxists informed him that he had to understand that "there is a huge difference between capitalist lobatamies and socialist lobatamies."

Posted by closet neo-con 2003-05-29 13:48:05|| 2003-05-29 13:48:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Follow the money of the leaders and organizers, the ones who get the others to block traffic, break windows, deficate on the sidewalks and generally get others to do mayhem while they stay clear. Track, identify, arrest, harrass. Two can play the game as one.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-29 14:18:14|| 2003-05-29 14:18:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Several antiwar activists say they have been upset with what they see as the United States' swaggering post-war posturing. "The triumphalism of the administration is unseemly, ugly and arrogant," Fletcher said. "Frankly, it scares the hell out of me."

We won, Saddam (and you)lost. Get over it buddy.

Scott's not far from the truth. There's a time for everything under the sun: The imagery given by the Preacher in Ecclesiastes has God putting down in a little appointment book all the things he's got to get done. Cleaning up the F*cking mess we've made is one such entry.

Posted by Ptah 2003-05-29 14:59:01|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-05-29 14:59:01|| Front Page Top

#12 these people just don't get - even you send a cruise missle(or homicide bomber) up thier asses they would still be agaisnt going after those responsible. and in this war on terror it is a war agaisnt the terror organizations and the states that support them. hell the state dept has been listing the same goddam countries for 20 years!
and the say we see a number of flashpoints -
i have to agree with them on this - i also see a number of flashpoints - just count the number of countries on the state dept list!

Posted by Dan 2003-05-29 14:59:02|| 2003-05-29 14:59:02|| Front Page Top

#13 Get out of that fucking navel and get into the real world! Unless we really muff it, Iraq will be a better land in a few years!

Posted by Katz 2003-05-29 15:32:50|| 2003-05-29 15:32:50|| Front Page Top

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