So now we have one fundamentalist religious group who hates another, both in power of a country, living side-by-side. The middle-east war has just escalated, and it’s going to get worse.
So now we have one fundamentalist religious group who hates another, both in power of a country, living side-by-side. The middle-east war has just escalated, and it’s going to get worse.
The drafting of citizens to fill the ranks of our military should be utilized ONLY in the event of a declared war. Korea, Vietnam,… and now Iraq were/are not declared wars, so there should have been/be no drafting of people to our military.
I have more respect for those that refused the draft or otherwise left the country during the Vietnam and Korean War eras than those that went to war under force of draft.
Have you ever watched at TV a xtian and an islamic fundie ?
It’s incredible they say the same things and use the same words (the lord and allah…faith based stupidity).
If you switch their voices you will not see any difference.
Ren,
Regarding “getting people more invested” in order to reduce the inclination to go to war: Good idea, but I think this does not get to the real basis for going to war. The general populace really has little or no say about whether or not to go to war. They can only make changes after we have laready been in it and they see just how much damage it does.
If we really want to stay out of wars, then we need to address the real reasons we go to war: $$$. (Look at who has benfited from the Iraq war) If the businesses that make money off of war were required to provide their goods and services to the government at NO PROFIT durng war times, then I feel pretty confident we would not get involved in places like Iraq in the first place.
Forgot to mention my reasoning. If the military and general population is expected to make sacrifices in times of war, then why are the companies not expected to make sacrifices? Instead, they are the ones that profit from it.
Hey, Whos Daddy are You?
“he started mis-speaking and staggering and was unable to finish what he was doing”
Are you sure you’re nto talking about Dubbya??
TomSD
It’s big business and companies that keep these people in power. They aren’t about to kill the golden goose!
gently
Agreed, but I see this not as an impossible obstacle, but as something which can be overcome, especially with the current environment of flagrant abuse and public discontent. Now is the time when changes like this will be possible if people push for it. When such a time will come again is anyone’s guess.
Ren,
:head nodding: I get what you are saying. I have a friend in Iraq that send me pics of what a car bomb does to the car, the road underneath the car, the driver, and bystanders (they weren’t sent as a “hey, look what happens”, but as a “hey, send this around so we can get out of Iraq”). So I sent the original email to everyone I knew, most were not thrilled, but that is reality. I doubt the email made it very far.
Things seen to be getting worse in the Middle East. As is it was not bad enough but geez, this is bad. I hope President Bush has has good plan for this one for everyone’s sake. I doubt it though.
Hamas won in a democratic election despite Israel trying to stomp out democracy in Palestine…. maybe if Israel didn’t try to snuff out democracy like it snuffs out the lives of the Palestinians, Fatah could have won. Now Israel is getting a good look at what it has created, extremists in repsonse to their jewish extremism and terrorism. Israel was founded by terrorists and the early Prime ministers of Israel were terrorists from the terrorist group Irgun.
“Hamas election to usher in WW III” is this another prophecy of Dave “the Jew” Silverman looking into his crystal ball and predicting the future?