[Rhodes22-list] Politics

[stan]

thanks for reply -

I am not anti war, being old enough to have been in the big one but

It was a declared war.

The country was at war - not some fighting while others raped the savings of
the trusting

Wage and price controls were in effect as was rationing so an attempt was
made to be uniformly fair

The cause was pretty close to good enough to die for.

The situations are simply not comparable

Invading Iraq in my opinion was misguided and then mishandled.  That kind of
money and blood could have accomplished what should have been our
Afghanistan goals in the first place - now if we are really serious about
those goals for the long run, it is going to cost us a lot more and maybe
impossible if we go bankrupt first.  I hate to pick on your hero but I
really do not think Bush has a broad enough view or understanding of the
world to be allowed such a unique position - hope you turn out to be right
but based on his policies so far, unlike the leadership and goals of WW 2,
he does not inspire me to follow him into the fray - unless maybe if he was
in
front of me.

stan/gbi

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
To: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>; "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
<rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics


> Good thing Bush lower you taxes to make up for all the
> State tax increases, Stan.  Maybe you need to try to
> get more Rupublican voted into office there in NC and
> you would not have those problem.  Maybe you have a
> wild NC rebulican cowboy that could help you out:-)  I
> find it interesting that a business owner would hold
> the view that you do, Stan.  I work for the government
> and see that your analysis is off.  No offence but I
> call them like they analyze out to be.  As for our
> solders, they signed up to fight; on their own free
> will.  Surenly you don't think that the militery
> paycheck is jsut the same as a welfare check.  Also,
> the only reason that we all can sit here & voice our
> opinions freely is the fact that we have militery
> Bases all over the world with solders on ready to
> fight to protect this country.  That what keep this
> country free; we fight to keep it that way.  Talking
> does no good.
> Steve
>
> PS - No offence Stan.  Just my opinion.  BTW: I had
> relative that died in WWII so that you all don't have
> to speak Japanese.  Maybe we should have jsut raised
> the white flag then, we wouldn't have to worry about
> Irag today - Would have been an Japan problem:-)
>
> >