[Rhodes22-list] Politics: Reply to Len, Todd, et al.

[TN Rhodey]

Ed,

Yes remember the Twin Towers and keep in mind that none of the attackers 
were from Iraq.

Wally


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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Politics:  Reply to Len, Todd, et al.
>Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 05:27:12 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Len:
>      Thank you for your thoughtful reply on the recent diatribe.  You are
>reading on the current war.  And I look toward your referenced book because
>you recommend it.
>       My reading has been on the next situation, specifically nuclear
>problems.  I have been reading on Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and atomic
>subs, specifically the problems the Soviet Union had.  There is a real
>problem coming up that affects the whole world because of the lethal and
>long term effects of a nuclear explosion.
>       Todd, try to appreciate where Brad is coming from.  The opinions and
>rhetoric is hot and heavy from the 'Liberal National Media' representative
>and his fellow travelers.  They flat out say there were no plans.  Len has
>pointed out that there were plans albeit not adequately covering 
>everything.
>        Dave keeps saying 'sectarian violence' is civil war.  While I am
>willing to concede that there may be some real sectarian violence, I ask 
>how
>much is really being done by thugs to make it appear that the general Iraq
>population is in a civil war.  I ask the question, how much of the violence
>is being done by the thug element to create an appearance of civil war.
>        Go back to Korea, how much infiltration was there after the cease
>fire?  There were constant problems to this day.  Maybe that is why we 
>still
>have a military presence there?
>        The stated plan is to foster the development of an Iraqi 
>government.
>Ask why the current Iraqi government is unable to handle the situation.  Do
>some simple fact gathering.  The previous regime was a dictatorship.  It 
>was
>in place for how many years?  Other than at their religious temples they 
>had
>little say or experience in governance.  They need assistance and training
>on how to do things.  This cannot be accomplished in a day, month, or year,
>but as in Japan, et al., it takes years.
>        There are many looking at this problem who learned problem solving
>from their televisions.  They have developed a television personality. If
>you do not like the channel change the station.  Channel surfing is not
>problem solving.
>        This problem can be solved, but not by running away from it.  It
>needs work, effort, investment and time.  We should keep working at it
>because it is the right thing to do.  American should continue forward,
>because it is in our self interest in thwarting thugs spewing violence to
>control the world.  Remember the twin towers?
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC USA
>
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