tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post4569931689355637442..comments2024-03-29T03:40:00.298-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: JELLYFISH DISASTERS, SARAH PALIN, AND BARACK OBAMAShaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-11237250996057473972009-11-20T14:21:28.555-05:002009-11-20T14:21:28.555-05:00I've never heard of Cat Kirk. He's probabl...I've never heard of Cat Kirk. He's probably like <a href="http://www.sillycats.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/funny-cats-silly-red-shirt-ensign-cat-star-trek.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Campbell" rel="nofollow">Luke Skyywalker</a> is a real man.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-91633605126167851072009-11-20T13:34:54.525-05:002009-11-20T13:34:54.525-05:00Hey demarks,
Is Luke Skywalker a real person, or ...Hey demarks,<br /><br />Is Luke Skywalker a real person, or a fictional character? How about Cat. Kirk?TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-71591178591609526132009-11-20T13:28:43.637-05:002009-11-20T13:28:43.637-05:00Tom said: "Looks only? Some of our best Presi...Tom said: "Looks only? Some of our best Presidents have been homely as hell."<br /><br />You are underestimating the effect of someone merely looking good on television. Pointing out that some people are a lot better at this than others is not calling them stupid. Not by a long shot.<br /><br />The most famous and clear example of this is the well-studied <a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2445" rel="nofollow">Kennedy-Nixon</a> debates.<br /><br />This factor was also in play last year. Obama always looked so smooth in the debates (and no there is not anything wrong with that, and it does not mean Obama is "stupid"), while McCain did things like that weird robot run on the stage.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-46168707191623509492009-11-20T13:25:05.476-05:002009-11-20T13:25:05.476-05:00Shaw: I knew he was a state senator. No surprise t...Shaw: I knew he was a state senator. No surprise to me. And yes, he TAUGHT. Sure makes him a fairly good candidate for an assistant dean's position at a major law school doesn't it?<br /><br />"BTW, Mr. Obama's resume is "thicker" than the other guy from Illinois who became president--Abraham Lincoln."<br /><br />Which is pretty much admitting that Obama didn't have much in his resume, and that's ok.<br /><br />That's actually an acceptable argument: that experience does not matter much. Obama campaigned on it, and won. The campaign chose to emphasize other strengths. This is hardly unknown, or controversial.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-66807428586891079032009-11-20T13:22:19.275-05:002009-11-20T13:22:19.275-05:00Tom: You were indeed wrong to make the false accus...Tom: You were indeed wrong to make the false accusation that pointing out the fact of Obama looking better on TV was "an insult to the President, and just wrong." And you claimed that I called Obama stupid, when I never said that or implied it, and don't even believe it.<br /><br />Perhaps I should not have used the word "stupid". Poor reading comprehension is more like it.<br /><br />"By your thinking if President Obama's Health Care Bill passes because a couple of Republicans vote for it,"<br /><br />That is not my thinking. Again, you did not think things through before you typed. You might be making some sort of comparison to TARP.... if so, you are wildly off. Not only did a few Democrats push TARP over the edge, it was actually significantly more popular among the Dems in the House than it was among the Republicans. It wasn't a "couple" of Democrats. It was a significant majority of them.<br /><br />"Only a partisan party hack like you would call President Obama's resume "thin."<br /><br />A partisaan hack, huh? How about most Democrats. They thought this way too. Check <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/104578/few-democrats-say-experience-critical-their-vote.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and also <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/03/01/politics/fromtheroad/entry3896372.shtml" rel="nofollow">this account</a> that refers to something major Democratic leader Hillary Clinton said: "Hillary Clinton told reporters that both she and the presumtive Republican nominee John McCain offer the experience to be ready to tackle any crisis facing the country under their watch, but Barack Obama simply offers more rhetoric. “I think you'll be able to imagine many things Senator McCain will be able to say,” she said. “He’s never been the president, but he will put forth his lifetime of experience. I will put forth my lifetime of experience. Senator Obama will put forth a speech he made in 2002.” Clinton was referring to Obama’s anti-war speech he delivered in Chicago before entering the United States Senate."<br /><br />Also, anyone who takes an objective look at Obama's pre-election resume and stacks it up to elder statesmen such as Dodd, Biden, McCain, or even Romney, would find it lacking.<br /><br />"Right, a college degree is scraping the bottom of the barrel."<br /><br />No, but actually touting it as a major part of a Presidential resume in this modern era only proves that there's not much else there. It's like someone applying to be a manager at a chain store and mentioning during the interview that they ran a lemonade stand when they were 8 years old.<br /><br />"I'm sorry President Carter. You were actually one of the smartest Presidents, being a nuclear engineer and all."<br /><br />I don't think Carter was nearly as bad as other claim he is.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-27676777949226165182009-11-20T12:56:20.792-05:002009-11-20T12:56:20.792-05:00I'm sorry President Carter. You were actually ...I'm sorry President Carter. You were actually one of the smartest Presidents, being a nuclear engineer and all.<br /><br />Of course Bush was the only President to have an MBA and look at the stellar financial situation he left us.TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-89812962747462463312009-11-20T12:46:54.142-05:002009-11-20T12:46:54.142-05:00demarks,
Thanks for the personal insults, calling...demarks,<br /><br />Thanks for the personal insults, calling me stupid etc. I guess that's the way you treat people and won't mind if I treat you the same way.<br /><br />By your thinking if President Obama's Health Care Bill passes because a couple of Republicans vote for it, then it becomes the Republicans Health Care Bill. Now that's spin. <br /><br />I will call it the Republican Health Care Bill, but only when talking with you, because anyone else would think I'm nuts.<br /><br />Only a partisan party hack like you would call President Obama's resume "thin." In your thinking, only an ex-Gov. can be President? <br /><br />Palin the moose killer, Reagan the movie star, Carter the peanut farmer, all ex-Gov's, but no academic credentials.<br /><br />That of course leaves out Presidents like Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Jackson, Lincoln, Kennedy etc.<br /><br />Going by your thinking the best Presidents were Taft, McKinley, Nixon, etc.<br /><br />Yours is the only imagination (mind) that is stretched. You really should watch more news and less Star trek.<br /><br />Right, a college degree is scraping the bottom of the barrel.<br /><br />I guess beauty contest winner is your idea of intellectual might.<br /><br />Given your own lack of intellectual capacity, I am starting to understand your idiot thinking.<br /><br />Your kind of thinking is all to common today, and really sad.TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-43311812501544626752009-11-20T07:55:11.575-05:002009-11-20T07:55:11.575-05:00dmarks,
You and every other conservative who argu...dmarks,<br /><br />You and every other conservative who argue over Obama's resume ALL LEAVE OUT the fact that he was a state senator:<br /><br /><b>The Illinois Senate career of Barack Obama stretched from 1996 to 2004, when Barack Obama was elected to the United States Senate. Starting in 1993 and throughout his state senate career, Obama also taught constitutional law part-time at the University of Chicago Law School, as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996 and as a Senior Lecturer from 1996-2004, when he was elected to the U.S. Senate.</b><br /><br />How many presidential candidates has the US had that actually TAUGHT Constitutional law? Y'know, actually taught the laws on which this country is based. That, to me and many others, as well as the fact that he actually served in a legislature in a large state seems not to matter to conservatives, since they leave his career as a legislator out every time this subject comes up.<br /><br />Therefore, I believe your and other conservative arguments about his "thin" resume is strictly partisan.<br /><br />BTW, Mr. Obama's resume is "thicker" than the other guy from Illinois who became president--Abraham Lincoln.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-28058595746312094302009-11-20T07:18:54.643-05:002009-11-20T07:18:54.643-05:00Tom asked: "So the TARP bill was Democratic?&...Tom asked: "So the TARP bill was Democratic?"<br /><br />Later you state, perhaps sarcastically:<br /><br />"TARP was the Democrats idea,"<br /><br />You also state as fact (no sarcasm): "Bushes TARP bailout was OK for the right, but President Obama's second bailout bill was not."<br /><br />And the real truth? The House vote on the bailout was 263-171, with "Most Democrats were in favor (172 yeas to 63 nays), while a slighter majority of Republicans voted against (91 yeas to 108 nays)" according to The New York Times’s David Herszenhorn.<br /><br />Well, the answer to your first question appears to be "yes", your sarcastic statement turns out to be true, and your last statement is actually the opposite of how it was.<br /><br />Earlier your stated: "If President Bush had trouble getting Republicans to vote for it, that's his lack of being able to lead his own party."<br /><br />Of course. And why? Because his party opposed it, and the Democrats supported it.<br /><br />-------------<br /><br />The problems of Obama's thin resume were well known throughout the campaign, and it is hardly a subjective judgment that he lacked experience, and everyone saw how Obama campaigned on his capability and promises, and not on his accomplishments. <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/12/ap-poll-obama-losing-on-experience-to-sarah-palin/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is one interesting link, and this one <a href="" rel="nofollow">this one</a> lays out the cold hard facts (Gallup poll: of those who thought experience was important in the election, only 2% of Obama supporters said experience was important, compared to 27% for McCain. Clearly, the idea of someone including "Hey, he graduated from college!" in any sort of list of experience necessary for President is nothing more than scraping the bottom of the barrel and trying to pad a thin resume with real basics.)dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-13624578903460715572009-11-20T05:45:44.701-05:002009-11-20T05:45:44.701-05:00"I don't know anyway to interpret that bu..."I don't know anyway to interpret that but, that Obama has no intellectual capacity (stupid) and only won because of his looks."<br /><br />Well, "don't know" is right. You are using pure imagination to make something up. Pointing out the fact of Obama's superior "telegenetics" and its great influence in the election is not the same as saying "he's stupid". You are either lying, or too dumb to read.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-25789512656663637042009-11-20T05:43:23.399-05:002009-11-20T05:43:23.399-05:00"I don't think graduating at the top of h..."I don't think graduating at the top of his class, being the law review editor and a Constitutional law professor, not to mention a U.S. Senator is (as you describe) a "thin resume."<br /><br />By any stretch of the imagination, it is, when you are talking about the highest office in the land. The only thing that amounts to anything is "US senator" (and even there, he did little, compared to experienced accomplished senators like McCain and Dodd, or even new ones such as Hillary. Edited a magazine, and graduated and taught at college? Come on, really.<br /><br />He had the thinnest resume of any of the real Presidential candidates that ran last year.<br /><br />"It was president Bush's TARP bill. His party wrote it, lobbied for it, and won its passage."<br /><br />Actually, check into it. The Dems voted for it (mostly) and the Republicans voted against it (mostly). It is misleading spin to try to cast this as a problem of the Right.<br /><br />"You get a little testy when shown to be wrong, don't you demarks"<br /><br />Go back and look at the actual vote counts. I did earlier, and linked to it. You will find out that you are wrong.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-36908712973341743382009-11-20T00:37:25.753-05:002009-11-20T00:37:25.753-05:00dmark said,
"Show" had everything to do...dmark said,<br /><br />"Show" had everything to do with it, not "intellectual capacity". Obama quite simply looked a lot better on TV than McCain did.<br /><br />I don't know anyway to interpret that but, that Obama has no intellectual capacity (stupid) and only won because of his looks.<br /><br />That is an insult to the President, and just wrong.<br /><br />We will have to disagree. <br /><br />I don't think graduating at the top of his class, being the law review editor and a Constitutional law professor, not to mention a U.S. Senator is (as you describe) a "thin resume."<br /><br />I'm not here to educate you about President Obama's achievements, you Google him. Obviously you would not believe what I tell you, anyways.<br /><br />But thanks for the insulting me and proving just what you are.<br /> <br />The fact and point was, TARP was a Republican bill. You said it was not. <br /><br />If President Bush had trouble getting Republicans to vote for it, that's his lack of being able to lead his own party.<br /><br />It was president Bush's TARP bill. His party wrote it, lobbied for it, and won its passage.<br /><br />You get a little testy when shown to be wrong, don't you demarks. Calm down. I'm sure it's not the first time you have been shown to be wrong, and it won't be the last.TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-53225498287981704972009-11-19T23:26:34.265-05:002009-11-19T23:26:34.265-05:00"When you demand that taxes be raised to pay ..."When you demand that taxes be raised to pay for the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan I will start being nice to you Dmarks"<br /><br />Might as well also demand that we start kicking puppies in the streets too. Why not? It's as unnecessary as the punitive tax increases. After all, we already have enough money coming in to pay for national defense.<br /><br />--------<br />Tom said:<br />"I guess college grad, law school review editor, professor of Constitutional law, community organizer, State rep. U.S. Senator, means nothing. <br /><br />What a thin resume it is indeed, if you have to list as qualifications for President that someone graduated from college!<br /><br />Yes, state rep and US senator are good to have on the list. But can you name anything he actually did while on them? (I'm sure you can, after you scramble on Google... after this question leaves you dumbfounded). A big contrast to someone like, say, Hillary... whom, whatever you think of her ideology, was a very busy and active senator.<br /><br />"and of course she quit the job. That's presidential material? Your standards are to low demarks."<br /><br />You are new here. I've already mentioned that quitting the governorship is quite troubling. If she has no guts to fake entirely false ethics charges in the governorship, how can she put up with the similar (and far worse) crap that will face her in the Presidency? The type of stuff any President faces?<br /><br />The favorable comparison of Palin to OBama was best last year, before she quit. When their resumes were rather close. <br /><br />"Right, Obama is just an idiot. Typical right wing blah, blah, blah."<br /><br />You are careless and sloppy. It seems most of the other conservatives here insult the President, but not me. You are careless to assume I am one of those. Kind of similar to claiming that the right supported Bush's bailout (when a quick fact-check shows that the support was far more on the Left).dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-38201330000033131622009-11-19T20:13:03.070-05:002009-11-19T20:13:03.070-05:00When you demand that taxes be raised to pay for th...When you demand that taxes be raised to pay for the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan I will start being nice to you Dmarks.<br /><br /> Till such time your credibility is zero. <br /><br /> As far as I'm concerned, we leave both places and our military can be put to use protecting our borders and ports. Resources used up in these quagmires can be used here at home rebuilding New Orleans and updating our system of locks and levees so this doesn't happen again. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Good to see Helga hasn't found out you were here yet Brother Toldjuh.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-58849537306145729162009-11-19T19:37:36.714-05:002009-11-19T19:37:36.714-05:00Please demarks,
Looks only? Some of our best Pres...Please demarks,<br /><br />Looks only? Some of our best Presidents have been homely as hell.<br /><br />Eight years ago McCain could not even beat Bush. If it was Bush vs Obama, Obama would have won by a larger vote than he beat McCain by.<br /><br />I guess college grad, law school review editor, professor of Constitutional law, community organizer, State rep. U.S. Senator, means nothing. Right, Obama is just an idiot. Typical right wing blah, blah, blah.<br /><br />He certainly beats Palin whose resume includes beauty contest winner, cheer leader, hockey mom, moose killer. Oh yes, Mayor of Wasilla(sp) Alaska. How many people live in that town? And of course Gov. of Alaska. She was under investigation for ethical misconduct less that half way through her term, and of course she quit the job. That's presidential material? Your standards are to low demarks.TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-64689384558495647502009-11-19T19:02:50.154-05:002009-11-19T19:02:50.154-05:00"but he showed Americans that he had the inte..."but he showed Americans that he had the intellectual capacity to do the job."<br /><br />"Show" had everything to do with it, not "intellectual capacity". Obama quite simply looked a lot better on TV than McCain did. McCain was past his prime, and it showed. There's a good chance the younger McCain of 8 years before probably would have beaten Obama. A very good chance.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-71408024161605254252009-11-19T18:40:08.229-05:002009-11-19T18:40:08.229-05:00It's not a matter of experience.
The American...It's not a matter of experience. <br />The American people have elected many Governors, with no federal elected office experience (FDR, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, etc.)<br />It's a matter of the American peoples judgment of her intellectual capacity to be Vice President, or President.<br />The American people have judged (correctly) that she does not have the intellectual capacity to hold such a high office.<br />Her case is easy to judge. Her words and actions speak for her, or against her.<br />When McCain nominated her to be his VP pick, he showed me that he cared more for his own grasp for power, than the welfare of the future of the American people.<br />Sen. McCain is a senior citizen with many well documented physical ailments, and he was willing to gamble Palin as President in case something happened to him. That shows McCain's poor judgment.<br />You are wrong if you read her LOW poll numbers as simply lacking experience.<br />In fact I would argue that picking Palin cost him most of the vote percentage he lost by. <br />One the right's complaints about Sen. Obama, is that he lacked experience to be President, but he showed Americans that he had the intellectual capacity to do the job.TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-63152083966009148522009-11-19T17:49:35.582-05:002009-11-19T17:49:35.582-05:00Tom, try to define what you are wanting to quantif...Tom, try to define what you are wanting to quantify. The list of unfavorable in the following list of polls don't come near the 70 number you state.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/fav-palin.php" rel="nofollow">Pollster.com</a><br /><br />Are Mrs. Palin's poll numbers low? Yes. Is it due to her lack of experience? Certainly. No argument there. It is much to early to worry over poll numbers at this point. But by all means let the numbers today console you.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792653155614547164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-12222955048221051292009-11-19T16:24:28.010-05:002009-11-19T16:24:28.010-05:00Truth said: "Oh. I forgot about all the terro...Truth said: "Oh. I forgot about all the terrorists in Iraq"<br /><br />Yes, people do often forget them. But the numerous terrorist groups were well documented in the years prior to 2003, and prior to the Bush administration.<br /><br />"Why you think staying in Afghanistan so we can keep on playing bribe the tribal elders with the Taliban is sensible is beyond me Dmarks."<br /><br />I look forward to seeing what Obama's new strategy is. The Bush administration ran on autopilot for years there (foolishly) and Obama has been doing the same thing for 10 months (also foolishly).dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-77524505895861413332009-11-19T16:01:02.222-05:002009-11-19T16:01:02.222-05:00Truth101 wondered:
"Does this Nation even ha...Truth101 wondered:<br /><br />"Does this Nation even have anything resembling a real general anymore?"<br /><br />Nope. But then the nation contains only about three real Democrats anymore as well. <br /><br />Here's one of them:<br /><br />http://tcfrank.com/<br /><br />Last night KUOW ran an interview with Frank here in Seattle recorded during a recent visit and this guy is terrific.<br /><br />Afghanistan has ALWAYS been the Graveyard of Empires. <br /><br />Even fictional characters know that:<br /><br />http://www.harryflashman.org/vol1.htmArthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-63420410575803436362009-11-19T15:50:18.356-05:002009-11-19T15:50:18.356-05:00Blogger TRUTH 101 said...
Hey Brother Toldju...Blogger TRUTH 101 said...<br /><br /> Hey Brother Toldjuh. Did the Right is Right lady send you here to make an idiot of yourself pal?<br /><br /> Or are you freelancing this one?<br /> If so, I respect your courage for defying Helg<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Yawning</b>I ToldJah Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694735629154060841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-56205026036349575302009-11-19T14:57:04.288-05:002009-11-19T14:57:04.288-05:00As long as we're on the subject of occupations...As long as we're on the subject of occupations Dmarks; are you willing to pay the higher taxes necessary to successfully transform and nation build Iraq and Afghanistan into functioning democracies? Are you willing to do what it takes as far as total takeover and administration of these two countries until such time their people and governments are capable?<br /><br /><br /> I highly doubt it.Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-88520923697370729302009-11-19T14:54:05.659-05:002009-11-19T14:54:05.659-05:00Oh. I forgot about all the terrorists in Iraq and ...Oh. I forgot about all the terrorists in Iraq and how Saddam and Bin Laden loved each other Dmarks. Oh wait. They didn't. <br /><br /> Afghanistan is a lost cause in regards to nation building. Eight years since 911 and still no Bin Laden. Still no functioning, pro western values democracy in the two countries we invaded and occupied. <br /><br /> I have no problem getting terrorists. I'm probably as hawkish against real terrorists as any right winger you want to name. <br /> I also like smart policies that get them as well as getting my money's worth. The money we have and will spend on Iraq is wasted. India is our ally and hates Pakistan. If we need a base I don't think India will have a problem with us staying there. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Why you think staying in Afghanistan so we can keep on playing bribe the tribal elders with the Taliban is sensible is beyond me Dmarks.<br /><br /><br /> Does this Nation even have anything resembling a real general anymore?Joe "Truth 101" Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875151516978133598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-61411154147737242672009-11-19T13:30:18.298-05:002009-11-19T13:30:18.298-05:00I loved the photo at IToldJah So.
From what I can...I loved the photo at IToldJah So.<br /><br />From what I can gather it was taken at one of the editorial board meetings.<br /><br />It's always a treat to stumble on a new example of terrific visuals coupled with crisp, intelligent writing.Arthurstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083956773592540646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-56248839548353267442009-11-19T13:11:25.062-05:002009-11-19T13:11:25.062-05:00Truth asked: "Explain why occupying countries...Truth asked: "Explain why occupying countries that were no threat is an effective strategy against Al Queda to me Dmarks."<br /><br />9/11 taught us the folly of letting terrorist aggression go unchecked. "No threat" to the US did not apply to Iraq.<br /><br />"Explain to me why spending 100 billion dollars a month"<br /><br />Why should I explain that to you? What world did THIS take place in?<br /><br />Let's see: 100 billion a month is 1.2 trillion a year, which would make the cost of the war over $8 trillion so far. I don't know what budget math you are using, but in the <a href="http://costofwar.com/" rel="nofollow">real world</a> the cost of both wars has been under $1 trillion.<br /><br />"and far more importantly, losing the lives of those that volunteered to serve our Nation in a cccupation of countries that don't want us there."<br /><br />That happened at the end of WW2 also, you know. It happens: sometimes attacks from other countries force us as a last resort to occupy those other countries.<br /><br />"But your blind loyalty to the creeps that goaded us into these invasions is troubling."<br /><br />The only thing creepy would have been to sit back after 9/11 and NOT strike back at the terrorists.<br /><br />---------<br /><br />On to the other side, I read Todd Soldiah's blog and I too was completely flabbergasted.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com