September 8, 200818 yr There is a time when it stops. That time is when they are all dead. All of them. Sorry. That is pretty much impossible IMO. If you kill one, there are probably 10-15 possible replacements ready to go. Saying we can kill every terrorist in the world is like saying we can catch every criminal in the U.S.
September 8, 200818 yr They turned on us and started killing innocent people, drove planes into our buildings, etc. You know what you're right, we should be friends with them, even though their goals are to wipe us off the map... Look, Reagan also sold arms to the Iranians (You know, the one's who want to wipe us off the face of the map.), and I don't see you mentioning that here. What's more, those Iranians didn't "turn on us" because by then they were already against us.
September 8, 200818 yr There is a time when it stops. That time is when they are all dead. All of them. Sorry. As has already been mentioned, that never happens. In fact, the more that is poured on them, the more likely the conflict never ends. The Japanese were considered fanatical. Yet we stopped short of killing them all. In fact, once we received their absolute surrender and punished their leaders - we rebuilt them and they became a valuable ally. The problem with your theory Hearsay is that there is no way to tell when they are all dead. None. Because not every Arab or Muslim is a war mongering, terroristic animal. But many can be created when they see no justice or have no ear to their experience. Your way sounds easiest. But I think it leads to a never ending cycle. Sorry.
September 8, 200818 yr There is a time when it stops. That time is when they are all dead. All of them. Sorry. Who are they? Muslims? Arabs?
September 8, 200818 yr That is the problem with going over there and blowing up everything. We just may get leader xyz, but what are his kids going to be like, etc, etc. Violence doesn't solve anything and by us resorting to violence to solve problems, we are no better than they are. I just hope that everyone votes for Mccain and then they can take responsibilty for 5 thousand more military deaths overseas in the next 4 years.
September 8, 200818 yr The Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist organizations have "legitimate claims", Sen. Barack Obama stated in an interview today with the New York Times. Statements like these absolutely scare the bejeezus out of me when it comes to Barack Hussein Obama. Put in the ENTIRE quote, which was "they're going down a blind alley with violence that weakens their legitimate claims." Do Palestinians have any legitimate claims? Of course they do. That doesn't make all or even most of their claims legitimate. It doesn't make their tactics legitimate, but to fail to acknowledge that Palistinians have any legitimate claims gives them no choice but to continue down the path of violence. If our only solution is to "kill them all", we'll be at it for a long time. There are some that will never reform. They must be captured or killed. There are others that will be ready to join the civilized world, someday.
September 8, 200818 yr Put in the ENTIRE quote, which was "they're going down a blind alley with violence that weakens their legitimate claims." Do Palestinians have any legitimate claims? Of course they do. That doesn't make all or even most of their claims legitimate. It doesn't make their tactics legitimate, but to fail to acknowledge that Palistinians have any legitimate claims gives them no choice but to continue down the path of violence. If our only solution is to "kill them all", we'll be at it for a long time. There are some that will never reform. They must be captured or killed. There are others that will be ready to join the civilized world, someday. They ironic thing to me is that one of the highest concentrations % wise of Christians in the Arab world is among the Palistinian people. It's not just a Muslim-Jew-Christian thing.
September 8, 200818 yr I completely agree with Obama here and this issue is one of the reasons I'll be voting for him in November. We have to sit down and talk to terrorist organizations and pursue diplomatic channels. There is a reason Hizbollah was elected to power, and that's because they represent the views of a substantial number of people.
September 8, 200818 yr That is the problem with going over there and blowing up everything. We just may get leader xyz, but what are his kids going to be like, etc, etc. Violence doesn't solve anything and by us resorting to violence to solve problems, we are no better than they are. I just hope that everyone votes for Mccain and then they can take responsibilty for 5 thousand more military deaths overseas in the next 4 years. If you think our troops will come home sooner under Obama than McCain, you're in for a surprise if he wins come November IMO.
September 8, 200818 yr If you think our troops will come home sooner under Obama than McCain, you're in for a surprise if he wins come November IMO. It pains me to agree with someone with such an asinine avatar, but I have to here.
September 8, 200818 yr It pains me to agree with someone with such an asinine avatar, but I have to here. :lol:
September 8, 200818 yr Author I see the bolded part on BGP every day. This absolutely drives me nuts. Why do we not refer to McCain as "John Sidney McCain III?" I understand the Hussein part might be the same as Saddam, but is it anything more than a scare tactic to include it every time you write the name? How many people, good and bad, in world history have shared names? Should Obama's parents have anticipated in 1961 that a dictator with a common name would take over some little middle eastern country 18 years later? And what about the "holy one" of the Republican Party, one Ronald Reagan? You know, "the one" who never did anything wrong if you listen to the GOP. He sent money his entire presidency to fight a war against Iran. Who did he send that money to? Someone with the name of Hussein. Bottom line, using Obama's middle name is ridiculous. There are many things you can call Obama out on, but using a given name to scare people? C'mon Republicans, you're better than that. Wow. I'll start using Sidney. :thumb:
September 8, 200818 yr Who are they? Muslims? Arabs? Murderers. You all are all correct, of course, but it answers your own question. It never ends. You fight them in the streets, in the valleys, in the fields. You fight them morning, noon, and night. You fight them with guns, with swords, with sticks. You fight them winter, spring, summer, and fall. You fight them when they kill your brother, when they kill your father, when they kill your son. You fight them until they fall, and when they get up you fight them some more. I kind of liked the diatribe by John Travolta in the movie Swordfish - "we make terrorism so horrific that it becomes unthinkable to attack Americans." Now that character was a nut, but the logic is the same. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKXkGIIBFdk&feature=related
September 8, 200818 yr Murderers. You all are all correct, of course, but it answers your own question. It never ends. You fight them in the streets, in the valleys, in the fields. You fight them morning, noon, and night. You fight them with guns, with swords, with sticks. You fight them winter, spring, summer, and fall. You fight them when they kill your brother, when they kill your father, when they kill your son. You fight them until they fall, and when they get up you fight them some more. I kind of liked the diatribe by John Travolta in the movie Swordfish - "we make terrorism so horrific that it becomes unthinkable to attack Americans." Now that character was a nut, but the logic is the same. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKXkGIIBFdk&feature=related You sounded like Churchill there for an instant.
September 8, 200818 yr You sounded like Churchill there for an instant. Winston and not Ward, hopefully.
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