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No.........we could have half the military and... 1,989 Views / 65 Replies  
No.........we could have half the military and still fight the ME without even having to use nukes if our goal was to win only. That is not our goal though. Our goal is to secure Iraq and Afghanistan...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 18, 2007 at 04:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The violence would have ended along time ago if... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
The violence would have ended along time ago if the situation was really one where Sadam was some sort of unique individual in his country. Where the Iraqi people themselves were a bunch of peaceful...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 18, 2007 at 04:40 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Please connect some dots. This isn't even... 1,989 Views / 65 Replies  
Please connect some dots. This isn't even coherent, much less logical.
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 18, 2007 at 02:20 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Really, what are those logical steps? Militaries... 2,178 Views / 56 Replies  
Really, what are those logical steps? Militaries are created and trained to do just that. They aren't trained nor is it their purpose to build up democracies around the world. What I mean by punish...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 05:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You know what the Muslims could do to show him?... 1,162 Views / 25 Replies  
You know what the Muslims could do to show him? Put down their weapons and stop all the killing. That would really show that racist bigot.

Wait............what is that sound?

Oh...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 04:32 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Care to explain how it was that the CIA... 1,162 Views / 25 Replies  
Care to explain how it was that the CIA supposedly installed Sadam Hussein? I'm sure you have a very amusing conspiracy theory copied and pasted somewhere that you can share. Seems to me like if our...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 04:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is the mentality that says we shouldn't... 1,162 Views / 25 Replies  
This is the mentality that says we shouldn't fight our enemies because it might upset them. Our actions did not make everything so much harder for the rest of the world, their actions have. This is...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 03:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
How did the omnipotent United States "put Sadam... 1,162 Views / 25 Replies  
How did the omnipotent United States "put Sadam in power in the first place"? I can't wait to hear the conspiracy theory for that one. Big, bad U.S. is so omnipotent that we have installed all the...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 03:41 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Which one of those two things are a race? I'm... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
Which one of those two things are a race? I'm pretty sure that "Muslim" refers to a religion and "Iraqi" refers to nationality. A religion is a belief system and it is fair game to make judgements...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 03:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No.....not ALL. I have no doubt there are a lot... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
No.....not ALL. I have no doubt there are a lot of good Iraqis who want freedom and to make life better for themselves. However, the reason we are still there is because so many of them are still...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 02:15 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Do you really not see how you box yourself in... 1,989 Views / 65 Replies  
Do you really not see how you box yourself in when you use the Chickenhawk argument. The chickenhawk argument says that only those who volunteer to fight this war are credible enough to weigh in on...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 16, 2007 at 01:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
LOL...........or actually enjoying life a little.... 1,989 Views / 65 Replies  
LOL...........or actually enjoying life a little. It's lefty that sits on the internet all day talking about how horrible everything is. As a woman, I am a veteran and my husband has been in the...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 14, 2007 at 10:25 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Personally, I don't believe that it is up to us... 2,178 Views / 56 Replies  
Personally, I don't believe that it is up to us to spend all of our money and send our loved ones to die trying to stop people from killing each other. It's not that I don't feel sad for the tragic...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 14, 2007 at 09:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It's about religious indoctrination and the pass... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
It's about religious indoctrination and the pass they get for it. The fact that you can't understand my point but would rather cry racism (when Islam isn't even a race) is telling about what kind of...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 14, 2007 at 07:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I have a completely different assessment of the... 1,989 Views / 65 Replies  
I have a completely different assessment of the situation in Iraq than what I hear the politicians describe in the first place. Sure, if we put in enough security forces in Iraq and turned it into...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 14, 2007 at 05:37 PM, in Political/War Lounge
On "death ears". What do death ears look like?... 3,502 Views / 122 Replies  
On "death ears". What do death ears look like? I've seen some really big ears out there. Some pointy ones kind of like Dr. Spock from Star Trek. I don't think I've ever seen any "death ears".
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 05:20 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Yep, I knew it. The deranged belief is that we... 3,502 Views / 122 Replies  
Yep, I knew it. The deranged belief is that we shouldn't fight our enemies, because doing so will make them upset with us. Unbelievable! Tell me.........exactly how do we make people want to kill us...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 05:06 AM, in Political/War Lounge
He's probably just under the deranged belief that... 3,502 Views / 122 Replies  
He's probably just under the deranged belief that we shouldn't fight our enemies because it might make them upset with us.
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 04:38 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Oh........now this is truly hilarious. Liberals... 3,502 Views / 122 Replies  
Oh........now this is truly hilarious. Liberals "enjoy what is right". Lefty is seduced by liberal ideals because on their surface they seem benevolent. Nothing pisses off lefty more than when...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 04:25 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I didn't realize that the Chinese were bent on... 3,502 Views / 122 Replies  
I didn't realize that the Chinese were bent on converting us filthy infidels to Islam or killing us. The Chinese, while they don't get good marks for being humanitarians, are pretty inward acting.
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Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 03:57 AM, in Political/War Lounge
First, thank you for your service. Also, just... 3,502 Views / 122 Replies  
First, thank you for your service. Also, just remember that our military being in Iraq is not what made the people there how they are. They have been killing each other for centuries for religious...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 03:39 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I know how to spell chaos and am not sure why I... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
I know how to spell chaos and am not sure why I made such a stupid spelling error except that I tend to make them when I'm tired. I'm sorry you won't take me seriously now because I'm sure you are a...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 02:20 AM, in Political/War Lounge
First off, we are the good guys separate from our... 2,178 Views / 56 Replies  
First off, we are the good guys separate from our tactics we use in warfare. We are the good guys because we don't have a screwed up civilization where girls can be stoned to death for being raped....
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 01:38 AM, in Political/War Lounge
This statement is retarded on so many levels I... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
This statement is retarded on so many levels I don't even know where to begin. You obviously view terrorism as something that started on 911 by Al Qaeda and that would end with the capture of Bin...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 12:44 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I agree. Minimizing collateral damage to the... 2,178 Views / 56 Replies  
I agree. Minimizing collateral damage to the enemy comes at a cost to our own side. Either these people are a serious threat to us or they are not and if they are, then we need to take serious...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 12, 2007 at 12:23 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Like how the leftists are already making excuses... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
Like how the leftists are already making excuses for how it won't be their fault if we are hit again by a terrorist attack, while they work to systematically make us less safe.
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 11, 2007 at 11:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
"let the place fall into caos"..............What?... 1,510 Views / 35 Replies  
"let the place fall into caos"..............What? is everyone in Iraq nothing but a bunch of retarded children or something? A bunch of empty vessels just waiting for Americans to do all the right...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Jan 11, 2007 at 11:23 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What about what it might be like in 50 years from... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
What about what it might be like in 50 years from now? Do you have kids or grandkids that you care about? Because the direction our country is going in gives me a great deal of concern for what kind...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 12, 2006 at 04:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Taliesin; You keep saying this and... 2,075 Views / 50 Replies  
Taliesin;



You keep saying this and while many historians contradict this, how do you account for the fact that Islam STILL Treats non-muslims in Muslim countries as second class citizens? Why...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 12, 2006 at 04:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I went to respond to Taliesin but then read this... 2,075 Views / 50 Replies  
I went to respond to Taliesin but then read this and it pretty much sums it up in a nutshell. It all boils down to the fact that the Qur'an, much like other religious scriptures are very ambiguous. I...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 12, 2006 at 03:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
True, Americans use the system of Democracy. We... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
True, Americans use the system of Democracy. We don't need to take to the streets to have our message heard. I also believe that most people here are fairly complacent as long as their own personal...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 11, 2006 at 04:45 PM, in Political/War Lounge
That is completely wrong. While the Crusades were... 2,075 Views / 50 Replies  
That is completely wrong. While the Crusades were often needlessly bloody, you can say the exact same thing about the period of Islamic expansionism. Christianity was in retreat 300 years prior to...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 11, 2006 at 02:30 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Our country losing a common language is only one... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
Our country losing a common language is only one example that gives support to the overall point that our country is losing its sense of unity and common purpose.

What I find so "distressing and...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 11, 2006 at 01:56 AM, in Political/War Lounge
We can't make it good for Iraq. Only Iraqis can... 1,099 Views / 35 Replies  
We can't make it good for Iraq. Only Iraqis can make Iraq a good place. Therefore, if the question is what our coarse of action should be in Iraq, then we need to identify the goals that serve...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 11, 2006 at 01:15 AM, in Political/War Lounge
While America is technically superior in most... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
While America is technically superior in most fields, the great contribution that it has given is economic not technological. The engine of capitalism unleashed through the freedom of the United...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 10, 2006 at 11:59 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Asking if the world could survive without... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
Asking if the world could survive without American ingenuity is in effect asking if the combined sum of the world's ingenuity is sufficient to sustain life without the help of America. That's a...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 10, 2006 at 11:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
That's what people say when they are trying to... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
That's what people say when they are trying to disown a statement. And the word "irrevelvant was hardly necessary. When you say "the only unique cultural difference the U.S. has produced is Jazz",...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 10, 2006 at 10:43 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Were the Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Cheyenne,... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
Were the Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Cheyenne, Pueblo, etc, eager to learn English? Do you think they held discussions where some would tell others "why don't you just learn English"? Were they...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 9, 2006 at 01:22 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Kerrigan;3233932] People like Nicko... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
Kerrigan;3233932]



People like Nicko don't see the irony in how they come to discussion forums and weigh in on American affairs, while they talk about how irrelevant we are. I've never in my...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 9, 2006 at 12:56 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I get the perspective alright. How can I be alive... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
I get the perspective alright. How can I be alive and not? I've heard that perspective just about every day of my life. It's the perspective that everything must be framed from the understanding that...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 9, 2006 at 12:33 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You view it as smart and strong to capitulate to... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
You view it as smart and strong to capitulate to subcultures? What if one of them wants a separate set of laws to apply to them because of their religious or cultural qualities that make them...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 10:24 PM, in Political/War Lounge
. Canada, while huge in size of land mass,... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
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Canada, while huge in size of land mass, has a population less than that of California. I don't think India is a liberal Democracy and I'm not sure how much tolerance there is there for groups...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 09:30 PM, in Political/War Lounge
When groups like the Polish, Irish, Italians and... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
When groups like the Polish, Irish, Italians and such started coming over, many of them did try to set up enclaves. Many of them would continue to speak their native languages, associate and live...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 08:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
When the diversity of belief systems gets to the... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
When the diversity of belief systems gets to the point that we have competing agendas to the degree that we now have a representative government that is so bogged down in inertia that they have...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 08:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
And what about when various asian groups coming... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
And what about when various asian groups coming here in large numbers say that we should all learn their languages too and say "would it kill you to learn our languages"? It's not the responsibility...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 08:06 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Well, I noticed a little something about the... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
Well, I noticed a little something about the timing of Kadafi's transformation. He had this sudden transformation not long after we invaded Iraq. One of the benefits of invading Iraq was that it no...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 07:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
First off, Where did I say that the goal should... 2,913 Views / 83 Replies  
First off, Where did I say that the goal should be to cause as much collateral damage as possible?

Second, What I find hilarious is how people can be seduced by leftist ideals because on the...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 07:47 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Taliesin;3231832]\ If this is true, then... 2,075 Views / 50 Replies  
Taliesin;3231832]\


If this is true, then I'm having trouble getting past the verse that says "fight them until persecution is no more and religion is for Allah" (Qur'an 2:190-193). This command...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 03:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
. Then how do you explain (Qur'an 2: 106)?... 2,075 Views / 50 Replies  
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Then how do you explain (Qur'an 2: 106)? "None of our revelations do we abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but we SUBSTITUTE something better or similar: Knowest thou not that allah hath power...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 12:45 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Before I respond to this and other replys, I do... 2,075 Views / 50 Replies  
Before I respond to this and other replys, I do want to say thanks for taking the time to answer my questions because I had asked them before and for all I know, you took time to answer them and I...
Posted by DLQ2006, on Dec 8, 2006 at 11:47 AM, in Political/War Lounge
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