No, just as many people would get killed. You have to go after the big players, most of them outsiders who sit in their castles, who fomented the thing in the beginning. You don't need a war for that. If there was an economic interest(natural resources for example) in preventing the massacre, it never would've happened. No war has ever been fought on moral principles.
People supported and sheltered by the Afghani government. The Taliban funded Al-Qaeda, at least implicitly by allowing them free reign over parts of the countryside, then refused to hand over Bin Laden when we found he was responsible for the attacks.
[citation needed] - show some real evidence, not government issued press releases.
Am I the only one here that remembers that those "Brown People", as you call them, from Afghanistan killed us first?
You mean to say you have irrefutable, concrete evidence of this? Because I sure haven't seen any. And I would bet that the vast majority of people haven't either. All we have are statements by a government that has every reason to lie and distract attention from other issues that were present at the time. But I guess that everybody who doesn't play along is a pussy. In that case being a pussy is a good thing. And I'm proud to be one.
My point is that there is nothing morally justifiable about this, or any other war. It's strictly business. Every decision is based on expected cost/benefit ratios. The morality angle serves only to distract attention.
Should kids receive any immediate benefit for doing well in school? If so, why not money also? Or ice cream? Or a pony? I mean, if we should punish them for doing poorly, then why not reward them for doing well?
Whether Bin Laden was behind the destruction of the twin towers isn't the most relevant thing.
Excuse me? That's precisely the reason the government gave for the invasion.
What's relevant is that Afghanistan is an Islamic theocracy...
Oh, I see now. So, absent any real verifiable evident that Afghanistan took part in any attack on the US, or is protecting anybody that did, we are justified by our distaste for their government? This is all very interesting, but I'm kinda disappointed that so many people actually believe this is the proper way to act. Logic would indicate our obligation to take down every tinpot dictator if this is the case. Evidently our economic interests take precedence over all else, so we are very selective on which ones we do remove. I suppose you're right. In this context, the war is justified, but please, let's at least be a bit more forthcoming about our real intent.
...copyright law is a political tool for the government.
And you are among the very few to understand its real intent. Its original intent may or may not have been more honorable, but now it is simply a sledgehammer. Very sad that we tolerate it.
All good in meatspace. But now they have to deal with the whole world that doesn't necessarily fit their mold. Best that they keep their damn paper off the net and just email a copy to their subscribers.
No, because that kind of stuff is nothing but tabloid fodder for the masses. Assets and liabilities are only thing that matters. And chances are that they probably bought a peace of Baidu, or participating in a series of "consultations".. for a reasonable fee of course..
Federal requirements stating *HOW* every business within an industry or even across all industries perform a function are outdated at best, counter-productive at worst...
It seems designed to let the company off the hook. As long as they "followed procedure", well, then, it couldn't be helped. Might preempt a lot of lawsuits.
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I expect China will disassemble, reverse engineer, and then copy these vehicles en masse.
If they work well, I don't care who makes them, as long as somebody does.. Better than having all the tech rotting on the shelf.
...does it resist tasers?
Just weave in conductive fiber..
No, just as many people would get killed. You have to go after the big players, most of them outsiders who sit in their castles, who fomented the thing in the beginning. You don't need a war for that. If there was an economic interest(natural resources for example) in preventing the massacre, it never would've happened. No war has ever been fought on moral principles.
People supported and sheltered by the Afghani government. The Taliban funded Al-Qaeda, at least implicitly by allowing them free reign over parts of the countryside, then refused to hand over Bin Laden when we found he was responsible for the attacks.
[citation needed] - show some real evidence, not government issued press releases.
Am I the only one here that remembers that those "Brown People", as you call them, from Afghanistan killed us first?
You mean to say you have irrefutable, concrete evidence of this? Because I sure haven't seen any. And I would bet that the vast majority of people haven't either. All we have are statements by a government that has every reason to lie and distract attention from other issues that were present at the time. But I guess that everybody who doesn't play along is a pussy. In that case being a pussy is a good thing. And I'm proud to be one.
My point is that there is nothing morally justifiable about this, or any other war. It's strictly business. Every decision is based on expected cost/benefit ratios. The morality angle serves only to distract attention.
Should kids receive any immediate benefit for doing well in school? If so, why not money also? Or ice cream? Or a pony? I mean, if we should punish them for doing poorly, then why not reward them for doing well?
Whether Bin Laden was behind the destruction of the twin towers isn't the most relevant thing.
Excuse me? That's precisely the reason the government gave for the invasion.
What's relevant is that Afghanistan is an Islamic theocracy...
Oh, I see now. So, absent any real verifiable evident that Afghanistan took part in any attack on the US, or is protecting anybody that did, we are justified by our distaste for their government? This is all very interesting, but I'm kinda disappointed that so many people actually believe this is the proper way to act. Logic would indicate our obligation to take down every tinpot dictator if this is the case. Evidently our economic interests take precedence over all else, so we are very selective on which ones we do remove. I suppose you're right. In this context, the war is justified, but please, let's at least be a bit more forthcoming about our real intent.
Funny.. I never heard him complain about the wars during Bush's term... Is this some kind of cheap shot, or did he have an epiphany?
I think the war in Afghanistan was justified...
Oh? Based on what real evidence, as opposed to government hearsay?
...copyright law is a political tool for the government.
And you are among the very few to understand its real intent. Its original intent may or may not have been more honorable, but now it is simply a sledgehammer. Very sad that we tolerate it.
All good in meatspace. But now they have to deal with the whole world that doesn't necessarily fit their mold. Best that they keep their damn paper off the net and just email a copy to their subscribers.
HA! piece! brother..
No, because that kind of stuff is nothing but tabloid fodder for the masses. Assets and liabilities are only thing that matters. And chances are that they probably bought a peace of Baidu, or participating in a series of "consultations".. for a reasonable fee of course..
...multiple-personality-disorder isn't a defense.
Maybe yes, maybe no...
Federal requirements stating *HOW* every business within an industry or even across all industries perform a function are outdated at best, counter-productive at worst...
It seems designed to let the company off the hook. As long as they "followed procedure", well, then, it couldn't be helped. Might preempt a lot of lawsuits.
...emails are flying out to customers a mile a minute.
I would complain about that..
Correction, they are amoral. "Good and Evil" are meaningless. Their world consists of assets and liabilities.
Outrage is not dead. It's just been co-opted by the tea baggers over nonsense issues..
Imagine a sun deck with outdoor-style gardens...
Imagine the power company cryin' for a government subsidy or higher rates because business is so bad.
So, you might have trouble during an eclipse...
No problem. We'll just put up a National Eclipse Warning System to tell people to move to higher ground. Something with lasers, of course.
The corporate overlords seek a wider audience. They have to dumb it down so as not to appear "elitist"
...I think opt-in with formal education about not looking in a particular direction in the sky...
With the remaining eye?
but I pray there ain't no hell..."
And we know religions can be entirely fabricated. Scientology anyone?
You are so sued!