If there's no connection between al Qaeda and Iraq, why in the world would these terrorists be so upset about Iraq?
You said it yourself, these people are far from rational. No one knows if there were connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It's unlikely, though, since Osama Bin Laden disliked Hussein's secular govermnent. Also, Hussein viciously suppressed Islamic religous leaders.
This is not to say that they act randomly, of course. We've killed over 22,000 Arab people in Iraq. You're Osama Bin Laden: Gosh! How are you ever going to use this to your advantage and make the U.S. appear evil and anti-Islam?
Innocent people don't deserve this, and we are innocent. But our leaders aren't. Our leaders, past and present, are greedy and stupid, and that is a a large contribution to the cause of all this.
Also, why haven't the terrorists attacked since 9/11? The argument that it's because we're "winning" the "war on terror" is senseless. Our security policy, save Marshall Law, will never be tight enough to prevent a terrorist from coming into the U.S. and shooting someone. Hopefully it could one day stave off the larger attacks, though.
Maybe they prefer to be more deliberate, and wait, and implement larger attacks.
You're right, true conservatives don't have much power. As someone who is often regarded as "liberal" (read: I think it's a problem that 34.6 million people were below the official poverty thresholds last census. I also think the poverty measure inaccurate. Liberal liberal liberal!), I would much rather have real conservatives than... than religious extremists.
George Bush and friends are not very conservative in many respects. They are however dishonest, greedy, and are much more controling than, say, Howard Dean, regarded by many as "very liberal" (read: gay rights).
"Cookies aren't evil. They're legitimate tools that are quite useful. Like many other tools, they can be abused or misused for nefarious purposes."
It's amazing how many discussions boil down to this one idea. Tools are not inherently bad, they can be used for both good and bad.
Anthony Lane wrote my favorite review of this movie.
On Yoda: "Also, while we're here, what's with the screwy syntax? Deepest mind in the galaxy, apparently, and you still express yourself like a day-tripper with a dog-eared phrase book. 'I hope right you are.' Break me a fucking give."
I'm pretty sure the feds can handle you, no matter your weapons. You're not going to overthrow any government.
The laws that allow you your assault rifle will kill a lot of people, though.
Also, most of those prisoners are in jail under bullshit drug laws. Furthermore, what king lives in a palace where there's a high instance of AIDs and a lot of rapes?
Also, most of those people on welfare aren't cheats and would rather not be on welfare. But we won the birth lottery! So screw 'em!
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If there's no connection between al Qaeda and Iraq, why in the world would these terrorists be so upset about Iraq?
You said it yourself, these people are far from rational. No one knows if there were connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda. It's unlikely, though, since Osama Bin Laden disliked Hussein's secular govermnent. Also, Hussein viciously suppressed Islamic religous leaders.
This is not to say that they act randomly, of course. We've killed over 22,000 Arab people in Iraq. You're Osama Bin Laden: Gosh! How are you ever going to use this to your advantage and make the U.S. appear evil and anti-Islam?
Innocent people don't deserve this, and we are innocent. But our leaders aren't. Our leaders, past and present, are greedy and stupid, and that is a a large contribution to the cause of all this.
Also, why haven't the terrorists attacked since 9/11? The argument that it's because we're "winning" the "war on terror" is senseless. Our security policy, save Marshall Law, will never be tight enough to prevent a terrorist from coming into the U.S. and shooting someone. Hopefully it could one day stave off the larger attacks, though.
Maybe they prefer to be more deliberate, and wait, and implement larger attacks.
You're right, true conservatives don't have much power. As someone who is often regarded as "liberal" (read: I think it's a problem that 34.6 million people were below the official poverty thresholds last census. I also think the poverty measure inaccurate. Liberal liberal liberal!), I would much rather have real conservatives than... than religious extremists.
George Bush and friends are not very conservative in many respects. They are however dishonest, greedy, and are much more controling than, say, Howard Dean, regarded by many as "very liberal" (read: gay rights).
But they wuv freedom.
"Cookies aren't evil. They're legitimate tools that are quite useful. Like many other tools, they can be abused or misused for nefarious purposes." It's amazing how many discussions boil down to this one idea. Tools are not inherently bad, they can be used for both good and bad.
Killing people is funny.
Anthony Lane wrote my favorite review of this movie.
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On Yoda:
"Also, while we're here, what's with the screwy syntax? Deepest mind in the galaxy, apparently, and you still express yourself like a day-tripper with a dog-eared phrase book. 'I hope right you are.' Break me a fucking give."
http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cinema/articles/
I'm pretty sure the feds can handle you, no matter your weapons. You're not going to overthrow any government. The laws that allow you your assault rifle will kill a lot of people, though. Also, most of those prisoners are in jail under bullshit drug laws. Furthermore, what king lives in a palace where there's a high instance of AIDs and a lot of rapes? Also, most of those people on welfare aren't cheats and would rather not be on welfare. But we won the birth lottery! So screw 'em!