Comments on: Whose Your Enemy Now? http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: railwaycharm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80873 railwaycharm Wed, 02 May 2007 13:59:36 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80873 #40 railwaycharm wrote: <blockquote>bluetranslator, you are all over the board here. Let’s just deal with one argument at a time, military spending. Let’s suppose just for the sake of argument that the US really did spend more per capita on the military than any other nation, what is wrong with that? Don’t good fences make good neighbors?</blockquote> and got this response: <blockquote>I addressed three issues which Brendon Carr had brought up in a single post–pro-life Christians, gun rights, and national security. You can choose to deal with one or none of them, but don’t try to turn this personal again because you have decided that you don’t like me or my views by getting on my case for choosing to deal with all three issues another poster addressed. As for your question as to whether or not the US military spending–largest in the world and larger than that of all the other nations combined–has created “good neighbors,” the proof is in the pudding. All indications are that there is more anti-US sentiment around the world than ever. Does that answer your question?</blockquote> B.T. actually, NO. First of all, I do not know you so I have not decided if I like you or not. Not to put to fine a point on my question…… I will put it to you another way. In light of the attacks on American soil, not unlike Perl Harbor, would you prefer that we roll the clocks back the Carter administration where The United States was the worlds door-mat? #40 railwaycharm wrote:
bluetranslator, you are all over the board here. Let’s just deal with one argument at a time, military spending. Let’s suppose just for the sake of argument that the US really did spend more per capita on the military than any other nation, what is wrong with that? Don’t good fences make good neighbors?

and got this response:

I addressed three issues which Brendon Carr had brought up in a single post–pro-life Christians, gun rights, and national security. You can choose to deal with one or none of them, but don’t try to turn this personal again because you have decided that you don’t like me or my views by getting on my case for choosing to deal with all three issues another poster addressed.

As for your question as to whether or not the US military spending–largest in the world and larger than that of all the other nations combined–has created “good neighbors,” the proof is in the pudding. All indications are that there is more anti-US sentiment around the world than ever. Does that answer your question?

B.T. actually, NO. First of all, I do not know you so I have not decided if I like you or not. Not to put to fine a point on my question…… I will put it to you another way. In light of the attacks on American soil, not unlike Perl Harbor, would you prefer that we roll the clocks back the Carter administration where The United States was the worlds door-mat?

]]> By: Ut videam http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80869 Ut videam Wed, 02 May 2007 11:34:13 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80869 Re George Tenet: Christopher Hitchens does a masterful job of deconstructing his "sniveling, self-justifying new book" on Slate: http://politics.slate.msn.com/id/2165269/nav/tap1/ Re George Tenet: Christopher Hitchens does a masterful job of deconstructing his “sniveling, self-justifying new book” on Slate:

http://politics.slate.msn.com/id/2165269/nav/tap1/

]]> By: dogbertt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80851 dogbertt Wed, 02 May 2007 07:41:53 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80851 <blockquote>Dogbertt, what do you think will happen after the withdrawal? Is that even a solution?</blockquote> That's a very good question, wjk, but I can't give you an answer. I just cannot envision a perpetual occupation.

Dogbertt, what do you think will happen after the withdrawal? Is that even a solution?

That’s a very good question, wjk, but I can’t give you an answer. I just cannot envision a perpetual occupation.

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80849 michael Wed, 02 May 2007 07:04:34 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80849 Sorry, I was trying for a guy looking over a wall and it got all fubar. On topic: I can't stand any of the Democrats or Republicans. Have a nice day. Sorry, I was trying for a guy looking over a wall and it got all fubar.

On topic: I can’t stand any of the Democrats or Republicans. Have a nice day.

]]> By: peninsular aborigine http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80846 peninsular aborigine Wed, 02 May 2007 06:42:10 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80846 Michael 63 and 64, Please help. I haven't kept up on my symbolic logic notation after grad school. Michael 63 and 64,

Please help. I haven’t kept up on my symbolic logic notation after grad school.

]]> By: Brendon Carr http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80841 Brendon Carr Wed, 02 May 2007 05:56:27 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80841 <blockquote>Is George Tenet lying too?</blockquote> Probably, yes. He sure does have some shakey recollections, and it's interesting he waited so long to share them with us.

Is George Tenet lying too?

Probably, yes. He sure does have some shakey recollections, and it’s interesting he waited so long to share them with us.

]]> By: michael http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80840 michael Wed, 02 May 2007 05:38:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80840 Aww criminey, that didn't work at all :| Shoot me Mr. Sheriff. Aww criminey, that didn’t work at all :|

Shoot me Mr. Sheriff.

]]> By: wjk http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80839 wjk Wed, 02 May 2007 05:37:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2007/04/30/whose-your-enemy-now/#comment-80839 George Tenet, I believe is telling some truth and some lies. What's interesting is that he decided to open up after getting paid, not under oath, but after being paid. Millions. Then, he comes up with a conclusion, "US must do more in the Middle East" Tenet got in the govt spot via Bill Clinton. How does "US must do more in the Middle East" jive with a "March 2008 total US withdrawal from Iraq". Dogbertt, what do you think will happen after the withdrawal? Is that even a solution? George Tenet, I believe is telling some truth and some lies.

What’s interesting is that he decided to open up after getting paid, not under oath, but after being paid. Millions.

Then, he comes up with a conclusion,

“US must do more in the Middle East”

Tenet got in the govt spot via Bill Clinton.

How does “US must do more in the Middle East” jive with a “March 2008 total US withdrawal from Iraq”.

Dogbertt, what do you think will happen after the withdrawal? Is that even a solution?

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