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The new director of national intelligence told Congress on Thursday that global economic turmoil and the instability it could ignite had outpaced terrorism as the most urgent threat facing the United States.
The assessment underscored concern inside America’s intelligence agencies not only about the fallout from the economic crisis around the globe, but also about long-term harm to America’s reputation. The crisis that began in American markets has already “increased questioning of U.S. stewardship of the global economy,” the intelligence chief, Dennis C. Blair, said.
Today, The New York Times reported:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/washington/13intel.html
For those who are interested, Mr. Blair's testimony can be found at: http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20090212_testimony.pdf
Muslims =
‘’The groups with the greatest capability to threaten are extremist Muslim groups’’
http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20090212_testimony.pdf
I call them Muslims for short, I think everyone knows what I mean. I am sorry I am sacrificing PC for briefness. Actually I am not sorry, - it is your 2nd post here – have you read the report and do you have anything to say on the topic except for pointing to my misspelling, -- or it is as usual, - how many posts have you made on DP?
Muslims =
‘’The groups with the greatest capability to threaten are extremist Muslim groups’’
http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20090212_testimony.pdf
I call them Muslims for short, I think everyone knows what I mean. I am sorry I am sacrificing PC for briefness. Actually I am not sorry, - it is your 2nd post here – have you read the report and do you have anything to say on the topic except for pointing to my misspelling, -- or it is as usual, - how many posts have you made on DP?
um i agreed with your previous post. Is it really that much more difficult to take the time to discern between Extreme Muslims and moderates? It's not a cause of misspelling, as it's a case of you being unclear-- Debating is about being as clear as possible.
Why would my post count matter?
I find it astonishing how many Muslims that you imply that you seem to know. Are you Muslim? If not, I find it highly suspicious. Nevertheless, it's irrelevant if they tell you they don't want a US collapse, because Muslims have been known to promote the premise that the Koran makes it okay to lie to your enemy, and why would they tell an American (assuming you are) that they wish a US collapse? So your data points are worthless.Muslim is a pretty broad term.
I know some Muslims who do not wish for American collapse, as it would lead to the collapse of their household as well.
I've known some Muslims who have aspirations to come to an American University... I don't think they wish for her to collapse in the meanwhile.
If you are using inductive reasoning, then it's not working.
Muslims =
‘’The groups with the greatest capability to threaten are extremist Muslim groups’’
http://www.dni.gov/testimonies/20090212_testimony.pdf
I call them Muslims for short, I think everyone knows what I mean. I am sorry I am sacrificing PC for briefness. Actually I am not sorry, - it is your 2nd post here – have you read the report and do you have anything to say on the topic except for pointing to my misspelling, -- or it is as usual, - how many posts have you made on DP?
I don't agree that jihadist Islam is at all extreme within Islam. Why do you accept that jihadi Islamism constitutes some extreme form of Islam?
I agree with your observations on Obama and company's actions that seem to do everything to disarm the United States against terrorists in so many ways. Some of the reversals that Obama has effected in his brief tenure as President have obliterated successful protective actions for the U.S. during Bush's post-911 years. I am not a fan of many of Bush's actions, but his defense of this country is hard to deny over the last 7 or so years. Just look around the globe at other countries that didn't have as good a grip on anti-terrorism policies to see where we could have been.
I did not vote for Obama, but I had a some glimmer of hope after he won that a family man might "take the bull by the horns" and become a leader who would protect his people and do what's best for his family as well. Already, I see in his executive orders, his misdirection ploys, and his secrecy that the glimmer of hope is fading fast!
I think it's totally on point.
We're far too silly and unserious to provide leadership in a world which desperately needs it. Have been for some time.
And the sad fact is, no one else is any better, and most are much worse . . . if you believe in things like liberty and democracy and open society. Those who claim to believe in it seem intent on steamrolling it, and those who don't . . . don't.
Um, uttering such nonsense will cause many forum members to view you as delusional.:mrgreen:
It always amuses me when a member of DP calls himself "many members" or "we".
I always amuses me how he then think that it constitutes some proof to his opinion.
It looks to me that the disorder of mutiple personality is even more delusional, - whatever is the amount of members agreeing with it.
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