disneydude
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disneydude said:This inquiry is primarily directed towards Bush Supporters....
And I don't mean this as an insult...but rather a serious inquiry. Convince me that I am wrong. But where has the soul of America gone since GWB took office:
1. We are now discussing how far we can go in torturing people and stay within acceptable practices.
2. We are now discussing how long we can keep people detained without giving them any kind of hearing.
3. We are now discussing how far we can go in spying on private conversations and stay within constitutional guidelines.
4. We are now discussing how far we can go in giving people a trial but not allowing them to see any of the evidence against them.
10 years ago we would never have even thought any of these things would be possible in the United States of America.
Convince me if I am wrong...but also be willing to ask yourselves.....if these are the things that we are talking about in America today.....are we heading in the right direction or have we been horribly misdirected?
I am willing to listen.....but please allow me the same courtesy and evaluate the direction this country is headed.....sounds eerily like some places other countries have been and where we do not want to go.....IMHO.
Navy Pride said:All I have to say to your questions is 9/11/01 changed everything in this country......They will never be the same........
I just wish that democrats and liberals would take there heads out of the sands and realize this.........
disneydude said:Oh....I see Navy, you want us to do exactly what the terrorists hope for when they attack us and that is change our way of life and the standards that we upheld. Well, I'm sorry, but American ideals are way too important and the foundation of this country has too much meaning to me than to simply "cut and run" and give in to the terrorists goals.
Give me the America that stands by honor and values or give me death. I will NEVER lower my standards of honor and decency simply for a false sense of security. Apparently, you Navy....believe otherwise.
dsanthony said:The whole debate is useless. POW's have NEVER had a right of habeus corpus. That's a hold over from the Clinton agenda, which views terrorism as a crime rather than an act of war.
And, you're naive if you don't believe "torture" of one kind or another has been used in every war the US has ever fought. We get sanitized views of past wars... I suggest you watch "Band of Brothers" which is probably the best representation of war on film, and shows how summary execution and even torture was often used during the war.
And, like most libs... you view Bush as the enemy and not AQ. Bush did not create the terror situation. He responded to mass murder of US civilians by our enemies.
I can't believe the American people would be dumb enough to put these clowns back in office.... but I'm often surprised by the stupidity of the American people...
disneydude said:This inquiry is primarily directed towards Bush Supporters....
And I don't mean this as an insult...but rather a serious inquiry. Convince me that I am wrong. But where has the soul of America gone since GWB took office:
1. We are now discussing how far we can go in torturing people and stay within acceptable practices.
2. We are now discussing how long we can keep people detained without giving them any kind of hearing.
3. We are now discussing how far we can go in spying on private conversations and stay within constitutional guidelines.
4. We are now discussing how far we can go in giving people a trial but not allowing them to see any of the evidence against them.
10 years ago we would never have even thought any of these things would be possible in the United States of America.
Convince me if I am wrong...but also be willing to ask yourselves.....if these are the things that we are talking about in America today.....are we heading in the right direction or have we been horribly misdirected?
I am willing to listen.....but please allow me the same courtesy and evaluate the direction this country is headed.....sounds eerily like some places other countries have been and where we do not want to go.....IMHO.
Navy Pride said:No not at all, I want you to get it through your thick heads that the war on terror is the biggest crisis this country every has faced..
Navy Pride said:All I have to say to your questions is 9/11/01 changed everything in this country......They will never be the same........
I just wish that democrats and liberals would take there heads out of the sands and realize this.........
Navy Pride said:No not at all, I want you to get it through your thick heads that the war on terror is the biggest crisis this country every has faced..Bigger then any other war and it can not be fought in a kind and sensitive manner or handled as a police action like you and people on the left believe.........If not responded to correctly the war on terror could destroy this country as we know it.....
Navy pride said:Whatever it takes to keep us safe must be done........
Navy pride said:We should not and we will not ask the French or the Germans for permission to defend or protect this country...........
navy Pride said:We must never cut an run from the war on terror like the lefts wants to do.....
Navy pride said:That is the best I can spell it out for you but you are so full with hatred for President Bush that you never will get it.....God knows I tried though.....
Adrian said:No it isn't. In fact, it ranks as one of the smallest crises we've ever had. Compared to the Revolution, our capital set on fire by the British, our nation tearing itself apart during the Civil War, the first world war, a dictator with the most advanced army and air force on earth taking over all of Europe, losing 50,000 of our soldiers in Viet Nam, and the threat of global nuclear annihilation during the Cold War, terrorism is peanuts.
Get some perspective. We aren't even at war.
t some perspective. We aren't even at war.[/
didn't Bureucrats of the 60's and 70's say the same thing about Communism? Look what happened to it.
this includes stooping to the level of terrorists?
Who said the "Left" wants to "Cut and Run" form the war on terror. In fact President Bush and the right were the ones who took their eye off the ball and went so far off into foul territory they forgot about Capturing Osama Bin Laden the person who actually attacked us on 9/11.
I don't hate president Bush I just think he lacks intelligence. I have however noticed that he is trying to correctly pronounce "Nuclear."[/
Navy Pride said:That is what is really scary.........You Liberals are in a fantasy land and a state of denial........Yesterday North Korea detonated a nuclear device.....These people are crazy....They could sell a dirty bomb to a terroist organization like Alquada or another organiztion and this device place in one in a city like New York or maybe your home town could kill millions and make that city uninhabitable for a 100 years.......
The world changed on 9/11/01 and as soon as you liberals get your heads out of your *** and realize it the better this country will be........
Telll that to the 3,000 people that died on 9/11 or our brave men who havd died in Afghanistan and Iraq.........
disneydude said:This inquiry is primarily directed towards Bush Supporters....
And I don't mean this as an insult...but rather a serious inquiry. Convince me that I am wrong. But where has the soul of America gone since GWB took office:
1. We are now discussing how far we can go in torturing people and stay within acceptable practices.
2. We are now discussing how long we can keep people detained without giving them any kind of hearing.
3. We are now discussing how far we can go in spying on private conversations and stay within constitutional guidelines.
4. We are now discussing how far we can go in giving people a trial but not allowing them to see any of the evidence against them.
10 years ago we would never have even thought any of these things would be possible in the United States of America.
Convince me if I am wrong...but also be willing to ask yourselves.....if these are the things that we are talking about in America today.....are we heading in the right direction or have we been horribly misdirected?
I am willing to listen.....but please allow me the same courtesy and evaluate the direction this country is headed.....sounds eerily like some places other countries have been and where we do not want to go.....IMHO.
Adrian said:You said that terrorism is the biggest crisis the United States has ever confronted. That's what I responding to. So I would like to know how 9/11, for example, comes anywhere close to, say, the Civil War, where the country came this close to tearing itself apart, in the mean while killing half a million American soldiers and countless families, not to mention the razing of entire cities to the ground.
As for this being a war, you'll find that this will play out almost exactly like the War on Drugs: no clear objectives but lots of casualties anyway. You can't fight a war on an emotion.
That is what is really scary.........You Liberals are in a fantasy land and a state of denial........Yesterday North Korea detonated a nuclear device.....These people are crazy....They could sell a dirty bomb to a terroist organization like Alquada or another organiztion and this device place in one in a city like New York or maybe your home town could kill millions and make that city uninhabitable for a 100 years.......
The world changed on 9/11/01 and as soon as you liberals get your heads out of your *** and realize it the better this country will be........[/QUOTE]
You need to read that my friend.......
Navy Pride said:That is what is really scary.........You Liberals are in a fantasy land and a state of denial........Yesterday North Korea detonated a nuclear device.....These people are crazy....They could sell a dirty bomb to a terroist organization like Alquada or another organiztion and this device place in one in a city like New York or maybe your home town could kill millions and make that city uninhabitable for a 100 years.......
The world changed on 9/11/01 and as soon as you liberals get your heads out of your *** and realize it the better this country will be........[/QUOTE]
You need to read that my friend.......
Yes, Navy, I heard you the first time. What I find interesting though is that by bringing up the possibility of North Korea selling a nuclear weapon to a terrorist organization or even shooting a nuke at us themselves, it demands a comparison to a period in our history when we faced global nuclear annihilation, thus further invalidating your idea that terrorism is the worst crisis we've ever faced. How about the Cuban Missile Crisis, remember that? Now there was a crisis. So yeah, terrorism sucks and all, but it just doesn't rank very high compared to numerous other crises in our history.
I think we may be debating at cross purposes, though. I think you think that I'm arguing that terrorism is no big deal, when in fact I'm only disputing your claim that terrorism is the worst crisis we've ever faced.
Joby said:AQ is, of course, a big threat.
People who would run over the constitution is bigger.
disneydude said:I agree 100%.
The difference between NavyPride and his type and the "liberals" who he loves to condemn is this:
"Liberals" would rather die than live in a country in which our Constitution and way of life are destroyed. A world in which the Terrorists win by infiltrating their fear to such a degree that people in the US are willing to give up our American ideals simply to stay alive.
Navy and his ilk would rather live even if it means giving terrorists this victory.
Navy over and over talks about how we have to change our American ideals/way of life in a post 911 world.
So really the choice is this: Do we continue to fight against terrorism and preserving American traditions and values?
Or
Do we give up our American ideals and forfeit our way of life so that we can stay alive?
To me the choice is clear. If I ever have to live in the type of world that the terrorists want us to I would rather die than live.
Patriotism is standing up and fighting for American values not cowering to terrorists in fear.[/QUOTE]
1. Its amazing that you can speak for all Liberals....I for one don't think Senator Leiberman agrees with you and there are plenty more..........
2. We do both.....We don't cave to terroists no matter how bad you want to.
3. The terrorists love that kind of thinking......
Joby said:The biggest problem I have is not the moral argument, but the liberties one.
Since most of these terrorists don't wear a uniform, is it not possible that we could pick up anybody in Baghdad who speaks out too loudly against the occupation? Then, couldn't we say we have enough evidence but can't release it because it would harm americans? Then, couldn't we say he's a POW anyway, even though he's not wearing a uniform which cancels out his rights as a POW?
Then couldn't we be doing the same thing to americans with "AQ connections"? It's been looked into and it looks like we did, especialy immediately after 9-11.
They probably wouldn't do it because they're a threat, just to keep you scared. watch your neighbors.
AQ is, of course, a big threat.
People who would run over the constitution is bigger.
disneydude said:I agree 100%.
The difference between NavyPride and his type and the "liberals" who he loves to condemn is this:
"Liberals" would rather die than live in a country in which our Constitution and way of life are destroyed. A world in which the Terrorists win by infiltrating their fear to such a degree that people in the US are willing to give up our American ideals simply to stay alive.
Navy and his ilk would rather live even if it means giving terrorists this victory.
Navy over and over talks about how we have to change our American ideals/way of life in a post 911 world.
So really the choice is this: Do we continue to fight against terrorism and preserving American traditions and values?
Or
Do we give up our American ideals and forfeit our way of life so that we can stay alive?
To me the choice is clear. If I ever have to live in the type of world that the terrorists want us to I would rather die than live.
Patriotism is standing up and fighting for American values not cowering to terrorists in fear.
Navy Pride said:Yes they did and it was a scary time but there was this position of detente which stated that if you hit us we will hit you back twice as hard............The USSR would not dare attack us under those terms......Its very different today............Radical Islam does not care if the die.......
Navy Pride said:I say whatever it takes to keep us safe.........These nuts want to kill us.......That is what a lot of Liberals and Democrats seem to ignore.......
Navy Pride said:Pelosi, Reid, Dean Murtha
Navy Pride said:You guys always try and bring up the presidents intelligence yet when he and your boy Kerry was at Harvard he had a higher GPA then Kerry and dispite being a very average candidate for President he has defeated your nominee in 2 elections as well as in a midterm election in 2002 which is almost unheard of by a party that is in office........
Navy pride said:It looks like to me like the term "Culture of Corruption" you might learn something from this president who is dumb like a fox..........
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