[Rhodes22-list] Politics -Tom Sowell

[stan]

Tom,

Agreed. We should never be fighting undeclared wars.  And if they are worthy 
enough to declare, then the whole country should be involved and be on a 
wartime footing designed to win.  That certainly includes not being the 
first president to ever reduce taxes during a war.

For the first time I do not understand Brad's point.  He seems to be on our 
anti war side: i.e. war is hell, we should not enter one unless we do it 
whole heartedly to win etc. and at the same time mentions media that he says 
are out of touch with reality. Yet most of the media he names are the very 
ones who every night post the reality of the names of those dying for a war 
that does not have the reality of a country-at-war behind it.  Guns and 
butter have already been proven not to work  How many lives do we have to 
toss away before we learn this simple reality. I have not heard one of our 
leaders or met any of our citizens who said they would be willing to give up 
their lives for this particular adventure.

Brad does offer hope though, for those who live long enough, by predicting 
that the next president will not be a Republican.

stan/gbi
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 9:50 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics -Tom Sowell


> Brad
>
> I agree.  The Iraq war is like the Vietnam war.  We win all the battles 
> but loose the war.
> We need to know what will win the war before we start one.  Sending our 
> kids off to
> fight is OK but only when the need is really there.
>  Tom SV Circe
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>
>> Ed,
>>
>> Here's a few more links for perspective.
>>
>> http://politics.slate.msn.com/id/2109904/
>>
>> http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20041118-093816-1955r.htm
>>
>> http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/dhenninger/?id=110005914
>>
>> ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS are out of touch with reality.
>> Frankly, anyone who makes an issue of this is out of
>> touch with reality, and history. WAR IS HELL! Some
>> people still stick to the idea that this or that war
>> was warranted/un-warranted because of the party who
>> declared it. Get a freakin' grip. Avoid war at all
>> costs, but when you start one, win the damn thing!
>> Maybe all those network people should reflect on that
>> while they drive their Volkswagons and Hondas on the
>> way home. Yeah, we're real occupiers, aren't we?
>>
>> Brad
>>
>>
>> --- ed kroposki wrote:
>>
>> > Brad,
>> > I knew there was a reason why I agreed with Dr.
>> > Sowell in the past.
>> > He was watching the same program as I was. Before
>> > the election we had more
>> > liberal views than reasoned views on this list.
>> > They all need to read that
>> > reference that you gave me:
>> >
>> http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20041118.shtml
>> > Freedom of speech is one thing, but to use the
>> > public airways to
>> > promote anti American anti democratic anti freedom
>> > views need to be label as
>> > such before Chris Matthews and Dan Rather open their
>> > mouths.
>> > All right Mr. Rummy, politics is back on the list.
>> > Go ahead and
>> > defend Chris Matthews!
>> > Ed K
>> > -----Original Message----- 
>> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
>> > Behalf Of brad haslett
>> > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 8:14 PM
>> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
>> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics - War in Iraq
>> >
>> > Ed,
>> > So you discovered powerlineblog.com, good for you.
>> > It
>> > was one of my favorites leading up to the vote, good
>> > reasoning without the histronics.
>> > A marine shot an insurgent, hiding in a mosque,
>> > firing
>> > on US troops. BFD! Perhaps the dead guy should
>> > have
>> > worn a uniform from a recognized nation, then he
>> > would
>> > have rights under the Geneva Convention. As it is,
>> > he's just another dead terrorist. Good riddance.
>> > Here's a couple of links for perspective.
>> >
>> http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/ts20041118.shtml
>> >
>> www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html/id=110005911
>> > Our boy did the right thing. The embedded
>> > photographer
>> > ran an anti-war web site with an agenda. Good for
>> > him. My suggestion is that he not depend on the
>> > Marines for protection much longer. The Iraqi
>> > people
>> > get their chance to speak out in two months. I
>> > doubt
>> > too many of them will grieve over one dead guy too
>> > stupid not to stay dead after the battle of
>> > Fallujah.
>> > The election is over, the gloves are off! Enough of
>> > our boys have died already. The mainstream news can
>> > go kiss some French ass.
>> > Brad
>> >
>> > -- ed kroposki > >
>> > Yesterday I watched Chris Matthews on TV interview
>> > General Schwarzkopf. He kept pressing that the
>> > marine was wrong and should
>> > have waited.
>> > Check out this Blog:
>> > http://powerlineblog.com/archives/008650.php
>> >
>> > Ed K
>> >
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