Thursday, April 01, 2004
Good morning everyone!! I woke up today and the sun was shining and the birds were chirping and all was well. That is until I went online and started some chatting on MSN. I have some friends that are a little liberal and thats fine with me because variety is the spice of life. What gets my goat is that when debating, liberals quickly turn to the worn out axioms about Bush when they are losing a debate. Haliburton this, No blood for oil that, Bush is no statesman. All that crap gives me a headache to no end.
I held me cool for well over an hour and then finally had to quit before I started bleeding out my eyes. One of the main points of contention was the link, or lack thereof, between Al Qaida and Iraq. It seems to me that since the terror bombings in Spain, there has been suspiciously little mention of any doubt that this link existed. There is just too much evidence for this link not to exist. And unless any of you liberals were there and had round the clock access to Saddam and his cohorts, please stop denying any connection.
After this little set to, I tried my very best to change the subject, but was invariably dragged back into the fracas. I tried to switch the topic to Russia and their new strongman Putin, but in a matter of seconds the topic was changed to the 2000 election. I mentioned that Putin was ex KGB and was accused of perhaps of trying to fix Russia's election and was rebutted with the fact that Bush Sr. was once director of the CIA and likely fixed the 2000 election. This totally pushed me over the edge, can no Democrat get over this?? Those who live in the past are condemned to repeat its mistakes. Remember that.
This whole little episode has me so choked today. I can hardly think straight enough to type! To really make matters worse, my friend had to conclude with some more wordly affairs. Mainly his opinion that Bush is a poor statesman and that suicide bombing is effective. Some foreign leaders dont like W. because he is prepared to talk tough and back it up. Dictators and crackpots know they arent going to receive any more free rides from America, if they make moves that threaten America or her allies, they will be reprimanded. Their only defence know is to speak out against Bush on the world stage. Some are successful but others just look like idiots. People know that Bush is trying to make the world a better place and petty jealousy and partisan politics prevent a great many people from acknowledging this fact. People should realize that some countries and some people hate America. Period. Nothing GWB says or does will change this, and asking people about their grievances or looking for the "root" problem will not help. That is just sticking your head in the sand, putting your ass in the air and saying, "Kick me right here boys!!"
I dont even think I will dignify the suicide bombers thing with a response. Its out and out murder and doing it for your god or your cause does not make it any better. It doesnt bring peace and it doesnt bring about resolution, it just heightens the anger and the conflict.
Just want to close with a quick thought, which is a little dated now but a thought all the same. During all the protests to mark the one year anniversary of the start of the War in Iraq, did anyone notice if there were any Iraqis there? Were they even invited? Would they even attend? I find it sick that people would protest the liberation of an oppressed people. How very sad.
I'm out.
I held me cool for well over an hour and then finally had to quit before I started bleeding out my eyes. One of the main points of contention was the link, or lack thereof, between Al Qaida and Iraq. It seems to me that since the terror bombings in Spain, there has been suspiciously little mention of any doubt that this link existed. There is just too much evidence for this link not to exist. And unless any of you liberals were there and had round the clock access to Saddam and his cohorts, please stop denying any connection.
After this little set to, I tried my very best to change the subject, but was invariably dragged back into the fracas. I tried to switch the topic to Russia and their new strongman Putin, but in a matter of seconds the topic was changed to the 2000 election. I mentioned that Putin was ex KGB and was accused of perhaps of trying to fix Russia's election and was rebutted with the fact that Bush Sr. was once director of the CIA and likely fixed the 2000 election. This totally pushed me over the edge, can no Democrat get over this?? Those who live in the past are condemned to repeat its mistakes. Remember that.
This whole little episode has me so choked today. I can hardly think straight enough to type! To really make matters worse, my friend had to conclude with some more wordly affairs. Mainly his opinion that Bush is a poor statesman and that suicide bombing is effective. Some foreign leaders dont like W. because he is prepared to talk tough and back it up. Dictators and crackpots know they arent going to receive any more free rides from America, if they make moves that threaten America or her allies, they will be reprimanded. Their only defence know is to speak out against Bush on the world stage. Some are successful but others just look like idiots. People know that Bush is trying to make the world a better place and petty jealousy and partisan politics prevent a great many people from acknowledging this fact. People should realize that some countries and some people hate America. Period. Nothing GWB says or does will change this, and asking people about their grievances or looking for the "root" problem will not help. That is just sticking your head in the sand, putting your ass in the air and saying, "Kick me right here boys!!"
I dont even think I will dignify the suicide bombers thing with a response. Its out and out murder and doing it for your god or your cause does not make it any better. It doesnt bring peace and it doesnt bring about resolution, it just heightens the anger and the conflict.
Just want to close with a quick thought, which is a little dated now but a thought all the same. During all the protests to mark the one year anniversary of the start of the War in Iraq, did anyone notice if there were any Iraqis there? Were they even invited? Would they even attend? I find it sick that people would protest the liberation of an oppressed people. How very sad.
I'm out.
Shoes
