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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:12:51 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:11:13 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:24:34 -0400, wrote:



I agree we should have simply come home, right after desert storm in
1991. Any further involvement was just going to result in more
involvement.

We did what was appropriate at the time of the UN resolution. Clinton
did as best he could, and he certainly didn't make things worse.

What was the logical conclusion of this operation going to be?
Were we still going to be "flying the box" there 20 years later
enforcing that NFZ and bombing them a few times a week?


According to you..

Which war have we EVER come home from? (excluding Vietnam and Grenada)


It sure is nice when isolationism is your only argument.

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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:23:15 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:20:18 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:38:49 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:51:59 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:19:19 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:30:42 -0700, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:16:24 -0400, wrote:



Sure thing. Screw the Japanese. Let them suffer. You're quite a
humanitarian.

What does Korea have to do with Japan?

Not a thing, but the same argument applies. Should we just abandon the
Koreans? You're quite a humanitarian.

Like I said, changing the subject again.

Like you said, nothing. Sounds to me like you're just unable to keep
up with the conversation.

I guess the real question in Korea is, would the US support another
Korean war right now (perhaps a nuclear war) Would we have really
been better off if we had let the big dog eat in 1950?

So, wipe out S. Korean, forget all the economic benefit that's come
from that country...

The fall of Vietnam did not cause all the problems the hawks predicted
to justify killing 60,000 Americans and a couple million Vietnamese.

So? Your point?


See above.
We don't know what would have happened if we had not intervened in
ther civil war.

Oh come on. You're just trying to support an untenable argument at
this point. You're not making much sense... see what happens???

What was the difference between Vietnam and Korea?
We fought to a draw in Korea and it turned out horribly.

Really? I don't think the S. Koreans agree with that.

We gave up and left Vietnam and things are about as normal there as
they are in anywhere in the East. There is peace, capitalist and they
have become a trading partner. Wasn't that our objective all along?


Feel free to blame LBJ for escalating the war. You're not going to get
me to object.

Are you changing the subject again?

The troops in Bosnia are engaged in peacekeeping activities.

What the hell does that mean? If this is really "peace keeping", send
the peace corps, other wise it is a military adventure.

Really? Who have we shot at recently in Bosnia?

Are you saying we shouldn't be there either. Now we are getting
somewhere.

I'm saying we're doing a valuable job there, whether or not you like
it.

Didn't you just get through saying we stopped all the genocide and
scolded me because I said they still had two populations who hate each
other.

We stopped it, and we're preventing a redux. It's called peacekeeping.
It's a worthy job. FYI, it's a UN operation, not just the US, but of
course, the facts don't really matter, right? Mostly, it's monitoring,
but like I said, facts don't matter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin...eping_missions

The UN is the US. If we are not providing the lion's share of the
military force, it is a farce.

No, it isn't. Even though you want to believe it it's not true. Talk
to the UK and France about who's been flying.

Bull**** The US is the hammer for the UN. Nobody else can come close
to providing the logistic support, the air power or the mechanized
ground troops.

We're supplying logistics and air power. We are part of the UN force.
So, no bull****, as you put it.

What are the other countries providing? At least Gene posted the
statistics about the coalition in Afghanistan (basically it is mostly
English speaking people doing the fighting and dying)

Read the news. It's amazing what you'll find.


No other country has a credible naval force either. (Reagan's 600
ships)
Basically we go in, clear the zone and the UN/NATO puts in guys in
blue helmets when the place is so safe we don't even want to pay
"danger pay" to our troops.
(according to your article)

Yet there are other ships in the area, and they've launched missiles.


Who?

French for sure. Not sure if the UK is sending navy. Other countries
are using their air bases. Feel free to Google at your own speed.


Nope. He didn't. His goal was to increase the military. That wasn't
JFK's goal and you know it.

Of course it was JFKs goal. What other reason would he have to
continue lying about a missile gap, after he got his presidential
briefing?
The fact was that the Soviets only had about 6 missiles capable of
hitting any part of the US and the process of fueling and firing them
was more like a moon shot than pushing a button.

Kennedy knew this on January 20 1961 but it was not public knowledge
because we did not want to disclose the fact that we were still
illegally flying over USSR and taking pictures. We also did not want
to expose the Corona program (space surveillance)

Feel free to blame JFK for all your problems. I don't think he cares
at this point.

So you agree again? You certainly have no evidence to prove me wrong.

Feel free to claim victory. JFK... such a terrible president, esp.
compared to who.. Nixon?

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Unlike you, he can produce a logical argument.

An OT question
 

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:09:49 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:21:46 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:34:00 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:48:24 -0400, John H
wrote:

Last night I heard Oprah saying the war in Afghanistan had very little impact on
her because there was little to remind her it was going on.

Anyone?

Anybody that watches (or can STAND to watch) Oprah has problems.......

I keep telling my wife that, but she doesn't listen to me.

Besides, that wasn't the point. (As you well know.)

My guess:

News sells.... bad news sells good. When the troop casualties were
increasing, it was salable news. Now that they have dropped
significantly, it isn't the moneymaker it was... and the supply has
diminished...

..... yes, it is macabre and disgusting... but that is what keeps a
news corporation in the black....

http://icasualties.org/oef/ByYear.aspx

Herring's wife doesn't listen to him. Who'd a thunk. Thank goodness
one of 'em has a brain, otherwise I'd have to pitty the kids.

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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:27:58 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:21:46 -0400, John
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:34:00 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:48:24 -0400, John
wrote:

Last night I heard Oprah saying the war in Afghanistan had very little impact on
her because there was little to remind her it was going on.

Anyone?
Anybody that watches (or can STAND to watch) Oprah has problems.......
I keep telling my wife that, but she doesn't listen to me.

Besides, that wasn't the point. (As you well know.)

My guess:

News sells.... bad news sells good. When the troop casualties were
increasing, it was salable news. Now that they have dropped
significantly, it isn't the moneymaker it was... and the supply has
diminished...

..... yes, it is macabre and disgusting... but that is what keeps a
news corporation in the black....

http://icasualties.org/oef/ByYear.aspx






Getting back to the other issue here, which is more interesting...

...and that is the expressions of disdain and even disgust some
have posted here about Oprah.

I've been a fan of Oprah since she won the libel suit brought against
her in the late 1990's by those Texas cattlemen. I don't watch her show,
but I am aware of her presence and many of the good deeds she does with
her money and influence. She publishes a classy magazine, too. I know
that because my wife subscribes and I look through it every month.

My gut tells me Oprah is not liked by a certain element here because:

A. She's black and, even worse, a black woman.
B. She's very influential in many areas, perhaps the most influential
woman in the world.
C. She's a self-made billionaire.
D. She's pretty much dedicated to liberal causes.
E. She helped Obama get elected.

These, to me, are all reasons to admire her, and reasons for the
wigged-out righties to hate her.

Live long and prosper, Oprah.

Hear, hear! Most who don't like her do so because she's a black,
woman, with grace, style and class, rich beyond belief, of her own
making.

Drives the jealous whites insane and does my heart good.

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On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:01:00 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:27:58 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

My gut tells me Oprah is not liked by a certain element here because:

My only problem with Oprah is how easily she grabs onto and pushes
junk science and conspiracy theories. I am surprised she isn't a 9-11
"truther". (but honestly I am not sure she isn't)

You have a point but it's far outweighed by what she does well and her
positive influence.

An OT question
 

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:15:41 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:42:35 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote:

In article ,
says...


The weren't really doing much about Dover in 2010 and that was our
worst year.

2007 was by far the worst year of the current wars.
But GW Bush was President then.
You working to keep his legacy good?
Sound like a PR man for GWB.

We were talking about Afghanistan. That was the link Gene posted.

Bush can worry about his own legacy, I didn't support his war. I don't
know why that is so hard for you people to figure out.
Read this again.
I think we should have packed up and came home in 1991.
Let Israel take care of their own defense. Iraq never threatened us.

We weren't there because Iraq threatened us. We were trying to
project ourselves (well, certain of us) into the region. PNAC.

An OT question
 

In article ,
says...

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:27:58 -0400, Harryk
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:21:46 -0400, John
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:34:00 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:48:24 -0400, John
wrote:

Last night I heard Oprah saying the war in Afghanistan had very little impact on
her because there was little to remind her it was going on.

Anyone?
Anybody that watches (or can STAND to watch) Oprah has problems.......
I keep telling my wife that, but she doesn't listen to me.

Besides, that wasn't the point. (As you well know.)

My guess:

News sells.... bad news sells good. When the troop casualties were
increasing, it was salable news. Now that they have dropped
significantly, it isn't the moneymaker it was... and the supply has
diminished...

..... yes, it is macabre and disgusting... but that is what keeps a
news corporation in the black....

http://icasualties.org/oef/ByYear.aspx






Getting back to the other issue here, which is more interesting...

...and that is the expressions of disdain and even disgust some
have posted here about Oprah.

I've been a fan of Oprah since she won the libel suit brought against
her in the late 1990's by those Texas cattlemen. I don't watch her show,
but I am aware of her presence and many of the good deeds she does with
her money and influence. She publishes a classy magazine, too. I know
that because my wife subscribes and I look through it every month.

My gut tells me Oprah is not liked by a certain element here because:

A. She's black and, even worse, a black woman.
B. She's very influential in many areas, perhaps the most influential
woman in the world.
C. She's a self-made billionaire.
D. She's pretty much dedicated to liberal causes.
E. She helped Obama get elected.

These, to me, are all reasons to admire her, and reasons for the
wigged-out righties to hate her.

Live long and prosper, Oprah.

Hear, hear! Most who don't like her do so because she's a black,
woman, with grace, style and class, rich beyond belief, of her own
making.

Drives the jealous whites insane and does my heart good.

Your good heart is based on fantasy.. Most hate her because she is an
asshole who uses her race as a crutch...

An OT question
 

I_am_Tosk wrote:
In ,
says...
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:27:58 -0400,
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:21:46 -0400, John
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:34:00 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:48:24 -0400, John
wrote:

Last night I heard Oprah saying the war in Afghanistan had very little impact on
her because there was little to remind her it was going on.

Anyone?
Anybody that watches (or can STAND to watch) Oprah has problems.......
I keep telling my wife that, but she doesn't listen to me.

Besides, that wasn't the point. (As you well know.)
My guess:

News sells.... bad news sells good. When the troop casualties were
increasing, it was salable news. Now that they have dropped
significantly, it isn't the moneymaker it was... and the supply has
diminished...

..... yes, it is macabre and disgusting... but that is what keeps a
news corporation in the black....

http://icasualties.org/oef/ByYear.aspx





Getting back to the other issue here, which is more interesting...

...and that is the expressions of disdain and even disgust some
have posted here about Oprah.

I've been a fan of Oprah since she won the libel suit brought against
her in the late 1990's by those Texas cattlemen. I don't watch her show,
but I am aware of her presence and many of the good deeds she does with
her money and influence. She publishes a classy magazine, too. I know
that because my wife subscribes and I look through it every month.

My gut tells me Oprah is not liked by a certain element here because:

A. She's black and, even worse, a black woman.
B. She's very influential in many areas, perhaps the most influential
woman in the world.
C. She's a self-made billionaire.
D. She's pretty much dedicated to liberal causes.
E. She helped Obama get elected.

These, to me, are all reasons to admire her, and reasons for the
wigged-out righties to hate her.

Live long and prosper, Oprah.
Hear, hear! Most who don't like her do so because she's a black,
woman, with grace, style and class, rich beyond belief, of her own
making.

Drives the jealous whites insane and does my heart good.

Your good heart is based on fantasy.. Most hate her because she is an
asshole who uses her race as a crutch...


That's just more of your uninformed nonsense and ignorance-based bias.

An OT question
 

In article ,
says...

In article , payer3389
@mypacks.net says...



Getting back to the other issue here, which is more interesting...


Interesting. Sure. What about Jessica Simpson? Or Jaylo?



...and that is the expressions of disdain and even disgust some
have posted here about Oprah.

I've been a fan of Oprah since she won the libel suit brought against
her in the late 1990's by those Texas cattlemen. I don't watch her show,
but I am aware of her presence and many of the good deeds she does with
her money and influence. She publishes a classy magazine, too. I know
that because my wife subscribes and I look through it every month.

My gut tells me Oprah is not liked by a certain element here because:

A. She's black and, even worse, a black woman.
B. She's very influential in many areas, perhaps the most influential
woman in the world.
C. She's a self-made billionaire.
D. She's pretty much dedicated to liberal causes.
E. She helped Obama get elected.

These, to me, are all reasons to admire her, and reasons for the
wigged-out righties to hate her.


I'm not a righty, and don't care one way or the other about Oprah.
Oprah is totally boring to me.
It's a chick show for Chist's sake.
You go ahead and be a fan, Harriet.
More power to ya.


I agree.