what PB put was an indictment of TERRORISM. nothing more.
the words spoken by that judge were to inform a would-be
mass murderer that we are not afraid of his ilk, and that
they will be brought to justice for their actions. if you read
an endorsement of war into it, that is your own paranoia.
i realize it is sometimes lonely having unpopular political
views. i have many myself. i admire your courage in being
the only one here on that side of things and continuing to post.
but don't assume just because your views are different, that
they are CORRECT. we are not sheep for beleiving military force
is sometimes justified. we needed to dismantle the war machine
that had been built. there are areas of iraq that already have
the beginnings of representative government in place. progress
is being made.
do you realize, michael, that if you had espoused the
anti-government position in iraq that you have here just one
year ago, that you would have been dragged away to prison
and torture and eventually death? there is a majority in that
country that is grateful for what we have done. i realize that
your northeastern, left wing newspaper does not give you the
whole truth, just as fox only gives one side of things, but this
is true. these poor, oppressed people can breathe free for the
first time in decades. unfotunately, some civilian casualties are
inevitable with a campaign of this scope, particularly when the
despot in charge places ordinance in and around civilian gathering
places and dwellings. this in itself shows his depravity. when it is
all over, i hope we give them a day of their own, just as you asked.
this is as far as i'm going to take this. as i said, this is a memorial
thread, which i do not want to taint any further. it has already gone
so far that i don't even know if brother joe m. saw what i put about
his cousin. i just want to let you know , michael , that i see your p.o.v.
but i also have mine.
todd
