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It's impossible - gbaikie - 1/29/2005 12:56:21 AM

An interesting point... - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 12:01:22 AM
- Found here, too: - Tom Brosz - 1/29/2005 12:13:11 AM

A Major Explosion In Iraq - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 6:46:31 PM

In the "d'uh!!!" department - "Bush: U.S. troops will leave Iraq if asked" - Bowser - 1/28/2005 7:08:54 AM
- Would you be pleased if a nice new tyrant who keeps things quiet took over? (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/28/2005 5:52:48 PM
  - One has. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/28/2005 6:20:48 PM

Damage to that submarine from the collision - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 11:38:45 PM
- That they survived at all speaks volumes to the quality of the design, the construction and the crew. (n/t) - ebnelson - 1/28/2005 5:57:28 PM
- Hope they had insurance..... - Davin :. - 1/28/2005 1:37:52 PM
  - Oh, they're insured all right... - Larry J - 1/28/2005 4:49:50 PM
- DFM showing a little hole... - Peter Bruener - 1/28/2005 7:52:39 AM
  - In knowledge of Submarines,...that is (n/t) - Peter Bruener - 1/28/2005 8:01:44 AM
- re: Damage to that submarine from the collision - LadyM - 1/28/2005 7:06:56 AM
- You'd have a lookout in the crow's nest then? - Bowser - 1/28/2005 1:40:17 AM
  - Belongs with Mayer's "observation". (n/t) - Bowser - 1/28/2005 3:27:21 AM
- Perhaps they should watch where they are going. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 12:31:10 AM
  - They can't use active sonar and remain stealthy. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 1:51:26 AM
    - Perhaps they need to develop a low probability of intercept sonar - Larry J - 1/28/2005 5:09:18 PM
    - Why bother? - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 4:05:18 PM

Dangerous times in Baghdad - LJ - 1/27/2005 4:45:08 PM
- re: Dangerous times in Baghdad - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 5:23:25 PM
  - re: Dangerous times in Baghdad - Raoul - 1/27/2005 7:56:02 PM
    - Good grief. - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 9:09:26 PM
      - re: "Ifs" - Raoul - 1/27/2005 9:31:07 PM
        
        re: "Ifs" - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 9:53:38 PM
        
        "This, of course, is even assuming they could have been convinced to come in in the first place." - R.L. - 1/27/2005 10:38:00 PM
        
        WMD - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 11:14:22 PM
        
        The accusation of "Lie" - Davin :. - 1/28/2005 1:45:58 PM
        
        re: "Lie" - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 5:25:11 PM

Prediction - a la TB. - Bowser - 1/27/2005 5:26:22 AM
- My predictions aren't predictions - alcaray - 1/27/2005 10:51:19 PM
- re: Allawi inauguration? - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 9:13:24 PM
  - I'm out on a limb! - Bowser - 1/27/2005 9:29:02 PM
  - Allawi's party will not win - Tony - 1/27/2005 9:25:55 PM
    - but then you knew that, right? (n/t) - Tony - 1/28/2005 4:56:51 PM
- My prediction on the upcoming Iraqi elections: - David F Mayer - 1/27/2005 3:12:16 PM
- Just one small point... - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 7:25:23 AM

US oil industry to play down the threat of climate change - Jack Herer - 1/27/2005 2:13:46 PM
- What I love are those oil company ads that talk about how they are nobly protecting the environment. - David F Mayer - 1/27/2005 2:56:12 PM
  - How about some numbers on that? - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 4:48:37 PM
    - If you spin any harder, Tom - LJ - 1/27/2005 5:03:09 PM
      - Some data - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 5:36:53 PM
        
        Absolutely NOBODY - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 12:06:12 AM
        
        Fine. - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 1:50:15 AM
        
        I agree. - David F Mayer - 1/28/2005 4:44:57 PM
    - I don't believe ANYTHING that the energy companies say that they are doing to protect the environment. - David F Mayer - 1/27/2005 4:56:00 PM
- Global warming is twice as bad as previously thought - Jack Herer - 1/27/2005 2:15:57 PM
  - The original paper - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 5:40:22 PM

The Democratic party is toying with political suicide - Gary - 1/24/2005 3:32:12 AM
- Personally, I don't think so - McFly - 1/24/2005 4:18:27 PM
  - Obama might be a "flash in the pan" - Gary - 1/24/2005 5:05:54 PM
    - I don't know. In interviews I've seen, he seems very intelligent and rational. - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 2:33:21 AM
- You really have bought into the Dean stereotype, havent you? - Tony - 1/24/2005 4:08:05 PM
- The reason the Democratic party is dying - Davin :. - 1/24/2005 2:14:11 PM
  - No one talks about the real reasons - it isn't polite - E.P. Grondine - 1/25/2005 2:20:40 AM
  - Dean - ebnelson - 1/24/2005 11:13:24 PM
  - David F. Mayer beat me to the punch - Gary - 1/24/2005 4:46:43 PM
    - Well put. - Tom Brosz - 1/24/2005 6:18:35 PM
      - As a move toward a more socialist agenda appears to be their goal... - Scott Evil - 1/24/2005 8:43:08 PM
  - [*] "Liberal" then meant something very different from "Liberal" today. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 1/24/2005 4:05:19 PM
    - No, I don't think so - Davin :. - 1/24/2005 4:14:57 PM
- Gary, I believe you when you say you're a lifelong Democrat... - Mary Anne - 1/24/2005 1:26:42 PM
  - There Is No Depth Perception Here - Mark Eby - 1/25/2005 3:53:58 AM
    - Could not have said it better.... - Gary - 1/25/2005 6:12:19 AM
      - OK, then: What part of the Democratic Party are you in favor of? - Mary Anne - 1/26/2005 11:33:23 PM
        
        Surely You Jest - Mark Eby - 1/27/2005 3:01:18 AM
        
        PS: I know a social studies teacher who changes parties the way people change clothes. - Mary Anne - 1/28/2005 3:49:35 PM
        
        My "Republican" identity - Mary Anne - 1/28/2005 3:18:14 PM
        
        re: Surely You Jest - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 5:51:49 PM
- And the Republicans - - -? - Bowser - 1/24/2005 5:23:21 AM
  - It certainly does! It tells you that the Republicans are in touch with the will of the People of the United States. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 1/24/2005 4:01:47 PM
    - Either that - Davin L. - 1/24/2005 4:29:56 PM
      - At exactly what point are you going to stop doing this? - DFM - 1/24/2005 6:15:53 PM
        
        THANK YOU! - Davin L. - 1/24/2005 6:19:22 PM

Some notes from Iraq - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 7:39:21 AM

Democratic Political Suicide Department, continued... - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 1:25:09 AM
- Saying "no thanks" to "pass the Rice" - Fox - 1/27/2005 3:38:05 AM
  - "Voting their conscience," my hind end. - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 8:05:18 AM
    - Or, to put it another way... - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 8:39:54 AM
      - re: Or, to put it yet another way... - LJ - 1/27/2005 4:53:35 PM
        
        re: Or, to put it yet another way... - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 5:43:53 PM
        
        re: future history - Fox - 1/28/2005 2:00:01 AM
        
        re: future history - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 3:39:16 AM
        
        Should read "McGovern-type Democrat" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/28/2005 3:41:05 AM
- Bulletin - some folks aren't happy with what's happened on her watch as NSA. - Bowser - 1/27/2005 2:59:03 AM
  - some folks aren't happy - FrankC - 1/27/2005 3:55:44 AM
    - Well, frank, you could have tried to refute the points instead of "screw them or worse " - Bowser - 1/27/2005 9:27:41 PM
    - Brilliant. Just brilliant. - Davin L. - 1/27/2005 4:25:33 PM
      - The point being - FrankC - 1/27/2005 5:54:30 PM
        
        Okay Frank. Marvelous assertion - Davin L. - 1/27/2005 6:03:55 PM
        
        Hey, Frank is ALWAYS right, here is an example - R.L. - 1/27/2005 9:28:46 PM
        
        you lose - FrankC - 1/27/2005 11:28:54 PM
        
        Good Lord. Watch where you point that thing! - Davin L. - 1/27/2005 9:38:46 PM
        
        life must be tough for you - FrankC - 1/27/2005 6:26:35 PM
        
        Oh, its awful Frank. Really. Its just terrible! Really Really tough. - Davin L. - 1/27/2005 7:57:48 PM
      - For you and Bowser - FrankC - 1/27/2005 5:45:59 PM
        
        re: For you and Bowser - FrankC - 1/27/2005 5:50:09 PM
    - OK, fc you are happy with events under her, and have learned from eb. (n/t) - Bowser - 1/27/2005 5:27:44 AM

Now that Arafat is dead, Peace can rear its head. - David F Mayer - 1/26/2005 4:22:30 PM
- I'll spell a name that contradicts that optimistic outlook. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/27/2005 3:06:56 PM
  - We shall see. Check out THIS. - David F Mayer - 1/27/2005 10:51:16 PM

"When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you" - Raoul - 1/26/2005 11:17:38 AM
- Sounds like a good motto for the United Nations - SteveS - 1/27/2005 7:00:22 PM
- A cynic would call that "political expediency" - Fox - 1/27/2005 3:42:13 AM

Terrorist battle plan for the Iraq elections - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2005 5:21:39 PM
- Hmmm...media changing their tune? - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 5:19:48 AM
  - Not changing tune - Tony - 1/27/2005 3:01:51 PM
    - re: Not changing tune - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 5:49:50 PM
      - White crow? - Tony - 1/27/2005 6:56:07 PM
  - And, remembering the media's treatment of Iraq's last election... - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 6:05:10 AM
    - A small request for opinions... - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 6:06:53 AM
      - I prefer all additional posts to be done to the base thread. (n/t) - DFM - 1/26/2005 8:16:12 PM
      - re: A small opinion... - LJ - 1/26/2005 4:50:38 PM

Nuclear submarine crashes into uncharted underwater mountain. - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2005 5:53:05 AM
- re: Nuclear submarine crashes into uncharted underwater mountain. - David F Mayer - 1/12/2005 11:52:15 PM
  - Submariners must have nerves of steel - Gary - 1/13/2005 5:12:39 PM
    - re: Submariners must have nerves of steel - rp - 1/19/2005 4:06:42 PM
      - re: Submariners must have nerves of steel - shiveringdenizen - 1/27/2005 5:56:27 PM

Watch the dollar - Davin :. - 1/25/2005 4:02:16 PM
- Be afraid - Gary - 1/25/2005 5:03:45 PM
  - Chicken? - Davin L. - 1/25/2005 5:15:20 PM
    - Not sure what would be different if Kerry was president. - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2005 5:25:51 PM
      - Thanks - Gary - 1/25/2005 6:05:18 PM
        
        What kind of limits? Just curious, and not really my business. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2005 6:46:14 PM
        
        I have the following choices available - alcaray - 1/26/2005 8:13:02 PM
        
        Now my IRA is another question entirely - alcaray - 1/26/2005 8:15:34 PM
        
        Funds - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 11:27:40 PM
        
        Funds are easy and very diversified - alcaray - 1/27/2005 12:42:25 AM
        
        re: Funds are easy and very diversified - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 2:40:13 AM
        
        absolutely! (n/t) - alcaray - 1/27/2005 3:56:22 PM
        
        It's not really interesting - Gary - 1/26/2005 5:12:15 AM
        
        Yech. - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 5:22:40 AM
      - You know, these contingent universes are really getting old. - Davin L. - 1/25/2005 5:32:22 PM
        
        You brought up "outdated dogma." - Tom Brosz - 1/25/2005 7:44:52 PM
        
        re: You brought up "outdated dogma." - Davin L. - 1/25/2005 7:57:39 PM
        
        That does clarify your viewpoint. Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 1:43:05 AM

Now here is an interesting conservative! - alcaray - 1/25/2005 11:02:31 PM
- Yeah - Davin L. - 1/27/2005 2:26:21 PM
- And even more! - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 2:26:40 AM
  - Too much! - alcaray - 1/26/2005 8:31:32 PM
    - re: Too much! - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 10:57:28 PM
      - The piece I linked to seemed calm and well-reasoned. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/27/2005 12:40:13 AM
        
        to me, that is (n/t) - alcaray - 1/27/2005 12:40:59 AM
  - re: And even more! - gbaikie - 1/26/2005 6:08:51 AM

Chrenkoff: Good News From the Muslim World, Part 4 - Tom Brosz - 1/27/2005 2:45:48 AM

The Washington governors election... - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 5:01:47 AM
- and all 129 voted D. Every one of 'em. So much for a secret ballot. - Bowser - 1/26/2005 10:39:54 PM
- The ramification of that argument... - alcaray - 1/26/2005 7:07:58 PM
  - re: The ramification of that argument... - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 7:19:17 PM
    - re: The ramification of that argument... - SDG - 1/26/2005 9:39:04 PM
    - In spite of your use of the phrase "on the contrary", I think we just agreed. (n/t) - alcaray - 1/26/2005 7:46:45 PM
- Who did they vote for? (n/t) - alcaray - 1/26/2005 7:01:38 PM
- Uh...Tom... - Donald - 1/26/2005 2:45:58 PM
  - sorry 'bout the repeat (n/t) - alcaray - 1/26/2005 7:02:11 PM
  - You're kidding, right? - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 4:25:29 PM
  - A more interesting point to explore would be..... - Publius - 1/26/2005 4:06:08 PM
    - A note from Canada - LJ - 1/26/2005 4:48:48 PM
      - Well, the quality of your elected officials should eventually reflect this. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 7:00:30 PM
        
        I guess - since the US allows rednecks to vote, it would follow. (n/t) - LJ - 1/26/2005 7:06:08 PM
  - Everyone knows felons vote D - well, maybe not Lay, Ebbers, etc. But wait - - - Bowser - 1/26/2005 3:51:27 PM

What does, and doesn't, offend conservatives. - Bowser - 1/26/2005 6:07:39 PM

A $1.5 Billion US embassy for the Independent Republic of Iraq - Bowser - 1/25/2005 5:21:26 PM
- die hard cynic - Buck Galaxy - 1/26/2005 4:27:03 AM
  - History - Bowser - 1/26/2005 7:23:03 AM
    - re: History - Tom Brosz - 1/26/2005 7:50:38 AM
      - One - you missed the point. Completely. Two - - Bowser - 1/26/2005 3:59:22 PM

36 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq in Their Bloodiest Day - Donald - 1/26/2005 3:21:04 PM

Strategypage Iraq analysis - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2005 7:34:26 AM
- I wish Strategypage used a larger font type. - Gary - 1/12/2005 5:25:58 PM
  - re: I wish Strategypage used a larger font type. - imi - 1/26/2005 3:18:52 PM
  - re: I wish Strategypage used a larger font type. - gbaikie - 1/13/2005 2:46:10 AM
  - Their layout isn't that hot, either. - Tom Brosz - 1/12/2005 7:34:19 PM
  - font size - Tony - 1/12/2005 6:35:18 PM
    - Duh ----RTFM - Gary - 1/13/2005 6:01:30 AM

Torture in Iraq Still Routine, Report Says - Jack Herer - 1/26/2005 2:35:22 PM

Poll: Confidence in Iraq's Future Slips - Donald - 1/26/2005 2:07:32 PM
- Meanwhile: 1,387 - Donald - 1/26/2005 2:23:33 PM

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