re: Fallujah

McFly — 4/5/2004 2:40:52 PM (archived)

I think Lindy is absolutely right.

She's turned an interesting phrase: bigger and better violence.

How long have we been seeking to solve problems with bigger and better violence? Since the first proto-human picked up a rock and clubbed another one over the head? What has it ever bought us except short-term gain for long-term pain?

Violence is a very, very poor investment. It's a path to failure.

I'm convinced now that all we're really accomplishing in Iraq is creating a hotbed of hatred for America. Whatever regime we leave in place there will probably be both despised and corrupt, and our grand experiment in forced democratization will be a complete bust.

Bigger and better violence. We'll wade into Fallujah with our high-tech death machines and end up creating an Iraq that hates America with a passion and a fury that outstrips anything they ever felt toward Sadaam.

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Fallujah - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 12:18:52 AM
- re: Fallujah - Raoul - 4/5/2004 4:41:18 PM
- re: Fallujah - McFly - 4/5/2004 2:40:52 PM
  - Bigger and Better Violence - Lindy - 4/6/2004 6:25:38 AM
- Operation in progress? - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 6:00:47 AM
- What do I think?? - Lindy - 4/5/2004 5:43:47 AM
- What would Hitler do? (n/t) - Bowser - 4/5/2004 4:29:46 AM
  - The people we are fighting have the same values as Hitler. Do try to keep it straight. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:13:41 AM
- re: Fallujah - FrankC - 4/5/2004 2:30:52 AM
  - I agree with Frank - Gary - 4/5/2004 3:51:10 AM
    - I thought most Iraqis love the US - are you going to kill those, too? - Bowser - 4/5/2004 5:00:20 AM
- Making an example of Fallujah? - Mary Anne - 4/5/2004 2:26:56 AM
  - They know not whereof they speak, Mary Anne. - Bowser - 4/5/2004 3:29:33 PM
  - Hang on, Mom... - Pete S. - 4/5/2004 8:02:53 AM
    - As with Mary Anne, we don't see nearly enough of you on this board. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:23:03 PM
  - re: Making an example of Fallujah - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:10:55 AM
    - re: Making an example of Fallujah - McFly - 4/5/2004 2:55:59 PM
      - Think a minute. - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:25:32 PM
        
        re: Think a minute. - McFly - 4/5/2004 7:02:22 PM
        
        re: Think a minute. - gbaikie - 4/5/2004 11:38:05 PM
        
        Thank you - McFly - 4/6/2004 3:36:37 PM
    - Americans are dying trying to make Iraq free and prosperous, - Lindy - 4/5/2004 5:52:01 AM
- I don't know the answer but I think I know what's gonna happen - m - 4/5/2004 1:26:04 AM
- WHAT DO YOU THINK - R.L. - 4/5/2004 1:16:53 AM
  - re: WHAT DO YOU THINK - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 1:29:02 AM
    - Where did I talk about casualty levels? - r.l. - 4/5/2004 1:45:44 AM
      - re: Where did I talk about casualty levels? - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 5:18:38 AM
        
        Dont be such a partisan jackass - R.L. - 4/5/2004 7:18:17 AM
        
        re: partisan jackass - Tom Brosz - 4/5/2004 6:12:24 PM

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