re: Yeah , Balance

Raoul — 5/2/2004 9:47:31 AM (archived)

The spanish press and media showed all the march 11 tragedy around Madrid , the bodies, the mess, everything.

OTOH, in Alsace, a jewish cemetery was desecrated and lots of pro Nazi graffiti were found and a huge protest followed.

This has happened years ago elsewhere in France, and the culprits were a bunch of young delinquent kids playing a role game. Nobody knows yet how many were involved last thursday night.

The photos of the abuses are most certainly the tip of an iceberg and even then, only involve a small number of soldiers.

Nevertheless, even when we see how so many things are doing "fine" in Iraq, a few terrorist attacks are enough to "justify" keeping troops in the country for years!

Sensitivity from locally related events goes both sides.

You see how many things would have been avoided by not waging war in Iraq and let the UN do its job.
War is dirty, chaotic, produces hatred, revenge, grief.
And the US was arrogant enough to think it could risk it.
For what?

Raoul

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Balance - Tom Brosz - 5/1/2004 10:56:21 PM
- re: Balance - RNE - 5/4/2004 1:20:28 PM
  - re: Balance - RobVG - 5/4/2004 4:33:48 PM
    - re: Balance, and perspective - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2004 2:21:52 AM
- Tell me about it. . . - Justin Kelly - 5/3/2004 7:28:55 AM
- Sorta like mugging a Girl Scout and then buying some cookies? - Bowser - 5/2/2004 5:41:53 PM
- re: Yeah , Balance - Raoul - 5/2/2004 9:47:31 AM
  - When Has The UN Succeeded At A Tough Task? - Mark Eby - 5/2/2004 6:08:21 PM
    - At the moment, it looks like they did a pretty good job of disarming Saddam (n/t) - alcaray - 5/4/2004 3:38:02 PM
      - Yes & No - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 2:49:41 PM
      - If so, it would have been a near-first. - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2004 1:12:28 AM
        
        Smoke - alcaray - 5/6/2004 4:31:37 PM
        
        re: mirrors - SDG - 5/6/2004 6:35:25 PM
        
        You are right; bad example - alcaray - 5/6/2004 10:16:38 PM
      - That's true!! And were on their way to proving a negative. (n/t) - Bowser - 5/4/2004 7:35:52 PM
    - re: Ok, fine, Great! - Raoul - 5/2/2004 7:25:51 PM
      - As Usual You Avoided The Tough Question - Mark Eby - 5/2/2004 10:24:39 PM
        
        re: Well - Raoul - 5/3/2004 5:41:44 PM
        
        Don't Think So - Mark Eby - 5/4/2004 2:43:36 AM
        
        I think it works this way Mark - FrankC - 5/4/2004 3:15:47 AM
        
        No, it works this way: attention to pronouns, among other things. - Mary Anne - 5/4/2004 1:30:17 PM
        
        I was intentionally pointing out a pattern - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 2:35:57 PM
        
        PS This IS The FLame Board - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 4:01:43 PM
        
        I don't disagree - FrankC - 5/4/2004 4:28:20 PM
      - re: Ok, fine, Great! - gbaikie - 5/2/2004 9:39:09 PM
      - Thank you, Raoul. - Mary Anne - 5/2/2004 7:55:50 PM
        
        re: thank you, Mary Anne :) (n/t) - Raoul - 5/2/2004 9:51:49 PM
    - re: Polio, smallpox and childhood immunizations - Mary Anne - 5/2/2004 7:07:39 PM
      - You Correctly Admitted This Was Beside The Point - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 3:05:52 PM
      - P.S. Have you been following my CE posts on the U.N.? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/2/2004 11:41:12 PM
        
        Yes. But noticing that you never post on the good stuff the UN does do. ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 5/5/2004 7:34:10 PM
        
        In the peacekeeping and nation-building role, there really isn't much "good stuff." - Tom Brosz - 5/5/2004 11:29:52 PM
      - Not really relevant to this argument. - Tom Brosz - 5/2/2004 8:42:04 PM
        
        When one has manure on their moustache, the whole world smells like shit. - Bowser - 5/2/2004 11:18:29 PM
        
        It Is Ridiculous - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 3:18:11 PM
        
        Some Definitions - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 3:34:21 PM
        
        Sherman's March to the Sea is relevant to this argument? - Tom Brosz - 5/2/2004 11:30:56 PM
        
        Poor puppy!!! this was in the preceding paragraph. Track. "the US is on flimsy ground being critical of other nations during their unifications. " (n/t) - Bowser - 5/2/2004 11:41:57 PM
        
        re: Human Rights committee - Raoul - 5/2/2004 9:48:40 PM
        
        Your Links Don't Support Your Point - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 3:23:51 PM
        
        I define eradicating disease on a global scale to be a "tough task". - Mary Anne - 5/2/2004 9:17:50 PM
    - Herdin' cats. - Bowser - 5/2/2004 6:59:22 PM
      - Are You stuck in a time warp? - Mark Eby - 5/7/2004 3:27:28 PM
  - re: Yeah , Balance (n/t) - (anonymous) - 5/2/2004 6:01:41 PM
  - re: Yeah , Balance (n/t) - (anonymous) - 5/2/2004 6:01:33 PM
- How about not having suppressed the photos of the dead of 911? - ebnelson - 5/2/2004 7:00:40 AM
- probably wouldn't make much difference - FrankC - 5/2/2004 12:37:48 AM
  - Several Iraqi money changers - ebnelson - 5/2/2004 7:04:50 AM

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