Don't move the goalposts.

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Don't move the goalposts.

TB — 10/20/2006 4:18:31 PM (archived)

We weren't talking terror attacks. That violence in all forms increases as a war goes on is painfully obvious.

We were talking the number of terrorists, people who would be peaceful right now if "the American Crusaders" had occupied only Afghanistan, and not Iraq. I have yet to see even an anecdotal example of such a person.

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My election commentary - Donald - 10/19/2006 3:44:02 AM
- Don't count your chickens, is my advice - alcaray - 10/19/2006 5:19:00 PM
  - re: Don't count your chickens, is my advice - TB - 10/19/2006 6:43:30 PM
    - Actually... - Donald - 10/20/2006 12:07:09 AM
      - You do realize, of course, that there is no real evidence to support this idea. - TB - 10/20/2006 2:41:33 AM
        
        We'll just ignore, of course, the opinions of the NIE. - Tony - 10/20/2006 6:14:27 PM
        
        "What would our intelligence agancies know about it anyway..." - TB - 10/20/2006 6:32:02 PM
        
        Oooh, well dodged. - Tony - 10/20/2006 8:26:37 PM
        
        There is ample evidence that terror rates are growing at an alarming rate. - alcaray - 10/20/2006 4:01:37 PM
        
        Don't move the goalposts. - TB - 10/20/2006 4:18:31 PM
        
        you don't think that terrorism is proportional to the number of terrorists? - alcaray - 10/20/2006 5:54:21 PM
        
        Well argued! (n/t) - Yeti - 10/20/2006 7:07:59 PM
        
        Why should it be? - TB - 10/20/2006 6:40:31 PM
        
        So the cries to build more prisons to combat rising crime rates... - alcaray - 10/20/2006 7:00:54 PM
        
        Tom wears the Yeti Seal of Approval for his argument. Alcary- nicely done. (n/t) - Yeti - 10/20/2006 7:09:22 PM
        
        BTW - Yetster - 10/20/2006 7:10:39 PM
        
        Either of you look at the list? - TB - 10/21/2006 9:05:44 AM
        
        Dont move the goal posts. - tony - 10/21/2006 2:00:32 PM
    - Hey Gronk! Long time no see, buddy! - alcaray - 10/19/2006 8:07:00 PM
      - So, which item on the list is wrong?. - TB - 10/19/2006 8:30:56 PM
        
        if youre dealing in absolutes --- repost - ian cognito - 10/20/2006 12:53:15 AM
        
        What exactly does that mean? - TB - 10/20/2006 2:45:54 AM
        
        if youre dealing in absoltes (n/t) - (anonymous) - 10/20/2006 12:51:18 AM
        
        My post clearly addressed the first item in your list. - alcaray - 10/19/2006 11:45:43 PM
    - re: Don't count your chickens, is my advice - azstrummer - 10/19/2006 7:52:04 PM
      - You forgot - Laurie Street - 10/19/2006 8:51:15 PM
        
        4,000 foreign terrorists dead in Iraq. - TB - 10/19/2006 9:18:33 PM
        
        Just Two questions - (SIGH) - 10/19/2006 11:52:37 PM
        
        re: two answers - TB - 10/20/2006 2:35:20 AM
      - At least mine made sense. - TB - 10/19/2006 8:02:03 PM
        
        re: At least mine made sense. - azstrummer - 10/20/2006 4:41:29 PM
- To reinforce my point... - Donald - 10/19/2006 12:35:00 PM
  - Cheney feels Iraq is doing well - Jack Herer - 10/19/2006 8:03:35 PM

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