Yeah. I was expecting D.U up there too.
You new kids are satisfied WAY too easily.
When we were on campus, there were protest rallies almost everyday :P
1. I'm not a US citizen.
2. I wasn't alive at that time.
3. If I was alive, I would have protested the action to the fullest extent. I consider it unthinkable.
4. what you suggested and the atomic bombing of Japan are not analogous.
Once, I used to, if not outright agree, sympathize with your views.
Then I realized that we're talking about a community of people who are the same as you and me, and they want the same things, namely a secure environment to thrive.
You would be right if there was a prosperous, developed...
It's a huge mess.
There's always been tension between the Hindu and Muslim communities, ever since the Mughal conquest back in the 11th century or so.
Then the Brits made it worse by flaming up old tensions with their 'Divide and Conquer' policies
Then there was partition and the...
Are you stalking him?
Seriously, you bring this up pretty much everytime he posts.
In this instance at least, it was seriously unwarranted.
He brought up a serious human tragedy and here you are scoring petty forum points.
Maybe you need maturity lessons.
You can thank the war in Iraq for your prolonged stay.
It's really hard to handle two wars with a volunteer military.
In any case, the point I'm trying to make is that you can't eradicate the horrors of the Taliban until the conditions that led to their rise have been eliminated. That...
Actually, legal, law abiding, well educated, high-income tax bracket, mostly assimilated non-immigrant.
Which puts me on par with the legal rights of convicted felons.
So yeah, close enough.
You probably say this because of the brutalities you've witnessed.
However, these aren't the sole domain of the Taliban.
Indeed, such acts of brutality (especially against women/children) are commonplace in Africa, and are done by non-religious parties.
What you need to eradicate are...
Hussein, because I think having a Muslim president will be great for US credibility in the middle east. :P
Actually, I'm not allowed to vote, but I'd go Hussein if I could.
As long as she doesn't try to legislate her views, i don't see what's wrong with her opinion.
Not everyone needs to agree with what's 'popular' or what the crowd thinks is right.
If the labor pool is insufficient or wages for unskilled labor are too high, then the correct solution is to increase the labor pool by visas or removing the minimum wage.
Allowing illegal immigration is not the right way to go about it.
Thanks for the clarification. I know what you mean about the tensions part, and I'm glad I removed that flame.
I'd like to see peace there as well, and I'm leaning to a Uri Avnery style two state solution.
Well then these people have other major issues they need to deal about.
Also, I just realized that such people will cancel out those who vote for a certain candidate based on their pastor's exhortations.
-1 + 1 = 0.
Good.
You don't get it.
All that money and 'crap' and 'trouble' is nothing compared to the strategic benefit of having an ally in a troubled place like the middle east.
Read Sun Tzu's 'Art of War' and revisit your thoughts on the subject.
Any major war over the next few decades will involve...
So you'll be happy to see Israel wiped off the map? Every man, woman and child pushed to the sea?
EDIT: Removed the flame, until I get an answer to this question.
I didn't say he wasn't to be blamed.
However, the buyer's the one whose money is at stake. It's common sense to be diligent and not do stupid things like getting your life turned upside down for $300 a month.
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