Do all libertarians believe in this? I consider myself a libertarian, but
after reading this I am reconsidering my position. Your right as an
American to write what you have is being protected by those that you are
so
quick to slander.
In my opinion Bush is being proactive so that you or your loved ones are
not
in danger. There is no question that Saddam was a threat to our country.
Not just as the tyrant of a country that could choose to attack us or our
embassies but, also as a someone that would provide safe haven to those
fundamentalist groups that wish to do harm to all Americans because we are
Americans.
Those brave individuals (regardless of their motivation) have decided to
risk everything so that you and I can have this discussion without the
fear
of oppression.
I do believe in ideas behind the libertarian party, but I missed the part
of
being ignorant to what is happening around us. No one can argue that we
live in a different world now. Unfortunately, terrorists have not taken
up
a state or nation in which we can attack and destroy. They have chosen to
hide in countries that are sympathetic to their cause. These countries
are
those that are controlled by fundamentalist tyrants. Iraq was a prime
example of a country that had ill feelings towards the US. Not only did
Saddam attempt to kill one of our presidents (George the first) but he has
ties to Bin Laden's terrorist network. In my mind this would make him a
little bit more than a threat.
Don't get me wrong, we can not get complacent. The liberation of Iraq
alone
will not assure our safety. We (United States) have to be ever diligent
to
be the aggressors when it comes to terrorists. By removing this country
as
a safe haven, it is a step in the right direction. Also, by allowing
democracy to take place in this one country, it will, in time, spread to
the
rest of the region (or we can at least hope so).
I applaud the efforts of our Commander in Chief on this issue, and I
encourage him to keep up the good work.
If you are going to bad mouth the country stick to the easy one, the
taxes.
But don't risk the safety and security of our country.
Thank you,
Rich
"Holliston Perni" <hPerni@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
> It's getting a bit tiresome seeing one misguided American after another
> with their cutsie little yellow or red-white-blue ribbons on their
> outsized SUVs. Yeah, I guess it's the thing to do; maybe part of that
> whole soccer-mom culture. Unfortunately, the only thing they demonstrate
> is that the person behind the wheel is a clueless, gullible, misguided,
> nitwit.
>
>
>
> If foreign invaders landed on our soil, as we have done in Iraq, I would
> be the first one to take up arms and repel them. (I suppose that would
> make me an 'insurgent' by OUR logic.) This, and other aggressive
> governments have always done their utmost to make it APPEAR as if
> committing yourself to kill in feuds on distant shores that have nothing
> to do with the welfare of the citizenry is somehow patriotic.
>
>
>
> It is not.
>
>
>
> Enlisting in the armed forces, in the absence of a real and impending
> foreign threat, is no different that hiring yourself as a paid assassin
.
> . . the only difference is, you're not getting paid enough. But let's
take
> a realistic look at exactly WHO joins up in an all-volunteer army.
>
>
>
> The first group are those who join (during peacetime) for the benefits:
to
> get an education, or because it seems a reasonable career path. Consider
> carefully! Realize that you are gambling with your humanity. Once you
sign
> that form, you sign away your right to say: "No, that is an atrocity."
You
> put your abilities, including the ability to kill, at the disposal of
> proven liars, psychopaths . . . enemies of humanity. Do you think that
> every German soldier in World War II who helped load Jews into cattle
cars
> was a cold-blooded killer? Most were poor kids, just like you, who got
> caught up in the patriotic frenzy. Once you're in, you're IN. You lose
the
> ability to stop killing until they tell you so. This not only makes you
> less than human, it makes you less than an animal, for even the animals
> retain their freedom of self determination.
>
>
>
> The second group are the simple minded, who fall for patriotic
entreaties
> about defending democracy, Mom, apple pie; in other words, all the
> traditional government propaganda. Do you think Soviet lads subjugated
> their neighbors throughout the world because they thought the Soviet
Union
> was an EVIL empire? No, they were fighting for MOM, and whatever p*****
> for apple pie in Russia. Step back and examine the lies your government
is
> handing you, and ask yourself if they have the ring of truth. Do you
want
> to be one of the murderers in uniform who opened up on their fellow
> citizens at Kent State? When you put on that uniform, you give up all
> autonomy, and become nothing more than a weapon, to be used for whatever
> evil purposes the scoundrels in government demand (and, if you look
> carefully, you will discover that the only interests THEY serve are
those
> of the big businesses that own them.)
>
>
>
> Finally, you have the hard-core psychopaths. These are the people who
WANT
> to kill. Murder, torture, rape; THESE are the American values upon which
> THIS group is focused. The cause doesn't matter, they're after the
thrill
> that only warfare can provide.
>
>
>
> Just remember: killing for George W. Bush, or for George H.W. Bush, or
for
> Lyndon B. Johnson, or for Richard M. Nixon is not the same as defending
> yourself, your family, your friends, or your country. Don't be a dupe.
> Don't Enlist!
>
>
>
> Remember -- sup****ting the troops means sup****ting Bush aggression,
> profiteering, and war crimes. Here's an idea: why not take those
ribbons,
> dip them in blood, and mail them to the White House?
>
>
>
> Hollis
>
> http://www.AmericanJunta.com
>
>
>
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