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Tue Jun-20-06 05:01 PM
Response to Reply #33 |
| 60. Actually, it is....by definition |
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An insurgent is a "member of a political party who rebels against established leadership."
Nothing about civil war.
Nothing about sectarian strife.
Nothing about religion.
Confusing the two plays into the hands of war profiteers who want to keep us there forever. Let's avoid that, shall we?
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| -I'm horrified by the Insurgency in Iraq |
cali |
Jun-20-06 08:18 AM |
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You can't understand them because you're not LIKE them. |
Redstone |
Jun-20-06 08:21 AM |
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Actually, you have lived in a country where a foreign entity bombed for no |
jobycom |
Jun-20-06 08:24 AM |
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Actually, more and more our definition of freedom is diametrically opposed |
The Stranger |
Jun-20-06 08:29 AM |
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Your second sentence: |
Redstone |
Jun-20-06 08:33 AM |
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Did and continue to do |
malaise |
Jun-20-06 09:24 AM |
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Absolutely Well Said |
dogday |
Jun-20-06 10:44 AM |
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Yeah we need to get out before the insurgency spreads |
The Anti-Neo Con |
Jun-20-06 08:23 AM |
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The insurgency is mostly the general population |
shadowknows69 |
Jun-20-06 08:28 AM |
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those are Iraqis fighting us |
alyce douglas |
Jun-20-06 08:32 AM |
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Absolutely. |
Redstone |
Jun-20-06 08:35 AM |
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So what? |
cali |
Jun-20-06 08:38 AM |
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I'm not even certain it's not some shadowy international |
shadowknows69 |
Jun-20-06 09:43 AM |
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The motivation is to humiliate the US??????? How about |
acmavm |
Jun-20-06 08:24 AM |
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sorry, that's utterly absurd |
cali |
Jun-20-06 08:29 AM |
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The US humiliated itself by going there in the first place. |
devilgrrl |
Jun-20-06 08:38 AM |
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doesn't sound absurd to me + we attack hospitals and Mosques |
otokogi |
Jun-20-06 09:35 AM |
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Oh, of course |
cali |
Jun-20-06 09:54 AM |
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Maybe that act has nothing to do with fighting the occupation |
Terran1212 |
Jun-20-06 10:52 AM |
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Oh yes, it's part civil war. And detonating oneself in a home |
acmavm |
Jun-20-06 02:02 PM |
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Humiliation and revenge aren't necessarily different things. |
igil |
Jun-20-06 04:41 PM |
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creating mass chaos under a US led Occupation makes the US |
bleedingheart |
Jun-20-06 04:39 PM |
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In part, almost certainly. |
igil |
Jun-20-06 04:37 PM |
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CNN.com - Some Iraq suicide bombers 'forced' - Jul 27, 2004 |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-20-06 08:26 AM |
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Just to play Devil's advocate |
XemaSab |
Jun-20-06 08:27 AM |
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And exactly HOW do you propose that we'd be able to stop them? |
Redstone |
Jun-20-06 08:39 AM |
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I don't have an answer to that |
XemaSab |
Jun-20-06 09:19 AM |
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But, but, but |
malaise |
Jun-20-06 11:31 AM |
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Obviously Bush is the wrong man for the wrong job |
XemaSab |
Jun-21-06 12:24 AM |
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Don't forget -- their country was illegally invaded, its civilians torture |
The Stranger |
Jun-20-06 08:27 AM |
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I've endlessly conveyed my disgust |
cali |
Jun-20-06 08:34 AM |
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Yeah, there are so many here that give comfort to the terrorists. |
devilgrrl |
Jun-20-06 08:40 AM |
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The legitimate insurgency does not use suicide bombers... |
Finder |
Jun-20-06 08:50 AM |
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What would you do |
Jed Dilligan |
Jun-20-06 09:43 AM |
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I imagine I'd do what most Iraqis |
cali |
Jun-20-06 09:50 AM |
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I take insurgency to mean the movement against US troops |
Jed Dilligan |
Jun-20-06 09:52 AM |
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I was wondering how long it was going to take the OP to twist some DUers... |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-20-06 10:23 AM |
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Right back at ya, Don. |
The Stranger |
Jun-20-06 10:39 AM |
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Jun-20-06 10:59 AM |
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Jun-20-06 11:00 AM |
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The tip off for me was the way the OP tiptoed all around post #5... |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-20-06 11:28 AM |
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well, perspective is everything. |
bigtree |
Jun-20-06 11:36 AM |
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LOL |
cali |
Jun-20-06 11:46 AM |
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"the fact that some of the insurgents are f*cking murdering |
wtmusic |
Jun-20-06 11:57 AM |
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Some elements of |
cali |
Jun-20-06 12:15 PM |
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Huh? |
wtmusic |
Jun-20-06 04:55 PM |
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our presence in Iraq, is fueling the fire |
alyce douglas |
Jun-20-06 08:31 AM |
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And a whole bunch of permanent military bases. |
sinkingfeeling |
Jun-20-06 08:34 AM |
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It's Vietnam, redux |
Warpy |
Jun-20-06 08:37 AM |
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Here's how we left Vietnam: |
LibDemAlways |
Jun-20-06 10:10 AM |
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I guess the big questions is |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Jun-20-06 08:53 AM |
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Sorry this is a World of Nation States |
genie_weenie |
Jun-20-06 09:33 AM |
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The 'insurgency' is not one force directed against just the U.S. |
bigtree |
Jun-20-06 09:55 AM |
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Great post |
Jed Dilligan |
Jun-20-06 10:42 AM |
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Surprise |
cali |
Jun-20-06 11:09 AM |
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that's a very upright statement. Unprovoked violence is never acceptable. |
bigtree |
Jun-20-06 11:14 AM |
#46 |
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I wish I could K&R just your post |
NNN0LHI |
Jun-20-06 10:48 AM |
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Reads like you've seen NGIC powerpoints. n/t |
genie_weenie |
Jun-20-06 12:23 PM |
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Actually, it is....by definition |
wtmusic |
Jun-20-06 05:01 PM |
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Living under tyranny, Draconian sanctions, and WAR for so many year |
Terran1212 |
Jun-20-06 10:49 AM |
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Maybe they feel they have more to die for than to live for |
Bandit |
Jun-20-06 10:53 AM |
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Bring them home |
senseandsensibility |
Jun-20-06 05:00 PM |
#59 |
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