Mission Accomplished! (Trees And Things)

thefadd: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:21:30 EST

The bullets were actually aimed at a Holy Bible but the protective aura of the Christian Big Scary Sky Man was strong that day and they were deflected, traveling through the left fifth shoulder of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. There would still have been n

JimmyHavok: Re: Humor me

Wed, 28 May 2008 03:29:29 EST

US members of a UN peacekeeping force were involved in rapes? You're right, we do need to clean house.

gerrymander: Re: Humor me

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:30:58 EST

Last I checked, the US still had a seat in the UN, so that's "your house" too. Better get a mop and a mighty big bucket.

JimmyHavok: Re: Humor me

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:16:16 EST

Somehow or other, I'm more interested in cleaning up my own house than in pointing a hypocritical finger at someone else's.

Your mileage may vary.

DEMachina: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:55:38 EST

Fault the soldier for disobeying orders, fine, but do you really mean to cede the "moral high ground" to people who would abolish the First Amendment?

Yeah, 'cause the First Amendment's doing so well over here. We have protesters who are li

gerrymander: Re: Humor me

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:52:24 EST

What in the name of Enrique Iglesias does the UN have to do with any of this?

This. It seems as though the UN can't get through a quarter of the calendar without some ne

1fastdog: I love humor!

Sun, 25 May 2008 14:28:48 EST

Would only that the anti-war crowd would cast the same kind of baleful eye upon the UN.

What in the name of Enrique Iglesias does the UN have to do with any of this?

Nothing, but it's almost the end of the month and gerry's gott

pO157: Humor me

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:00:41 EST

Would only that the anti-war crowd would cast the same kind of baleful eye upon the UN.

What in the name of Enrique Iglesias does the UN have to do with any of this?

zyxwvutsr: Re: If it's any comfort to you.

Thu, 22 May 2008 19:57:30 EST

Hey, I was using Internet Explorer! Give me a break!

Lou: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 18:13:29 EST

hmmmm...so your saying it was disavowed...like Jim Phelps would be disavowed if he failed the mission? Interesting.

gerrymander: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:49:56 EST

What matters is when representatives of the US government go abroad to countries we occupy and pump lead into holy texts.

Plural? Have I missed the reports of the other time(s) when this has happened?

No, because this happened once. The approp

Lou: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 17:06:38 EST

The staff sergeant was not working under orders when he shot the Koran.

Hmmmm....so you're saying he was a lone gunman? Interesting.

thefadd: Re: Yes, Mary Jo Kopechne's Comment:

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:46:04 EST

Yeah, if the guy's a private citizen, that's one thing but as a member of the occupying force...at least the army is handling well. They seem to have grown more accustomed to reacting to these types of incidents in the last 8 years.

MayorBob: Yes, Mary Jo Kopechne's Comment:

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:11:03 EST

I think I can understand her anger over this. But, I think she's absolutely wrong in her opinion here. Regardless of whether you're religious or not, the fact of the matter is that the act was a senseless act with no possible positive outcomes and pretty

MayorBob: If it's any comfort to you.

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:57:54 EST

zyx misspelled sergeant when he was explaining how your abbreviation was "all kinds of wrong."

pO157: Re: OT

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:48:44 EST

I thought that was Mary Jo's comment? All I did was apologize for using the incorrect abbreviation for an army rank.

pO157: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:25:46 EST

To put it another way, do you believe Congress should enact a law/amend the Constitution to make shooting the Koran a felony?

Irrelevant.

A representative of the US government, occupying a Muslim country, desecrated a Muslim holy text.

gerrymander: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:17:05 EST

Our actions should be above reproach at all times.

Reproach by whom? To put it another way, do you believe Congress should enact a law/amend the Constitution to make shooting the Koran a felony? That is the only certain way "the US government" co

thefadd: OT

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:17:26 EST

RE: pO's subQ comment, people should just selected "All Comments" so they can see the subQ comments, too!

pO157: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 14:14:46 EST

To tar the entire US with moral failure is to implicitly admit that hard-line Islamic faith is the True Way.

False dichotomy.

You said it yourself, the enemy will use it to incite the population against us. Our actions should be above reproac

gerrymander: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 13:46:27 EST

The problem is we have surrendered the moral high ground every time our country is involved in shenanigans like this.

Why do you presume this? The staff sergeant was not working under orders when he shot the Koran. Quite the contrary, in fact; th

pO157: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 12:41:22 EST

The problem is we have surrendered the moral high ground every time our country is involved in shenanigans like this. Launching preemptive invasions. Torturing people bin Abu Ghraib and elsewhere. Detaining people without charge. Reducing civil liberties a

skeptic: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:21:31 EST

I appreciate your sarcasm.

There is insanity of many different varieties, in the ongoing War on Terror. Much as I dislike George W. Bush, I dislike Osama bin Laden even more. I feel free to criticize both of them. I can also criticize

gerrymander: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:13:29 EST

Yeah, too bad we didn't do the kind of things the other side did. I hear those car bombs are real PR winners.

skeptic: Re: Mission Accomplished!

Thu, 22 May 2008 11:03:03 EST

Wars are won or lost not just by fire-power and other uses of force, but also by public relations. The US has lots of fire-power, but really, really bad public relations. This incident is incredibly stupid. I weep for America.