Rosspilot
July 14th 03, 08:59 PM
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> I have, like many Americans, felt we should not support
>Israel in any shape or form unless they recall the methods they used
>to gain a homeland, many many years ago,
Will you elaborate? What do you mean "method"? Are you suggesting that the
process (involving Great Britain and other world powers) was flawed? How so?
and agree to give the
>Palestinians sovereignty (recognize a Pal. state with hard Pal.borders.)
This has been on the table more than once and has been rejected by "The
Palestinians".
>the subject is declaring independence from tyranny.
>Freedom to fly is in my mind is a great example of a higher form of
>unfettered freedom. I believe it epitomizes total freedom since it
>can always be argued that personal freedom to fly does not benefit the
>party or the peasants at large.
Anything can be "argued". Since when does freedom require a benefit beyond
itself, for its own sake.
I can think of no
>other critical thing to fight for in this world than oil. Oil in the
>wrong hands provides virtually unlimited funds for WMD development
>whether any proof exists or not. The fact that a despot has billions
>within his reach and is aggressive is reason enough for me to support
>the administration's wag that we should again become global cop yet
>again, and crank up the 40-year old B-52's for another possible
>military misadventure. Just like real cops, global cop will make
>mistakes and innocent people will have their lives ruined. It is
>unfortunate fallout of Freedom, but one I soberly accept.
I agree 100% with this, too.
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> I have, like many Americans, felt we should not support
>Israel in any shape or form unless they recall the methods they used
>to gain a homeland, many many years ago,
Will you elaborate? What do you mean "method"? Are you suggesting that the
process (involving Great Britain and other world powers) was flawed? How so?
and agree to give the
>Palestinians sovereignty (recognize a Pal. state with hard Pal.borders.)
This has been on the table more than once and has been rejected by "The
Palestinians".
>the subject is declaring independence from tyranny.
>Freedom to fly is in my mind is a great example of a higher form of
>unfettered freedom. I believe it epitomizes total freedom since it
>can always be argued that personal freedom to fly does not benefit the
>party or the peasants at large.
Anything can be "argued". Since when does freedom require a benefit beyond
itself, for its own sake.
I can think of no
>other critical thing to fight for in this world than oil. Oil in the
>wrong hands provides virtually unlimited funds for WMD development
>whether any proof exists or not. The fact that a despot has billions
>within his reach and is aggressive is reason enough for me to support
>the administration's wag that we should again become global cop yet
>again, and crank up the 40-year old B-52's for another possible
>military misadventure. Just like real cops, global cop will make
>mistakes and innocent people will have their lives ruined. It is
>unfortunate fallout of Freedom, but one I soberly accept.
I agree 100% with this, too.
www.Rosspilot.com