"Blueskies" wrote in message
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The horror of the attack on the twin towers will be with us for the rest
of our lives. The civilized world needs to
teach the less 'enlightened' parts of the world what good looks like. The
problem is the perception that we are
conquerors on a crusade. We need to change that perception...

If you could do that, you would be competing with the prophets of the
Islamic world. This difference of opinion has been ongoing since the last
crusades. If there had been a different outcome at the council of Nicea, the
Christian world and the Muslims may be sleeping tonight under the same tent.
But this is not reality.

In any case, this discussion arose when a citizen of another country
portrayed the United States government as "cowboys". I disagree with his
portrayal but, more importantly, disagree with his right to inject his
opinion on this newsgroup. If he wants to bring influence against the
actions of my government, this is not the appropriate forum. I struggled
with my response, but he ****ed me off so bad that I could not help lashing
back. For this I apologize. Trolls like him deserve shunning - no more.

You and I, as citizens of this blessed nation may disagree. It is our right.
This is not a U.S. newsgroup. We all know that. But no one has the right to
call us names without receiving a justifiable angry response. If he has a
bitch, take it somewhere else. I have a lot of disagreements with the
Socialist Australian government, but I don't air them here.

Rich S.