tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post8766053282582828745..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: Not in Kansas Anymore...@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-56912006613424674872009-07-09T14:23:04.859-04:002009-07-09T14:23:04.859-04:00Well, I would tend to lean on the side of isolatio...Well, I would tend to lean on the side of isolationism here, carrying a very big stick to protect our interests. <br /><br />Yes, I'm willing to go to war over our interests, and have no problem wiping aggressors off the face of the earth. This is a topic I might like to explore in greater depth.Bob Cosmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420771432114368417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-80622372856072798192009-07-03T06:29:38.356-04:002009-07-03T06:29:38.356-04:00> The Iranian Election being illegitimate, I...> The Iranian Election being illegitimate, I'm not so sure I'm ready to go that far.<br /><br />Go surf over to the Wolf Howling site -- he had one entry to a nonpartisan UK thinktank which indicated that there is no way in hell the election was not rigged. Numbers were produced which don't make sense in the context of known information.<br /><br />> And even if it was illegitimate, why should I care? I want to be clear: my opposition to meddling in Honduras is the same as my opposition to meddling in Iran. I want neither for my tax dollars.<br /><br />1) Define "meddling". It is in not only America's best interests but in her historical makeup to encourage democratic reform anywhere it shows promise. This is not the same as overthrowing a government, but, if with small measures (such as, say, refusing to recognize the product of an illegitimate election, or fostering communications where the "winning" thugs are blacking them out to reduce social networking) we can encourage such, I'm all for it.<br /><br />2) "Why should you care?" Uh, are you <i>kidding</i>? There is no reason to suppose that a successor government would have any interest in brandishing a nuclear sword. And even if these programs were not fully dismantled, they would at least be set into disarray as the reins shifted power. And, by all indications, the ones potentially taking power in Iran are not first-order religious whackjobs, unlike the existing ones.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-24835287691443172782009-07-02T22:34:18.535-04:002009-07-02T22:34:18.535-04:00This is because he believes if he sits down and ha...This is because he believes if he sits down and has cocoa with all concerned they would all come away in reasonable agreement.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-62096449838279215542009-07-02T20:53:56.750-04:002009-07-02T20:53:56.750-04:00OBH --
Obamination is dreary.
The Iranian Ele...OBH -- <br /><br />Obamination is dreary. <br /><br />The Iranian Election being illegitimate, I'm not so sure I'm ready to go that far. While I have seen a lot of protests and violence, it does not equate to illegitimacy. Where is the impartial jurist for Iran? <br /><br />And even if it was illegitimate, why should I care? I want to be clear: my opposition to meddling in Honduras is the same as my opposition to meddling in Iran. I want neither for my tax dollars. <br /><br />However, I agree with you it seems that Obama is suffering from rectal-cranial inversion on every issue. He <i> says</i> one thing and <i>does another</i>.Bob in Los Angeleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869980188994586478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-44550583302942171402009-07-02T18:17:40.055-04:002009-07-02T18:17:40.055-04:00Yeah, I'm just so disgusted with Obama, as wel...Yeah, I'm just so disgusted with Obama, as well as the LeftStream Media, here, it's not even funny.<br /><br />The details around it are obvious, but the LSM is doing everything <i>but</i> explain them, even as they give an open mic to the power-hungry SOB.<br /><br />Meanwhile, WtF is going on in Iran? Ah, well, that's <b><i>nothing to pay any attention to at all!!!</i></b> "Nothing to see here. Move along... move along... Nothing to see..."<br /><br />Nosirree bob!!<br /><br />An illegitimate election, that's barely worth reporting on. <br /><br />A legitimate, democratic action by a national government to act against a power-grabbing PoS engaged in illegitimate and blatantly unconstitutional (that is, "Honduran Constitution") actions, well, OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!<br /><br /><b>I am trying hard just to think of ANYTHING in the last <i>year</i> where Obama is on the CORRECT side of <i>ANY</i> ISSUE.</b><br /><br />...and <i>failing</i>.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.com