If you were President, What would you do?

[RCprince]

Only mention whats convenient. What about all the bad guys he let run around the world. One of them just happened to kill a bunch of people on 9/11. Remember it?

Thats called Alphabet soup group incompetence. Plus 8 jets flying around crashing into sh** and you tell f-16's to stand down, someone has a lot of X-plane-ing to do. I stop drinking milk when my mother weaned me and never had a taste for kool-aid (Thank you Jim Jones). Nevertheless for the next hundred years we will feel the impact of the three stooges ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pt0rDYZPDA )

[Steven Vaccaro]

Thats called Alphabet soup group incompetence. Plus 8 jets flying around crashing into sh** and you tell f-16's to stand down, someone has a lot of X-plane-ing to do. I stop drinking milk when my mother weaned me and never had a taste for kool-aid (Thank you Jim Jones). Nevertheless for the next hundred years we will feel the impact of the three stooges ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pt0rDYZPDA )

We underestimated the enemy. We as a country think that if we are nice, other countries will be nice back. It doesn't work. Man, will always try to dominate something, whether its a wife, a sport or even an hobby. A portion of us are creatures that want to rule. I don't think we can ever change that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_(biology)

[domwilson]

We underestimated the enemy. We as a country think that if we are nice, other countries will be nice back. It doesn't work. Man, will always try to dominate something, whether its a wife, a sport or even an hobby. A portion of us are creatures that want to rule. I don't think we can ever change that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_(biology)

Just pondering...
How and why did we acquire these enemies?

[RCprince]

Just pondering...
How and why did we acquire these enemies?

Simple, by taking their sh** and not paying for it..."We" the U.S., practice 3 card monte foreign politics when acquiring other nations natural resources.

[Dr. Jet]

Simple, by taking their sh** and not paying for it..."We" the U.S., practice 3 card monte foreign politics when acquiring other nations natural resources.

That's not entirely true. Many of them want to kill us because we are Infidels (i.e. we aren't followers of the "Religion of Peace"). We pay top dollar for their oil (check out what China ia doing) and they use the money to develop ways to kill us (Iran for example).

[Dr. Jet]

Man, will always try to dominate something, whether its a wife, a sport or even an hobby. A portion of us are creatures that want to rule. I don't think we can ever change that.

My point exactly when I say this is a planet ruled by the aggressive use of force. Didn't Cain and Able have some issues along that line? It's human nature; you will never change it; you can only attempt to control it.

[m4a1usr]

My oh my,.....have you guys been busy. Politics and philosophy,.............does make for good conversation.



John

[domwilson]

That's not entirely true. Many of them want to kill us because we are Infidels (i.e. we aren't followers of the "Religion of Peace"). We pay top dollar for their oil (check out what China ia doing) and they use the money to develop ways to kill us (Iran for example).

False. Now I can say that is media hype.

[RCprince]

That's not entirely true. Many of them want to kill us because we are Infidels (i.e. we aren't followers of the "Religion of Peace"). We pay top dollar for their oil (check out what China ia doing) and they use the money to develop ways to kill us (Iran for example).

Kill Us...LOL ... that sound like to much...Tel Lie Vision or Tv. I thought Jim Jones was dead....But someone is still passing the Kool-Aid around. Top dollar...Dr.Jet your killing me here.

[domwilson]

http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=167640

[domwilson]

My oh my,.....have you guys been busy. Politics and philosophy,.............does make for good conversation.



John

I find these discussions very enlightening and entertaining. I get more info. here than I do from the news because I research the comments. Wouldn't it be nice to have a news organization that debates both sides with good info. to support their arguments? Besides, from my point of view, for the most part, the people here are more civil and intellectual than most I talk to.

[Dr. Jet]

Kill Us...LOL ... that sound like to much...Tel Lie Vision or Tv. I thought Jim Jones was dead....But someone is still passing the Kool-Aid around. Top dollar...Dr.Jet your killing me here.

What about 19 guys that flew airplanes into buildings? A guy with exploding underwear on Christmas Day? A guy that shouts Allah Akbar and starts shooting soldiers at Fort Hood? England is on a terror Red Alert. Our Homeland Security Agency says to expect an attack within the next few months. The Hitler of Iran is building rockets to carry nuke warheads and tells us to expect something on February 11. You can't be that stupid.....

Here's a little history test :
History Test

Please pause a moment, reflect back, and take the following multiple choice test. The events are actual cuts from past history. They actually happened!!!

Do you remember?

1. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by
a. Olga Corbitt
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzeneger
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

2. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

3. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

4. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

5. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davy Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

6. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

7. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

8. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

9. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill' s women problems
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

10. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

11. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

12. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40

Nope, .........I really don't see a pattern here, do you?

[domwilson]

How many other groups have committed terrorist attacks? Not all attacks were created by Muslims or Islamic extremists. You can look here on american soil and see many more attacks by groups. Only we call them "Gangs."

[egneg]

I would do away with the electoral college and go strictly with a popular vote. Elected officials would be held to all campaign promises or tossed out in 90 days. And no special privileges would be allowed - for example they would all have the same benefits (if any) as blue collar working folks. The same health,retirement, and social security rules would apply.

[domwilson]

I would do away with the electoral college go strictly with a popular vote.

Initially that might seem like an good idea. Problem is, the media has too much influence on the masses. The largest networks could influence the public for their own or corporate agendas.