What makes you think that he wants to win?

Post #172,972 by ben_tilly 9/7/04 3:12:45 PM Reply	What makes you think that he wants to win? The leaders of great powers usually find it convenient to have one (or rarely two) great enemies. Ideally the enemies should be powerful enough to focus the attention of the people, but weak enough that the great power is unlikely to actually be destroyed at the hands of this enemy. This situation allows one to unify the nation with relatively low risk. Clearly that is what the Republicans wish to make of the terrorists. They are the enemy in the dark that the USA can rally against indefinitely. Actually creating more terrorists is good for the current regime - eventually those new terrorists will do something spectacular enough to cement their role as "viable enemy" even further. Without those occasional reminders people might forget about them, and they wouldn't serve their purpose. Cheers, Ben To deny the indirect purchaser, who in this case is the ultimate purchaser, the right to seek relief from unlawful conduct, would essentially remove the word consumer from the Consumer Protection Act - [link\|http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?NewsID=1246&Page=1&pagePos=20\|Nebraska Supreme Court]
Post #172,978 by JayMehaffey 9/7/04 4:00:06 PM Reply	For some that is the case For some in the current administration, those from the military-industrial complex, having an enemy is key. They want the country on the brink of war, ready to spend big money to protect itself against foes that may not even exist. But that doesn't strike me as being the neocons way. The neocons actually believe in wars, not just preparing for them. Behind the scenes they are already talking about who will be invaded in the next 4 years, and they hope to head in that direction no matter who wins. They think they can actually achive peace by crushing their foes, that they can spread benevolance through force of arms. Jay
Post #172,987 by jbrabeck 9/7/04 4:29:39 PM Reply	Be nice to each other or you'll get spanked. Sounds like my mom's logic. A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #172,988 by mmoffitt 9/7/04 4:32:57 PM Reply	Reminds me of Glasnost. Back in the 1980's when Gorbachev was trying to work out Perestroika, a couple physician friends and I were discussing the next great threat to the U.S. now that the Cold War was essentially over. Both of them suggested "Fundamentalist Islam". I said, "World Peace". bcnu, Mikem "I declare war to the death on dominant nation chauvinism. I shall eat it with all my healthy teeth as soon as I get rid of this accursed bad tooth." V.I. Lenin
Post #173,002 by Arkadiy 9/7/04 5:38:10 PM Reply	In your own opinion, knowing what you know now: who do you think was right? -- ... a reference to Presidente Arbusto. -- [link\|http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001417.html\|Geoffrey K. Pullum]
Post #173,005 by Ashton 9/7/04 6:02:49 PM Reply	How about a meld? Fundamentalist American Christian Imposed Peace Through War With Fundamentalist Islam (or maybe that could be shortened to, Ours Is Bigger, when the nukes come out. Next.) Nuke numerous ragheads to demonstrate Christ's Love for All Except.. [see lengthy list, currently in 3 Volumes]
Post #173,006 by deSitter 9/7/04 6:24:41 PM Reply	Both wrong Chinese conformalism. Russia and US should be allies, the closest friends. -drl
Post #173,070 by mmoffitt 9/8/04 10:32:10 AM Reply	I think I was. Else why did the pResident decide he needed to invent a need for war? And yes, the irony of the current cabal agreeing with something I said over 20 years ago is not lost on me. <sigh> bcnu, Mikem "I declare war to the death on dominant nation chauvinism. I shall eat it with all my healthy teeth as soon as I get rid of this accursed bad tooth." V.I. Lenin

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