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Originally Posted by Ezdno
Couple of things to remember.
1. If you didn't vote you have no right to complain.
2. If you didn't vote you ultimately voted for the current administration.
3. If you think you can do a better job...PLEASE run for the position.
4. Think back to 9-11, it didn't matter who you were or what party you were in you wanted someones ass for what happened.
5. I weigh the options, I shiver to think what Al Gore would have done after he got the call about the twin towers.
6. If you believe everything the media spews, your living a one sided life. Some where between the Bullshit you see, hear in the media, and what reports coming out of the military is the truth.
7. People that think they understand all the layers of politics and economics of something like this ususally have no clue.
I have 3 nephews and 1 cousin, and countless friends in Iraq and Afghanistan, I would take their word over any politician when it comes to whats actually going on over there, its only when the politician confirms what they tell me I give them any credit.
So far the limited ACTUAL information that matches my family is coming from the current administration. I believe Kerry said exactly what he meant to say. The Democrats wanted to string him up after he said those things, and I think the republicans albeit did pounce on the opportunity were mostly in shock knowing what lay in the balance for the Demo's on Tuesday. I don't support war, I don't think anyone does. I do guarantee you this though, any politician Democrat or Republican that didnt follow the same route we did would have seriously let the American people down.
Alchemy of Economics and Politics..in History is an amazing topic.
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1. I voted.
2. I voted.
3. I'm not 35, I can't run for president.
4. Here's the list of asses I want for 9-11: Osama, the people in our own government that failed to prevent it, the people in our own governement that are/were involved in covering up all the details (there are still far too many unanswered questions about 9/11 and yet no one in our government is bothering to answer them).
5. Frankly, I don't think we would have been attacked if Al Gore was the president.
6. Agree. The US media is full of crap and pushes it's own agenda. Read reports from nations on both side of the issue and you'll get a better idea of reality.
7. That isn't an excuse for our government to sugar coat/lie/spin/dumb-down reality. Tell me what's actually going on. If I don't understand it, that's my fault. Not telling your constituants what's really happening is criminal.
Do you really believe that the reactions of our government have gained us anything? We are less safe from terrorism now that we were before 9-11. We had $1 trillion more in the bank than we did before 9-11. We have less personal rights now than we did before 9-11. We have less respect/trust in our own leaders since 9-11. Most importantly we have lost the lives of thousands of our soldiers since 9-11. And we have *nothing* positive to show for it. IMO, any politician Democrat or Republican that
did follow the same route we did would have seriously let the American people down.
History will go to show that our current government handled the challenges of 9-11 in a way that marked the irreversible decline of America as a superpower. And if we ever get a real investigation into 9-11, I believe that history will also show that there were elements within our own government that *allowed* it to happen out of some believe that it would be a unifying rally cry to allow us to proactively shape the world with our military. Lot of success with that plan...
