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Maineman Wrote:
In a word, no.
No, it doesn't answer the question, because all you did was say, in a nutshell: "I'd be a better person than other people on the board because I'm right and they're wrong (oh, and they're also masturbating idiots...just wanted to throw in an insult because someone else said something remarkably similar in an earlier post and I thought it was clever). I'm not going to tell you what I think should be done...I'm just going to say something blase and pointless like "I'd be more committed..." and then criticize the current administration which totally DOESN'T answer the question, but allows me to beat up on the Bushies which is all I'm really here for."
I am not here to defend RSR or anyone else in this thread...we are all adults. I'm posting because you launched into a tirade that was completely irrelevant to the question at hand and then ended with the sanctimonious "Does that answer the question?" As if you had actually said something valid.
The question was "What would happen if a nuke was detonated in NYC." Its a valid and interesting question. Several members of the board obviously feel that their opinion is that a nuke on US soil would signal the need to be more aggressive with Islamic fundamentalists...others disagree, you, Maineman, are obviously one of them. But so far, you have brought nothing to the table other than insults of the current administration. While your criticisms may be valid...they are not relevant to this conversation unless you are going to discuss what you think Bush would do in response to a nuke in NYC.
Why am I harping on you? Because I am actually interested in hearing the opinion of someone who does NOT feel that Islamic fundamentalism should be dealt with by harsh, severe, possibly military measures. By someone who feels that there are other, better ways...that will stop "creating more terrorists" and actually deal with the problem at its root, so to speak.
But you do not seem willing to do that, even though you claim to want to...I guess I'm wondering whether you are just here to bash the right just like some others are just here to bash the left?
The question is: What would happen if a nuke went of in NYC. I suppose we could answer it in two parts. What would happen under the current administration...and What SHOULD happen, in our own personal opinions.
In answer to the question: I would be even more committed to defeating Islamic extremism than I am today....
which is clearly MUCH more committed than the two morons who jacked each other off for the first part of this thread - who are clearly much more committed to babysitting sunnis and shiites in Iraq, suffering 29K casualties, flushing a trillion dollars down the shitter, and, by their gross misuse and misdirection of our forces, allowing our REAL enemies to remain as powerful as they were the day they flew planes into our buildings.... allowing them to hold televised graduation ceremonies for suicide bombers mere miles away from the spot where they were hanging out five years ago when we all but forgot about THEM to invade Iraq.
Oh yeah...and calling into question the patriotism and citizenship of those of us who ARE worried about our REAL enemies.
Does that answer the question?
In a word, no.
No, it doesn't answer the question, because all you did was say, in a nutshell: "I'd be a better person than other people on the board because I'm right and they're wrong (oh, and they're also masturbating idiots...just wanted to throw in an insult because someone else said something remarkably similar in an earlier post and I thought it was clever). I'm not going to tell you what I think should be done...I'm just going to say something blase and pointless like "I'd be more committed..." and then criticize the current administration which totally DOESN'T answer the question, but allows me to beat up on the Bushies which is all I'm really here for."
I am not here to defend RSR or anyone else in this thread...we are all adults. I'm posting because you launched into a tirade that was completely irrelevant to the question at hand and then ended with the sanctimonious "Does that answer the question?" As if you had actually said something valid.
The question was "What would happen if a nuke was detonated in NYC." Its a valid and interesting question. Several members of the board obviously feel that their opinion is that a nuke on US soil would signal the need to be more aggressive with Islamic fundamentalists...others disagree, you, Maineman, are obviously one of them. But so far, you have brought nothing to the table other than insults of the current administration. While your criticisms may be valid...they are not relevant to this conversation unless you are going to discuss what you think Bush would do in response to a nuke in NYC.
Why am I harping on you? Because I am actually interested in hearing the opinion of someone who does NOT feel that Islamic fundamentalism should be dealt with by harsh, severe, possibly military measures. By someone who feels that there are other, better ways...that will stop "creating more terrorists" and actually deal with the problem at its root, so to speak.
But you do not seem willing to do that, even though you claim to want to...I guess I'm wondering whether you are just here to bash the right just like some others are just here to bash the left?
The question is: What would happen if a nuke went of in NYC. I suppose we could answer it in two parts. What would happen under the current administration...and What SHOULD happen, in our own personal opinions.