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Old 06-20-2011, 03:53 PM
 
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Even 30 or 40 or 50 years ago it would've cost less--in every sense--to tell Israel to **** off--and embrace the ME nations that do produce oil. The Muslim "value system" was very rarely a concern of the United States before 1948.

50 years ago Muslims weren't flying airplanes into our buildings or stuffing explosives in their underwear on our flights.
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Old 06-21-2011, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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50 years ago Muslims weren't flying airplanes into our buildings or stuffing explosives in their underwear on our flights.
Correct. That's a point for me, not for you.
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Old 06-21-2011, 12:42 PM
 
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Correct. That's a point for me, not for you.

Who's keeping score?

The point was that we care more about Muslim behavior since they started waging jihad against us. But I think we are moving farther and farther away from the point of this thread.
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Old 06-21-2011, 05:06 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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The point was that we care more about Muslim behavior since they started waging jihad against us.
The first question to ask about your enemy is why they are your enemy. Maybe it's not a good reason. But it's good to know wtf it is.
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Old 06-21-2011, 06:42 PM
 
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The first question to ask about your enemy is why they are your enemy. Maybe it's not a good reason. But it's good to know wtf it is.
So who in your opinion is our enemy and why?
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Old 06-21-2011, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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Today two Qassam missiles were launched from Gaza into Israel.

Israel struck back and nobody was killed on both sides.

I'd like to know..... who is everybody going to condemn here?
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:11 AM
 
Location: Italy
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50 years ago Muslims weren't flying airplanes into our buildings or stuffing explosives in their underwear on our flights.
Before the state of Israel was "invented" in 1948, America didn't have enemies in the Middle East.

Something to think about.

There are reasons for people's behavior. One or two people can "go crazy" and do violence, but when a whole nation is angry, that tells us that there are concrete reasons for the anger which must be addressed.


Peace,
brian
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Old 06-22-2011, 05:41 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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I think these people, or at least the ones in control want to destroy EVERYONE that is not like them.

Some of us are tired of people trying to frighten us and are quite willing to show them what total destruction can mean. We need, for a while anyway, their oil. We do not need them.
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Old 06-22-2011, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Italy
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I think these people, or at least the ones in control want to destroy EVERYONE that is not like them.

Some of us are tired of people trying to frighten us and are quite willing to show them what total destruction can mean. We need, for a while anyway, their oil. We do not need them.
So how many people are YOU willing to kill for your precious oil?


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Old 06-22-2011, 11:08 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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None. However, if they insist on a no prisioners Jihad that is a game I have already played.
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