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View Poll Results: If Isreal declares war on IRan?
Then US should also delcare war on Iran 6 7.89%
US to stay out of the war but assist Isreal with intelligence and aid 29 38.16%
Undecided 4 5.26%
US should keep out of the war and work with UN to bring a peaceful resoultion on conflict 37 48.68%
Voters: 76. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-25-2010, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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TY mhouse, always glad to get any kind of pat on the back

My basic theory of writing is: identify the important points, 'bomb' the hell out of them so to speak, and move on.
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Old 01-25-2010, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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The Iraq war had two justifications: the murder of Saddam Hussein for threatening Bush the elder and the need for endless government funding of the military suppliers and their warmongering supporters. Neither of these are morally acceptable but are still real.
If they are morally unacceptable, what does it add to say they are "still real"? What sort of formulation is that, and what is it supposed to mean to anyone?

The Holocaust is "still real." People raping small children is "still real". What a vapid phrase.
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Old 01-25-2010, 01:17 PM
 
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If it happened,we would pay the bill for it, and we would draft our young men and send them there.
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Old 01-27-2010, 05:27 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Weird comparison.

The google web says that Katrina cost the US taxpayer over $130 billion.
That doesn't include the couple hundred billion in personal losses.


Not sure why it's such a stretch to have a Predominantly God believing Country, desire to return it's spiritual homeland to the offspring of the Judeo-Christian heritage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLpKnRKBALo
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Old 01-27-2010, 09:18 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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We should help Israel as much as they have helped us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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