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[Frosty]

I am completely at a loss to understand how anyone could be this much of a

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[Blakjak]

Ghost I'll be honest and tell you that I got quite a kick out of your last post. Silver, at least your's was somewhat reasonable. Unfortunately I just have not seen any guerilla warfare here on the streets of Atlanta, maybe I'm missing something? Anyways, I really just want to reply to Ghost.

Firstly, I as pointing out your reference to WWII concentration camps for those of Japanese and German heritage to illustrate it's irrelevance to today's world. Back then, we knew who our enemy was. Now, it can be anybody who dislikes America or deems there is cause to attack America, what it stands for, and how it functions as part of the world. Think of how many places Al Queda operates in the world, the FBI and CIA have confirmed this numerous times. And yet we are to assume that all of those people who are members of Al Queda, associate with it, or simply support their 'cause' are all the same? Furthermore, the term "towel heads" is so vague and racist in iteslf that I still don't know who you are talking about.

Moving on to #2: Your use of the word "them" is examplary here. So good in fact, that one might be tempted to use it as a perfect example of how NOT to write. Anyways, my point centered around the fact that all Muslims, Arabs, or otherwise Asians as you would like to believe are not terrorists or insurgents. I also don't understand how people that are here, in America, are also simultaneously halfway around the world killing our troops.

And now to #3: The insurgents fighting in Iraq are not an organ of any state, nor a regular army, and as such are terrorists. They should be dealt with as such. In addition, there are numerous countries that abide by the Geneva Convention: Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Spain, South Africa...the list goes on. I'd hate to see the shape of the world were countries not obligated by basic human decency to abide by the Geneva Convention. You should read John Keegan's "War and our World." It's nice and short, just a compilation of essays. It might broaden your horizons and change how you think of war. Has anyone else read this book (Druid, RD?), I thought it was fascinating.

And don't get all emotional about someone serving in Iraq. My cousin's husband, a Marine, has had 4 surgeries on the left side of his face after he was hit by shrapnel on his 2nd tour. It makes me sad beyond all measure to see him in the condition he's in now, but that doesn't mean I'll lose my convictions, opinions, or ideals. Give it a rest, and don't tell me to shut the fuck up please.

This post has been edited by Blakjak: 06/13/05 5:09pm