Hmm...this is my opinion, chronologically with the thread:
Originally posed by Soul4Raziel
Five men of middle eastern descent were stopped in a Florida airport, Immigration found detailed blue-prints of various nuclear powerplants in Florida, the kind of plans people are not supposed to have (if you catch my drift). Anyway, what do you think immigration did?Yes, that is right they let the five men go! No questions, no call to the FBI (until AFTER they let the men go). Why you ask? Well let metell you why I think they let the men go. I think these immigration workers were concerned that they would lose their jobs because theydid not technically have the jurisdiction to hold these men, these people have put an entire nation at even greater risk to save their own ass(I know even if these men were detained it wouldn't have any impact on terrorism, but it is the principle at stake here). I don't care if these immigration workers have a family at home to feed, or have a car payment due. In this case you have to sacrifice.
Well, there is a very large difference in design and operation, between nuclear plants and nuclear bombs. Enough that they probably wouldn't be able to design a bomb from the blueprints of a plant, so I wouldn't get alarmed over the specifics. I agree though, that this was extremely irresponsible of the immigration people to do. Its a frightening thought that they let people get away with so much.
Originally posted by Lina
i mean, the news over here is showing pictures of a couple injured people in a hospital in afghanistan and everyone calls for halting the bombing.
I didn't know people were calling for a halt. Why must they be so ambivalent? Even in the U.S. government, people keel taking back what they said before, in the name of being this or that virtue. These poor people let themselves be blindly led by the "bleeding hearts" of the people who contort the truth like that. Well I'm not calling for a halt. And I'll even explain why later in this post.
Originally posted by -neurotic-
bombing hospitals is politically correct?
sometimes i really do NOT understand you americans you should think again on that one....nothing personal
Amazing. I don't see how its "nothing personal" if you are fingering out all of 'you americans", and telling them they are acting illogically and on ignorance. That's pretty personal there, since I happen to be one of those Americans. But that's beside the point. Do you think the U.S. government actually searches for all the hospitals on Afganistan ground, locates them, and tactically takes them out? If not, your post is pointless, because this is war. People die in war, people who weren't meant to die, die. Just as people are not perfect, neither is a government. The government only represents the average person, and acts as a person itself. Bombs cannot keep themselves from detonating if it turns out that there were unexpected civilians where the bomb is headed. And the placing of the Taliban tanks and munitions is begging for civilian casualties. That's the reason I don't call for the bombing to be halted.
Originally posted by Satori
When I hear about a bomb hitting a hospital and they say it was an accident I don't necessarily believe that, I think there was someone at that location they needed dead and they did it. Political correctness isn't an issue in war, only giving the perception of political correctness to the public is.
Interesting perspective...I haven't thought of that, to be honest.
Originally posted by -neurotic-
think that in america you don't get the whole truth from the media, they just give you what they want you to hear. If you were living in europe you'd have another point of view. I don't say that this is the truth, just my 2 cents. But your reaction shows how you're thinking. Everyone who says that the facts YOU got aren't true hates "americans". I don't hate anyone, nevermind if he/she is american, afghani, chinese or austrian or russian.... Oh... that was a lie I'm hating someone... Mr. Bush and his boys. Not because he's american.... because he IS NOT telling the truth and is trying to fuck up 250 million american minds Anyway... your military is bombing a very very very poor country, and not one bomb that has been dropped has hit a "Terrorist". Not to mind 8 millions Afghani's hungering and fleeing from their homes at the start of a hard Winter. sorry for the bad english, not my mother tongue and again nothing personal, just had to say this
Are you saying that the media in your country tells you the truth? I find that hard to believe. How do you know that not one terrorist has been hit? I see you've been taking trips to Afganistan. America didn't destroy their economy, and the refused to co-operate. It's not like America is just picking on them, they brought it on themselves. While it's possible that bin Laden has threatened them if they turn them over, it's not America's responsibility. Afganistan shouldn't have taken him in in the first place. It isn't for us to worry about how poor they are, and you can't tell me the Taliban aren't in need of dethroning. The Afganis are fleeing from the Taliban.
Lastly:
Opet, you're back! So how did it go? Glad to see you again, and that you found a place with a computer.
