Democrat Talking Points Cost Lives

[elder999]

That the idea that the US is out to steal their oil could have come from anywhere EXCEPT, the democrat and liberal activists who have been spouting it since we went into Kuwait, is laughable to say the least.

Well, Don,let's try to be reasonable. You're the dictator of a military junta which has oppressed the people for more than 20 years- acountry that has basically been under military rule for more than 40 years. You have a humanitarian disaster of epic proportions, and aid coming under the guise of the U.S. military. In addition to the rather recent history of the disastrous aftermath of U.S. military humane intervention in Somalia, you have the current situation in Iraq-which was for what? First we said it was for WMD, then we said it was to topple a dictator who oppressed his own people, that we did it to free the Iraqi people-never mind the oil.

Naturally, they can't say that "Gee, we're afraid your coming to restore democratic rule," so they say "You're coming to steal our oil, like you're doing in Iraq."-as for where the idea came from, there are statements of people on both sides of the aisle-Republican and Democratic-that lend some weight to the notion. Of course, the CIC of the military is a Republican, and an oil man, his VP is a Republican, and an oil man, and for most of their regime, the majority in Congress has also been Republican. In light of all that, the idea that they could have gotten the idea from anywhere other than our actions on the international stage, as well as where they happen to have taken place, is laughable.

The notion that they got the idea from "Democrats" is, to say the least, a bit of a stretch-sort of like saying "1=2"; you have to go the long way around to get there, and it just doesn't make sense when you do.

 

[CuongNhuka]

Two people have come to the same conclusion independent of each other. This is actually an example of the Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc falacy ("after this, therefor because of this")

 

[Big Don]

Fear not, good sir. The vorpal blade goes snicker-snack only where necessary

Oooh! How did you know I love the word of the day?
Main Entry: vorpal
Part of Speech:
adj
Definition: deadly
Etymology: created by Lewis Carroll to describe a sword
I like it. It's a good word.

 

[CanuckMA]

:lol: Don't be so sure ... I am reasonably proficient with a katana ... :EG:

Japanese Emperor is looking for a new Samurai.

3 swordsmen come to display their skills.

The Chinese swordsman approaches, the Emperor releases a fly. The blade flashes twice, the fly falls to the ground, both wings cut off.

The Japanese swordsman comes forth, the Emporor releases the fly. There is a flury of cuts, the fly falls to the ground, wings, legs, head all neatly severed.

The Jewish swordman comes in. The Emperor releases the fly. The blade flashes once. The Emperor looks perplexed, and says to the swordman 'It appears you have failed, the fly is still flying'. The Jweish swrodsman puts away his sword, looks at the Emperor and replies 'circumsion not supposed to kill'.

 

[CanuckMA]

Maybe the fact that the area most devasted by the disaster happens to be the power base of the oppostion to the Junta has nothing to do with the Junta slowing down the flow of aid.