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Skriven 2008-11-25 10:16:18 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 24074 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: The New National Anthem
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Hello Michiel!

24 Nov 08 16:06, you wrote to me:

 RC>> and he had lots of international support for it, the war in Iraq
 RC>> is another story.

 MV> Thw attack on Afghanistan was an act of revenge. Revenge has never
 MV> solves anything.

What would your country have done if on 9-11, Rotterdam or Amsterdam was
attacked?

Sat there and do nothing?

 MV>>> Bush made the national debt rise from zero to over 10
 MV>>> TeraDollar.

 RC>> Congress appropriates the money, dont blame it all on him..

 MV> Ah, thanks for reminding that Bush did not do it all by himself.
 MV> Ineed, he gopt away with what he did because the elected
 MV> representatives of the US American people let him. Now can you
 MV> understand why some people this side of the pond say: a country that
 MV> twice elects Bush, there must be somethinhg wrong with it?

I think once every four years, you ought to be flown over to New York City to
officially appoint and select a new President of the USA, after all you know
what is best for everyone, sont you Michiel?

 RC>> Bush did inherit a Budget Surplus when he took office, which
 RC>> quickly got overrun by the events of 911.

 MV> And you really believe 9/11 was something that just happened? You
 MV> never stopped to think if it was not something that the US brought
 MV> onto itself?

Is this the same thing like France brought on it's conquering by Germany unto
itself?

Therefore they should take their licks and be done with it?

Stupid Dutch logic.

 RC>> If you want to cast scorn on him for the Budget, then blame it on
 RC>> the Iraq war.

 MV> Iraq is only part of it. The bottom line is that you are overspending.
 MV> Even without Iraq you would be.

The Domino's fell..

I understand why they fell, you do not.

 RC>> Then there was Katrina in 2005.

 MV> Storms are not as unpredictable as wyou would have me believe. you can
 MV> not tell exactly when and where they will happen, but *that* they will
 MV> happen is a near certainty. You simply failed to take proper
 MV> precations. The US spends 10^9 Dollars a day on the military had you
 MV> spend  one percent of that on dykes, they could have withstood the
 MV> great flood.

Lee Lofaso could probably educate you on the politics of his state, which are
far more unique, some would say, corrupt, among the 50.

The fact that the levee's survived prior hurricanes close to the strength of
Katrina, was all the proof Democrats/Repubs needed to not improve that system.

and do remember it was the system itself, regardless of the strength of that
system, that made that city vulnerable. Diverting the Mississippi, meant no
silt deposits that kept the marshes and barrier islands replenished which
served as a natural barrier.

 RW>>>> She's only a few hours away from being Secretary of State...
 MV>>> a wise choice from Obama.

 RC>> Yeah, you like American politicians that patronize you?

 MV> You seem to prefer war mongers.

I would rather have someone tell you what you need to hear versus what you want
to hear.

 RC>> and you think dealing with terrorism is to ignore it.

 MV> Ever so often doing nothing is better than just shooting at everything
 MV> that moves.

Which is why Europe has long been the playground for terrorists.

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Ross
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