tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post115800950028292738..comments2024-01-22T08:27:40.801-08:00Comments on project mayhem: 9/11 - lessons ignoredthe narratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-1159303737223712822006-09-26T13:48:00.000-07:002006-09-26T13:48:00.000-07:00I didn't realize that they were debating this very...I didn't realize that they were debating this very issue in the news right now until I turned on Tucker Carlson (no mean comments please, I love him) today. I should clarify that don't blame Clinton for 9/11. But there are so many people here shoving their pamphlets in my face, seriously comparing Bush to Hitler, blaming every problem in the world on him, and recruiting my help to overthrow the White House. I just don't do crazy. There are simply more facets to this problem than the fact that Bush is a bad president. <BR/><BR/>I've discovered that political identity is partially a matter of where you're located. In Utah County those who don’t accept “Gods party” are liberals, but here, the left are just as irrational as the right can be there. So I guess I’m a moderate now, even though my views haven't changed much. <BR/><BR/>Anyway… I’ll definitely get on-line so we can chat sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-1159248769747837762006-09-25T22:32:00.000-07:002006-09-25T22:32:00.000-07:00becca!!!! how are you? you need to come online so ...becca!!!! how are you? you need to come online so we can chat.<BR/><BR/>i really don't know much about the clinton/osama discussion. i know that last night he sharply defended himself from the critique, but i haven't had time to watch it.the narratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-1159239204112771602006-09-25T19:53:00.000-07:002006-09-25T19:53:00.000-07:00Loyd,Evil may beget evil but ignoring evil also be...Loyd,<BR/><BR/>Evil may beget evil but ignoring evil also begets evil. Osama bin Laden was a known anti-American terrorist long before Bush and his cronies came to power. He was bombing U.S. embassies in Africa and the Middle East during the Clinton administration. In fact, he was once captured and offered to the U.S. for a reward and Clinton chose not to bring him in. As a result, he was let loose and 9/11 happened. Clinton approached international affairs by pouring out U.S. aid money and avoiding conflict. Although seemingly admirable, his approach didn't work. In a post-presidential interview he once admitted that his biggest regret while president was choosing not to intervene in Rwanda during the genocide wars. The lack of international intervention is arguably one of the reasons that we're still seeing such cases in Sudan and other parts of Africa. The reality of the situation is that violence and terror has been brewing for much longer than Bush has been around, but having been ignored, has left him with a big mess to clean up. <BR/><BR/>No, I haven't become a Bushie, but I'm also not opposed to the war on terror. There are people who want to kill us just for being American, and I'm bothered by those who refuse to accept that as a reality. I agree that history has taught us that evil begets evil, but the history of 9/11 has taught us that trying to repay evil with good also escalates evil. Given those two factors, the only choice we have is to combat evil with evil and hope we come out on top. I don't really think anyone wins or loses in such a case, unless "winning" is simply a matter of who lives and who dies. And I don’t want to die.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I do not equate the war in Iraq with the war on terror, in fact I think it’s hurting America and distracting us from the real war. As such, I still hate Bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6063106.post-1158038961594357302006-09-11T22:29:00.000-07:002006-09-11T22:29:00.000-07:00Where did terrorism spring from? I have my ideas, ...Where did terrorism spring from? I have my ideas, but I'd love to hear yours, too.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04245512850612086378noreply@blogger.com