From: Eeyore on


Kurt Ullman wrote:

> "Homer J Simpson" <nobody(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> > "Keith" <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote in message
> >
> > >> > Where did the current terrorism financing and materials come
> > >> > from?
> > >>
> > >> From the USA (oil). Unlike most every other conflict, the US is paying
> > >> for
> > >> both sides in this one.
> > >
> > > ...and only the USA buys middle east oil? You are as ignorant as
> > > the stuffed donkey.
> >
> > Right. Sure. If the US wasn't importing oil to feed its ridiculous fleet of
> > inefficient cars what would happen to world prices and hence the flow of
> > money to the Middle East?
>
> Not much since it would largely be gobbled by China and India
> among others.

How would that happen ?

Is this some kind of perverse excuse for inefficiency ?

Graham


From: Eeyore on


Kurt Ullman wrote:

> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > And again, I'll ask, is there nothing in your worldview but "nuke 'em all"
> > and "capitulate". Must really suck to live in such a black-and-white world.
> >
> You suggested that we stop giving them reasons to hate us. From their
> own rhetoric and statements, the only way we are going to get that
> subset that hates to stop is to capitulate. Period.

No it isn't.

Why do you think that ?

Graham

From: Eeyore on


John Fields wrote:

> My reference to not speaking English as a first language was a
> euphemism for being conquered, which was related to an earlier post
> by Graham stating that had the US not become involved in WW2,
> England and Germany might have teamed up to fight Russia after
> Germany double-crossed Russia. In my opinion that would have been
> suicide for England, as depleted as it would have been, when Russia
> came rolling in to get Germany.

It wouldn't just have been Britain and Germany you clot !

Graham

From: Eeyore on


John Larkin wrote:

> John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote:
>
> >England, the US, and every other country in the world that has had
> >to fight for its existence was founded on terrorism or caused to
> >come into existence because of terrorism.
>
> How was the US founded on terrorism? I've read that not a single
> civilian was executed in the US Revolutionary War. The only people
> that were shot at were British soldiers and their indian allies. There
> were certainly no bombs planted in mathetplaces.

Rubbish. You guys executed a number of loyalists.

Graham

From: Eeyore on


Kurt Ullman wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Ken Smith wrote:
> > > T Wake <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >A surprisingly small number of Islamic extremists are actually willing to
> > > >die for their cause you know?
> > >
> > > Their belief system encourages it with promices of virgins etc
> >
> > It's a *distorted* version of their 'belief system' that does that. Don't
> > blame Islam.
> >
> It is a "distorted" version of Islam. It is a perfect version of their
> belief system.

Wrong. It's nothing of the sort.

Graham