Hamas vs Israel

[Blushing Heliophobe]

One question - do you take Pat Robertson seriously?

[CptSternn]

I don't, but thats not the issue. See, bush 1 did. He did to the point he gave speeches based on pats book. Hell, as mentioned before, the ministry song 'a new world order' with clips taken from bush's speech, taken from pats book. Now if you follow pats book, and his progression of this world order, it fits right in line with the current administration. The lads in power in gw's cabinet are the same lads who served under bush 1, with the same goals. Look at the book, then tell me they have changed course. They haven't

The problem is not if you or I take that gobsheen seriously, the problem is the bush family does, and is forcing mr. robertons views and way of life down the throats of the citizens not only in its own country, but across the globe.

There in lies the problem.

[edible_eye]

well there's an endorsement to warrant some celebration.

[Binkie]

Originally Posted by CptSternn

*snip*

...and thats why the people there are soooo happy they are meeting the US troops in the streets with flowers.

I don't know about flowers, but I know that this happens quite often;



Image credit goes to a friend of mine in the Air Force who did two tours over in Iraq. Original image can be found on his profile HERE.

A quick story here; he told me about his time over there and one day his unit was out and were watching a couple of local children playing soccer. One kid tripped and injured his leg real bad. Him and other troops immediately came to the kid's aid and made a splint for his leg. Have another friend in the DIA who told me how one of the most influential local clerics (who basically acts as the law in the town since it's mostly guarded by militias) invited him into his home for tea as a guest. Alot of the towns people know him and treat him with respect, often approaching him with a smile and well wishes.

You can always get the whole story from US soldiers, because 1.) Alot of them disfavor the constant slander that the media throws at them and tries to compensate for the scare tatics that news agencies report on 24/7 by offering up humanitarian stories all the time. That's where you hear about how the majority of citizens really treat and regard US soldiers who often go above and beyond the call of duty to help the average Iraqi, and 2.) They certainly won't discount the otherside too, as it's a little hard to ignore those instances in which people are shooting at you or firing RPGs at the side of a base in the middle of the night.

All I can say is talk to a number of US soldiers and you'll see that alot of Iraqis do smile, wave, and cheer on American and Coalition soldiers over there daily.

[edible_eye]

yeah - the food = they explode.

the thought = they were wired to kill the marines. guess the "psycho" dude's a hero.

if you're gonna bash america, might you try a bit harder to come up with relevant material? i mean, shit - even sternn sometimes gives an idea or two worth considering.