Support the troops?

nope.

who threatened to take them away? the Commies? lol

"the red scare"

"terror alert: orange"

paranoia anyone?

troops just follow the orders of the people who revoke rights.

 

If anyone wants to make a point, make it. Name calling is for six year olds.
Unless there are indeed six year children on this board, which frankly would not surprise me.

 

Our own government's taking them away, for God's sake!

 

I know, Charise...but you can't convince this kid; he seriously thinks troops have that power lol

too funny

 

The "red scare" was based upon fears of a possible attack by the Russians.

However, "terror alert: orange" is a result of A REAL ATTACK!!!!

There is a difference between paranoia and being alert after an assault.

 

Just mind boggling...

 

I'm kind of confused, Justwow. I have posed questions for you and asked you to explain your opinons. Could you explain them a little more because I am still rather confused.

peace and love

 

History backs up my claims about the troops.

 

What about the Cuban missle crisis? I am sure the conservatives of their time felt the threat was real, only they feared nuclear omnicide, not terrorist attacks. The red scare and terror alerts are based on fear, nothing more.

peace and love

 

oh yeah?

when was the last time troops actually protected the Bill of Rights? last time I checked, they got sent overseas, while our 4th ammendment appeared to be in jeopardy.

 

What claims?

peace and love

 

indeed it does...I think the year was 1776, not 2003.

Britain's not trying to invade us anymore, to assimilate our country for Parliament. So what was the last country to invade us, to screw us of our freedoms?

 

Seriously, what claims? I am confused... Perhaps I missed it a few pages back...

peace and love

 

he claims the troops protect our freedoms

 

If the troops were protecting our freedom, shouldn't they be marching on Washington to protect our right to privacy? Just something to chew on...

peace and love

 

I'm simply saying that I think people have been deluded into thinking about Bush the wrong way. People jump to conclusions, such as:
1.) He made up 9/11. How did he convince all those young guys to kill themselves not in the name of jihad, but for corporations? It makes no sense.
2.) He went to war for oil and other "benefits for the rich causes". If so, wouldn't it have been cheaper, less controversial to drill in Alaska, and spin it towards the terror issue, like saying "drilling at home will make us safer." Again, it makes no sense.
3.) He is taking away the rights of eveyday people. How? He is interested in people who are in communication with terrorists! That is not likely to be anyone 'innocent', so what's the problem?
4.) He's an idiot, and as a result he is a puppet of a vast conspiracy. This is pure prejudiced thinking, imo. No different than believing that an African American is part of a gang because he listens to rap and dresses a certain way!

 

no way.

because of the thickness of wilderness and ice cap, it would take at least 10 years before we would see the first drop, and the alaskan reserves (if we used ONLY that oil), would only last us for about 3-5 years. Not practical, nor economically feasible.

 

Who is making billions of dollars off the war? Corporations which "rebuild" Iraq.

Alaskan oil fields are being drilled. That oil is sold overseas, I think to China. There was a spill in March on land.

Perhaps illegal wire taps might be allowed in the "war on drugs." Bush has set a precedent that illegal wire taps can be used. It is only a matter of time before they will be used against civillians.

How does Bush "know" certain people are related to terrorist activities? I'm pretty sure they don't wear a name tag. It is prejudiced to assume that an Arabic is a terrorist just like to assume a African American is a gang member.

Who is "he" when you are referring to 9/11? I don't have all the answers, and I won't pretend to. I believe there is more to the story than the American people are told, like Rwanda...

Peace and love

 

Those companies that went to 'rebuild' Iraq had the contracts awarded to them before the war even started! And Halliburton cheated the govt out of hundreds of millions of dollars with impunity! If we had cheated on our taxes by a few hundred bucks we'd be in prison!

 

Good point Charise!