[SOC] Iraq

[Heaton, Timothy H.]

> The opportunity to discuss with thought, the issues of the case.
>
>> I wish I could be so confident as you appear to be Dave.
>
> I'm surprised the bitter irony of what Dave said appears lost...
>
> If it wasn't so tragic it would be laughable...
>
> As a noted Australian political satirist once said:
>
> "Democracy was in grave danger, therefore we had to kill it in order to
save it".

I rather doubt that anything was lost on Paul. There are a lot of ironies in
the
current situation, and they can contradict each other. Consider the irony
that
Saddam will likely consider himself the victor if he survives and all his
people die.
This is clearly so because he's used his mastery of military and ecological
terrorism
to wipe out large sectors of his own population in northern and southeastern
Iraq.

I happen to agree with the statements you've expressed about the war. I'm
very
concerned about the motives of the president I didn't vote for. But you've
said
little to defend your position, and you've used the kind statements of a
fair-minded
man as a sounding board for your politically-charged statements.

If you want us to know your position, why don't you just state it up front
and tell
us why you think this irony applies in this situation. Then we could have a
meaningful
discussion. As it is, you seem to assume that anyone who doesn't see things
exactly
like you do is dumb or deluded. I happen to think Paul is rather wise.

-Tim