The Last Stand
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On Is human activity to blame for global warming?
(anonymous)
June 2, 2007 at 10:23 p.m.
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We are responsible for damaging the planet but the current hype over global warming is dishonest and manipulative. The earth's climate has fluctuated for millions of years because of it's orbital eccentricity, axial tilt, and precession, and will continue to do so in spite of mankind.
On Do you agree with Sheriff Wall's decision to pull the county's GRAMNET funding?
(anonymous)
June 2, 2007 at 10:19 p.m.
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I don't agree with drug abuse but that doesn't give me or anyone else the right to harass those who do so in the privacy of their home. Keep them off the streets(driving) but otherwise leave them alone.
On Debunking the Swindle Theory
(anonymous)
June 2, 2007 at 10:15 p.m.
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svbor, Thanks for the posts, I agree with you completely. I've read enough to know the earth goes through these natural cycles and has for millions of years. I believe we should stop polluting but not because of manipulation of the facts. I also believe we will create alternative fuels that don't pollute within the next century, the current hype on global warming is purely political. Just want to show my support.
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On Iraq War Media Mythology (anonymous)
June 2, 2007 at 10:27 p.m.
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For those who believe the war in Iraq is wrong and poorly handled, here are some figures on past wars. US Military Deaths(Source - Wikipedia; other sources vary): WW1 - 116000 in 19 months, WW2 - 407000(Wikipedia) in 44 months, Korea - 54000 in 37 months, Vietnam - 58000 in 90 months, Iraq 1991(Desert Storm) - 150 in 1 month, Iraq 2003 - 3300 in 48 months. Here are some other facts on US wars: During WW2 President Roosevelt relocated approximately 120000 Japanese-Americans and Japanese immigrants from the west coast because they were Japanese(not because they had done anything anti-American), 62 percent of these people were American citizens. Their assets were frozen, they were removed from their homes and held in internment camps surrounded by barbed wire and under guard until near the end of the war. They were not compensated until 1988 under President Reagan. By comparison, President Bush has “spied” on several thousand Americans who are in contact with terrorist organisations, there has been no news of mass imprisonment. President Bush did not “go it alone”, 29 countries joined the fight in Iraq; France, Germany, and Russia were asked to help and they refused. Many of the countries that joined the US are former Communist Bloc countries with recent memories of tyranny and oppression. Our military's transportation(Jeeps, Humvees, trucks) has never been armored; when roadside bombs(IEDs) became a problem in Iraq, President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld handled the issue by armoring our military vehicles and soldiers. Although the war in Iraq has continued for 4 years, President Bush has always said this will be a 20+ year struggle against terrorism. Terrorists ARE in Iraq killing innocent men, women and children shopping at the local market, praying at mosques, and standing in line for work; they(terrorists) may have come to Iraq because the US is there, but that is no reason to kill innocent Iraqis. Regardless of our initial reason for going to war, the fight for freedom is noble, wether it is our freedom or someone else's. America has a long history of fighting for freedom around the world; the fight against terror is a fight for freedom from fear and repression and should be fought.