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At 05:40 PM 7/19/2007, you wrote:
>I agree. The atrosities were horrible. Beyond just lopping heads. It 
>was a tough bit but  I suppose we need to stay there, although the 
>longer we are? The stronger of a magnet we become in our homeland. 
>And the less we have to defend with. There are piles and piles and 
>piles and piles upon more piles of used Iraq equipment in Texas 
>stored because there is no budget money to fix  them up to return 
>them back for use over there. I wonder how long our supply of new 
>stuff will last? Basically we took out the king pin who held a lot 
>of those wackos at bay, and now we have to do it. No. Political 
>solution? Hahahahahahahahahaha. We are example of how to get 
>something done? Hey I know. Let's send the Iraq government a bunch 
>of cots? Fresh jammies? Some blankies? And maybe a Teddy or 
>two,  and see if we can't all manage to sleep over all night without 
>having to go home to  mommy. I know what it was that through them. 
>Why they couldn't sleep? They were sleepin on cots and not in their 
>normal chairs. That's it!  OK. That was my rant. :)
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>At 02:19 PM 7/19/2007, you wrote:
>>You know Brad, I suppose that you're right when you say that we've 
>>stuck our noses in a centuries old war, but the humanitarian, and 
>>Christian in me is glad that we did it just for the sake of 
>>stopping all of the horrible torture that was going on over 
>>there.  You really can see the difference that adhering  to godly 
>>principles can be when you respect all life rather than think 
>>nothing of chopping off the head of someone who disagrees  with 
>>you.  I'm also concerned that, if we don't stay there, that 
>>barbarism  will end up coming here, and then what do we do.  We've 
>>stirred up a hornets' nest, that's for sure and now, in my opinion, 
>>there's nothing left to do but stay there and smoke the whole mess 
>>out so that they don't come after you and sting you a good one for 
>>your trouble.  I'm not ssaying that I like that solution, but I 
>>can't see how any other one will do.  Our politicians say that we 
>>should trust the political process and find political 
>>solutions.  Yah, right, like they've gotten anything done 
>>politically lately.  That, to me, is like handing over the 
>>responsibility of who will take the garbage out to some odd ball 
>>committee so that everyone can claim that something was done about 
>>it, but no one really needs to do anything about it.  If the smell 
>>of the garbage takes over the room, hey, just blame somebody else, 
>>or the committee, but don't really solve the problem.  What a sorry bunch.
>>Kathy
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>>At 03:34 PM 7/19/2007, you wrote:
>>>Kathy,
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>>>The soldiers are the ball while the political parties hold the 
>>>paddles. The problem is, we sort of poked our nose in a  century 
>>>upon century fight. It will probably be going on until the end of 
>>>time. Muslim fundamentalists claim Mohammed as their profit, who 
>>>claimed  being a descendent of Ishmael. You know more about that 
>>>than I but this war is like bailing the boat in the storm using a 
>>>Dixie cup. It is a mental, political, financial drain on this 
>>>country which who knows, may also be a part of the larger 
>>>picture.  I think we as Christians in USA tend to forget the many 
>>>Christians who suffer around the world despite they being God's 
>>>kids. I think we get a false sense of American Christiandom that 
>>>gives us a false sense of safety and blessing. We are blessed, but 
>>>we also are a very  corrupt nation. There lots of good folks in 
>>>it, but quickly being challenged with immorality.
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>>>Brad