Comments on: Sometimes, Things are Exactly What They Appear To Be

By: Tbone

Tbone — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:26:05 +0000

of hundreds of year ago only had hand weapons to kill their enemies. Muslims of today have access to weapons that can end civilization as we know it. Stone age religious philosophy with thermonuclear capability is unacceptable.

By: mom2oneson

mom2oneson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:24:43 +0000

people from the ME and some were nominal Muslism some were devout but ALL of them viewed this type of people just like we view people like Paul Hill and Timothy McViegh. I won’t deny a lot of them hate American and what they call impereralism and in Iran the school kids chant death to America like we do the pledge (or we used to the pledge) but everyone I’ve known takes the POV of that these are nut jobs and they feel so sad for the victims and families. Maybe we just have better law enforcement here or emergency psychiatric care that we catch our people before they do more things like this?

I’m sure that man was made fun of. My BFF her husband is deployed they are a military family and have been forever and she routinely calls anyone from the ME a s*nd n**ger. I’ve seen how rude even professionals treat people from there first hand. I worked at a hospital as a *housekeeper* not a psychologist or social worker or ombudman and I was always called into rooms with upset patients from the ME. The professionals had such poor communication skills and of course the people would get upset. They treated these people very different from native born people here. I’ve seen it many times in many different settings. And it was always something simple they were initially asking for, like a menu or ice but the staff would have an attitude before even listening to what they wanted.

By: ColdWarrior

ColdWarrior — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:04:36 +0000

I hope and pray that some day all of God’s children will be
able to respect the religion of others and live peacefully
together. I guess I’m wishing for what never was and
probably never will be.

I also wish the Islamic leaders who think as you do would
make public statements condemning those who have
misinterpreted the Qur’an.

Thanks again,
ColdWarrior

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:01:57 +0000

are and have been voluminous since 911.

It is an inherent problem when the words are so inconvenient.

reminds me of the “militia” clause in the 2nd amendment!

By: Martin Knight

Martin Knight — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:12 +0000

By: Mike gamecock DeVine

Mike gamecock DeVine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:56 +0000

the world is better off when those interpreting the Bible take the words at their plain meaning and when those interpreting the Koran ignore the plain meaning!

The fact is that Muhammed admonishes conversion thru coercion, ie war and so to say that Muhammed only admonishes killing during war is quite beside the point.

imho

By: Hooah_Mac

Hooah_Mac — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:16 +0000

By: Hooah_Mac

Hooah_Mac — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:36:53 +0000

Iraq is very close to being able to stand on its own, as long as we continue to provide assistance in the form of equipment and training for a time.

The bad guys are now avoiding Iraq, which is part of why violence in Afghanistan is much higher.

Violence in Iraq won’t go away, but by the same measure, violence in Israel will be around for some time to come. The important part is that the Iraqi government is stable enough to handle it on its own with a minimum of help from us.

By: Hooah_Mac

Hooah_Mac — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:34:24 +0000

It is on the schedule President Bush set, because we have truly met our objectives there for the most part. We stabilized the government, we got the people to take ownership of their own future, and we have made Iraq the last place most Al Qaeda type nutjobs want to take the fight.

Iraq will have its problems for years to come, but there is very little concern that the government there is at risk, which means the chances of a failed state for terrorists to exploit is close to 0.

Although I generally agree with all that you said. President Obama would have abandoned the people of Iraq to tyranny, but lucky for them he took office about a year too late to accomplish that.

By: Hooah_Mac

Hooah_Mac — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:14 +0000

I am of course referring to the modern world, because that is where we are and where 9/11 and Fort Hood and all of this is happening. You really didn’t answer my question, and it is a question that is on the minds of millions of people.

Why is the so-called moderate Islam so quiet about this?

It is enough to make people wonder if moderate Islam really existes outside of a handful of places. The way to curb backlash against Muslims is to discuss it. Instead the topic is called off limits and so people are led to internalize it. That is a recipe for disaster.