Well said. After nearly six long years of his destructive influence, I still cannot believe this man is president of the most technologically powerful nation on Earth (next to China, who's hiding its hand until the right moment). Seriously, what are the odds. Were I a betting alien, I'd say slim to none. I'd, frankly, expect William H. Gates III to be in office today.
El Judio Bravo (not verified) Says:
Wed, 2006-07-26 04:50
 I had to go ultimately with Bush. He is the logical result of an insistent and intolerant Christianity, and he rattles the cage bars of the fanatical Muslims of the world.
 Such people, discontented with the non-appearance of their apocalyptic fantasies, have made common cause to trigger their prayed-for cataclysm on their own behalfs. And to hell with those who do not believe; such trash is but fuel for the fires of their imaginary torments. As for the late, great planet Earth, well, it was at best a temporary place of sojourn for the faithful. No one will miss it when their holy work is done.
All three have a common factor, which is religion. In my opinion, religion is a curse inflicted by the human race upon itself.
Religion is an ill defined driving force which can be manipulated by (usually) malign persons to further their own agendas. The sooner that a cure is found, the sooner peace will break out all over the world.Â
Then, it gets down to the question of what people want. Do people really want a total absence of communal conflict? Perhaps, we invented the curse of religion for the same reason we invented soap operas: Life is boring without drama.
Can you seriously think Bush is worse than radical, fascist Islam? You think Islamic terrorists are doing what they are doing because of Bush? You guys must be smoking something. Remember these?
— November 1979: Muslim extremists (Iranian variety) seized the U.S. embassy in Iran and held 52 American hostages for 444 days, following Democrat Jimmy Carter's masterful foreign policy granting Islamic fanaticism its first real foothold in the Middle East.
— 1982: Muslim extremists (mostly Hezbollah) began a nearly decade-long habit of taking Americans and Europeans hostage in Lebanon, killing William Buckley and holding Terry Anderson for 6 1/2 years.
— April 1983: Muslim extremists (Islamic Jihad or possibly Hezbollah) bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 16 Americans.
— October 1983: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) blew up the U.S. Marine barracks at the Beirut airport, killing 241 Marines.
— December 1983: Muslim extremists (al-Dawa) blew up the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, killing five and injuring 80.
— September 1984: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) exploded a truck bomb at the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, killing 24 people, including two U.S. servicemen.
— December 1984: Muslim extremists (probably Hezbollah) hijacked a Kuwait Airways airplane, landed in Iran and demanded the release of the 17 members of al-Dawa who had been arrested for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, killing two Americans before the siege was over.
— June 14, 1985: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) hijacked TWA Flight 847 out of Athens, diverting it to Beirut, taking the passengers hostage in return for the release of the Kuwait 17 as well as another 700 prisoners held by Israel. When their demands were not met, the Muslims shot U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem and dumped his body on the tarmac.
— October 1985: Muslim extremists (Palestine Liberation Front backed by Libya) seized an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, killing 69-year-old American Leon Klinghoffer by shooting him and then tossing his body overboard.
— December 1985: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed airports in Rome and Vienna, killing 20 people, including five Americans.
— April 1986: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed a discotheque frequented by U.S. servicemen in West Berlin, injuring hundreds and killing two, including a U.S. soldier.
— December 1988: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 on board and 11 on the ground.
— Pause as Reagan shuts down some of the terrorist funding sources ...
— February 1993: Muslim extremists (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, possibly with involvement of friendly rival al-Qaida) set off a bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center, killing six and wounding more than 1,000.
— Spring 1993: Muslim extremists (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, the Sudanese Islamic Front and at least one member of Hamas) plot to blow up the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the U.N. complex, and the FBI's lower Manhattan headquarters.
— November 1995: Muslim extremists (possibly Iranian "Party of God") explode a car bomb at U.S. military headquarters in Saudi Arabia, killing five U.S. military servicemen.
— June 1996: Muslim extremists (13 Saudis and a Lebanese member of Hezbollah, probably with involvement of al-Qaida) explode a truck bomb outside the Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds.
— August 1998: Muslim extremists (al-Qaida) explode truck bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 and injuring thousands.
— October 2000: Muslim extremists (al-Qaida) blow up the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole, killing 17 U.S. sailors.
— Sept. 11, 2001: Muslim extremists (al-Qaida) hijack commercial aircraft and fly planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 Americans.
Do you really think that the Islamic terrorists started their reign of terror during the Bush administration. On the contrary, they are simply continuing it. Thank God and the U.S. government for stopping further terror attacks in the U.S. over the last 5 years. But that doesn't mean radical Islamic extremists still don't hate Americans. They're just waiting for the right time and place.
"An eye for an eye" is a hypocritical policy for Christians to endorse.
All religiously motivated thought or action, from attending church services to shooting up synagogues, is irrational and cannot be trusted to produce rational results. Thus, your mention of God's intervention as a reason to celebrate success in defeating terrorism indicates that you are no more rational or less prone to violence than your average suicide bomber.
The problem is this irrational belief in an afterlife. If everyone believed that this life was all that there is, it would be in their best interests to try and make it as pleasant as possible for themselves and others.
Thu, 2006-07-20 10:34
Bush, because he is riling up Islam, he IS a Christian fundy, and generally just a moron.
Thu, 2006-07-20 12:07
Well said. After nearly six long years of his destructive influence, I still cannot believe this man is president of the most technologically powerful nation on Earth (next to China, who's hiding its hand until the right moment). Seriously, what are the odds. Were I a betting alien, I'd say slim to none. I'd, frankly, expect William H. Gates III to be in office today.
Wed, 2006-07-26 04:50
 I had to go ultimately with Bush. He is the logical result of an insistent and intolerant Christianity, and he rattles the cage bars of the fanatical Muslims of the world.
 Such people, discontented with the non-appearance of their apocalyptic fantasies, have made common cause to trigger their prayed-for cataclysm on their own behalfs. And to hell with those who do not believe; such trash is but fuel for the fires of their imaginary torments. As for the late, great planet Earth, well, it was at best a temporary place of sojourn for the faithful. No one will miss it when their holy work is done.
Thu, 2006-07-27 13:28
All three have a common factor, which is religion. In my opinion, religion is a curse inflicted by the human race upon itself.
Religion is an ill defined driving force which can be manipulated by (usually) malign persons to further their own agendas. The sooner that a cure is found, the sooner peace will break out all over the world.Â
Thu, 2006-07-27 14:18
Like a rash?
Then, it gets down to the question of what people want. Do people really want a total absence of communal conflict? Perhaps, we invented the curse of religion for the same reason we invented soap operas: Life is boring without drama.
The play's the thing...
Fri, 2006-07-28 13:51
AND YOUR AND ASS!
Fri, 2006-07-28 14:34
n00b
Sun, 2006-07-30 14:53
Can you seriously think Bush is worse than radical, fascist Islam? You think Islamic terrorists are doing what they are doing because of Bush? You guys must be smoking something. Remember these?
— November 1979: Muslim extremists (Iranian variety) seized the U.S. embassy in Iran and held 52 American hostages for 444 days, following Democrat Jimmy Carter's masterful foreign policy granting Islamic fanaticism its first real foothold in the Middle East.
— 1982: Muslim extremists (mostly Hezbollah) began a nearly decade-long habit of taking Americans and Europeans hostage in Lebanon, killing William Buckley and holding Terry Anderson for 6 1/2 years.
— April 1983: Muslim extremists (Islamic Jihad or possibly Hezbollah) bombed the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, killing 16 Americans.
— October 1983: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) blew up the U.S. Marine barracks at the Beirut airport, killing 241 Marines.
— December 1983: Muslim extremists (al-Dawa) blew up the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, killing five and injuring 80.
— September 1984: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) exploded a truck bomb at the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut, killing 24 people, including two U.S. servicemen.
— December 1984: Muslim extremists (probably Hezbollah) hijacked a Kuwait Airways airplane, landed in Iran and demanded the release of the 17 members of al-Dawa who had been arrested for the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait, killing two Americans before the siege was over.
— June 14, 1985: Muslim extremists (Hezbollah) hijacked TWA Flight 847 out of Athens, diverting it to Beirut, taking the passengers hostage in return for the release of the Kuwait 17 as well as another 700 prisoners held by Israel. When their demands were not met, the Muslims shot U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem and dumped his body on the tarmac.
— October 1985: Muslim extremists (Palestine Liberation Front backed by Libya) seized an Italian cruise ship, the Achille Lauro, killing 69-year-old American Leon Klinghoffer by shooting him and then tossing his body overboard.
— December 1985: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed airports in Rome and Vienna, killing 20 people, including five Americans.
— April 1986: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed a discotheque frequented by U.S. servicemen in West Berlin, injuring hundreds and killing two, including a U.S. soldier.
— December 1988: Muslim extremists (backed by Libya) bombed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 on board and 11 on the ground.
— Pause as Reagan shuts down some of the terrorist funding sources ...
— February 1993: Muslim extremists (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, possibly with involvement of friendly rival al-Qaida) set off a bomb in the basement of the World Trade Center, killing six and wounding more than 1,000.
— Spring 1993: Muslim extremists (al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, the Sudanese Islamic Front and at least one member of Hamas) plot to blow up the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the U.N. complex, and the FBI's lower Manhattan headquarters.
— November 1995: Muslim extremists (possibly Iranian "Party of God") explode a car bomb at U.S. military headquarters in Saudi Arabia, killing five U.S. military servicemen.
— June 1996: Muslim extremists (13 Saudis and a Lebanese member of Hezbollah, probably with involvement of al-Qaida) explode a truck bomb outside the Khobar Towers military complex, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring hundreds.
— August 1998: Muslim extremists (al-Qaida) explode truck bombs at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, killing 224 and injuring thousands.
— October 2000: Muslim extremists (al-Qaida) blow up the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole, killing 17 U.S. sailors.
— Sept. 11, 2001: Muslim extremists (al-Qaida) hijack commercial aircraft and fly planes into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, killing nearly 3,000 Americans.
Do you really think that the Islamic terrorists started their reign of terror during the Bush administration. On the contrary, they are simply continuing it. Thank God and the U.S. government for stopping further terror attacks in the U.S. over the last 5 years. But that doesn't mean radical Islamic extremists still don't hate Americans. They're just waiting for the right time and place.
Sun, 2006-07-30 16:38
Dear Dave-o,
All religiously motivated thought or action, from attending church services to shooting up synagogues, is irrational and cannot be trusted to produce rational results. Thus, your mention of God's intervention as a reason to celebrate success in defeating terrorism indicates that you are no more rational or less prone to violence than your average suicide bomber.
Sun, 2006-08-06 21:39
The problem is this irrational belief in an afterlife. If everyone believed that this life was all that there is, it would be in their best interests to try and make it as pleasant as possible for themselves and others.