--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Aug 16, 2005, at 5:10 PM, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
> > Here's, it's easy, I'll write the post for you > myself. > > "I disagree with the war. I think it was a bad > idea, > > and I think we should leave Iraq immediately. > But, > > whatever the reasons were that we invaded, I don't > > believe that the war was fought at the behest of > Jews > > who were loyal to Israel instead of the United > States. > > I understand that this echoes one of the oldest > > tropes of anti-semitism. I don't believe it. I > don't > > support anyone who does believe these things, and > I > > won't choose people who do believe these things as > my > > spokesperson." > > No, but how about this: > > "I disagree with the war. I think and have always > thought > that it was a bad idea, and we should remove our > troops > as soon as practical. We have damaged their > infrastructure > and disrupted their society too much to leave them > in the > state in which we've put them. We have a moral > obligation > to help them re-establish the kind of government > that > *they* would choose for themselves. Whatever the > reasons > were for invading, I am certain that it was not > solely at > the behest of Jews, Arabs, oil interests, the > military- > industrial complex, Jesus, avenging George's Daddy, > or > any other single individual, group or idea. I know > that > Gautam is desperate to paint me as an anti-semite, > but I > think that even he knows that dog don't hunt, so he > writes some hogwash that I wouldn't say for love or > money, > and I sure as hell wouldn't choose him as my > spokesperson." "...[w]as not solely at the behest of Jews..."???? What particular part of my statement did you disagree with, other than the part saying that dual loyalties had _nothing_ to do with the war? When I try to work for the government, are you going to oppose it on the grounds that I can't be trusted not to value the interests of India over those of the US? Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
