lost cause = there is no way to win. Tragic, since we shaped the scenario ourselves, but I do not see any possibility of a happy outcome, and meanwhile bloodshed continues.
On Jan 28, 2008 11:12 AM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Define lost cause for me Dana. > > > Dana wrote: > > um... I have never listened to Air America. So I would have to take > > your word for that, though I don't see the relevance. > > > > I don't think the argument ever was that Spain deserved what it got. > > That is just your personal red herring. Here is what I am saying -- an > > anonymous source says there were terrorist threats in Spain. This may > > be possible and may even true. It is even possible that the source is > > right about that. None of this say the government of Spain was wrong > > to recognize a lost cause when it saw one. I personally would have > > preferred that they do it in a way that avoided the attacks being > > linked to their withdrawal, but it's their country. > > > > Shame they don't teach critical thinking is schools any more. For all > > we know Chertoff was having hunches again and this led to the arrest > > of another waiter or two... > > > > > > On Jan 27, 2008 8:43 PM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Liberal conclusions. And I mean that in more than one way. :) > >> > >> I find it interesting that you are quickly redirecting us away from the > >> original indefensible argument about Spain somehow "deserving what they > >> got". I've noticed this pattern before, very often on Air America. > >> > >> Do you really think that Spain deserves to be attacked by terrorist > >> group(s) who don't represent any country Spain ever stepped foot into? > >> > >> Dana wrote: > >> > >>> you did ;) Apparently stuff does apparently eventually sink in. So > >>> there is hope. But, next question, who does Cameron think we are > >>> fighting in Iraq? And why? > >>> > >>> On Jan 27, 2008 8:05 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> whoa! did I just hear you say Al Qaeda has nothing to do with Iraq! :) > >>>> > >>>> but seriously, didn't the U.S., a third party, rush into Kuwait > >>>> whenever Iraq invaded? > >>>> > >>>> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:252240 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
