> Damn Michael, I am impressed. I now know that I need to do more homework and back up my talking points with references, which I will do. However, the only one of your rebuttals that I have a big problem with is: Thank you. I hate saying things without backup.
> <you> > Did you know that the investigation into that by congress showed it to be a > tragic error and not a premeditated act. I love how people come forward with > this one without looking up the congressional record. Instead they point to > racist sites with their 'slant' on the story (no, you didn't point to a site). > > Actually, I read the book _Assault on the Liberty_ which was penned by one of the men on the ship. From his viewpoint, it did not sound like an accident. You may want to review the documents from people in the 'know' such as the NSA, CIA, etc. rather than someone who was on the ship. I'm in NY and what I know about an event that may be on my block is not the same as someone actually investigating it: http://www.thelibertyincident.com/documents.htm > > Anyway, I will try to back up my claims here, but it is not really a game, and I don't want to come across like I feel that it is. I fully respect your position Michael, I only ask that you understand mine. I do understand yours but I feel parts of it are more the result of media than fact. I'm all for peace to the point of giving land to the Palestinians if it'll result in peace. Only problem is, it hasn't yet. Actually, the problem is that the Palestinians don't want to take responsibility for their own actions and just say "enough" to the fighting. If Abbas sent his 15,000 strong police force in Gaza after Hamas (about 1000 according to Powell) then we know who'll win. Public support will be on the side with the guns and 15,000 guns is a lot of support. Rather than do this, Abbas is trying to make Hamas a political organization while letting them keep their guns and dictate the situation. And that's just Hamas. There's still Fata and we all know who runs them (Arafat). If the Palestinians wanted peace, it's there for them. America is willing to all but crush Israel for peace. All they have to do is finally decide to take the steps necessary for it and those steps are simply to bring peace. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
