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Hypocrisy rules
From GWB's speech in Nevada:
"Free countries don't develop weapons of mass destruction. Free countries don't attack their neighbors. Free countries listen to the hopes and aspirations of the people who live in those countries. "
Let's see...
Who was the first country to develop a nuke (OK, so it was wartime, so I won't really count this one)?
Who *just* funded development of smaller nukes for regular use?
Who isn't destroying their chemical weapon stockpile per a signed treaty?
Who *just* strengthened the PATRIOT act through clandestine measures, despite all the outcry against it?
Who doesn't allow demonstrators with counter ideas anywhere near a speech, yet allows positive ones?
"Free countries don't develop weapons of mass destruction. Free countries don't attack their neighbors. Free countries listen to the hopes and aspirations of the people who live in those countries. "
Let's see...
Who was the first country to develop a nuke (OK, so it was wartime, so I won't really count this one)?
Who *just* funded development of smaller nukes for regular use?
Who isn't destroying their chemical weapon stockpile per a signed treaty?
Who *just* strengthened the PATRIOT act through clandestine measures, despite all the outcry against it?
Who doesn't allow demonstrators with counter ideas anywhere near a speech, yet allows positive ones?
Huh?
Okay, let me get this straight. If a terrorist agency uses a nuke on an American city, what SHOULD the response be, if we can't return the gesture in kind? I realize that people get a bit nervous when retaliatory strikes are mentioned, but we don't need a sledgehammer (thermonuclear weapon) to take out a nest of vipers in a concentrated location.
Who isn't destroying their chemical weapon stockpile per a signed treaty?
We ARE doing it (destroying the stockpiles), but because of EPA considerations, it is taking a whole lot longer to make it happen. And then you have concerned communities who DON'T want the waste transported through their part of the country. Nice.
Who *just* strengthened the PATRIOT act through clandestine measures, despite all the outcry against it?
Show me ONE person who has been inconvenienced by the Patriot Act.
Who doesn't allow demonstrators with counter ideas anywhere near a speech, yet allows positive ones?
Please.. JFK 2.0 routinely has his people do the same thing of screening out people who would otherwise disrupt the harmony of a political event. Contrary to popular belief, these functions are NOT necessarily open, unlike Official Government Business which is.
I may not be onboard 100% with the Bush Administration, but on the areas that matter to me the most, I am happily pulling the lever for Dubya on November 2nd.
BTW, thanks for hearing me out. I don't mind spirited discussion, and I welcome the exchange of ideas.
Re: Huh?