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Steely_Dan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 11:48 AM
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Sacrificing for the War
During wartime, everyone must make certain sacrifices. My question for you is...

Are any sacrifices being made by the corporations rebuilding Iraq??? I mean, are they cutting their costs/profits for the war effort??? If we all must make sacrifices for the cause, shouldn't these companies do the same?

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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 11:51 AM
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1. at war
The true question is....The United States is NOT at war
Congress has not declared war, so why does smirk say we
are at war
Iraq was an illegal invasion
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Steely_Dan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 11:52 AM
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2. Yep...
That being said...
They are constantly saying that we are at war.

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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 11:55 AM
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3. question
So how do we get the message out to the people
about the Constitution and the Amendments
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kwolf68 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 11:56 AM
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4. Even FDR

Did NOT have autonomy to wage war during the aftermath of 12/7/1941.

As agregious as that attack was, one of our greastest Presidents in History still had to execise restraint and respect for the Constitution by asking Congress to declare war on an enemy.

Of all the Presidents we have had...Some great ones...Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy...and anyone else you want to include NONE OF THEM had the same "freedom" this President has in conducting a war.

Now let me ask you...If men of infinitely superior wisdom to W.Bush didn't have the same "freedom" Bush had, then why the hell do we give this mental midget such power?

Sadly, the Democrats have their names on the YEA votes...I know I Know...they probably were sick for days afterward knowing they voted that way for political expediancy and not what was right for our nation.

And that's the problem with politics and is what made men like Paul Wellstone so valauble to the republic.
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TrustingDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 11:58 AM
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5. absolutely Should, but....
isn't that just such a crazy-way-out there idea. Taxpayers must relinquish their hard earned dollars and the blood of their children for these wars - but get one General Electric to donate some of their bombs for 'the cause' and you are called a wild-eyed commie retard.

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Steely_Dan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 12:03 PM
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6. Thank You
You actually put it better than I did!

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Steely_Dan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 12:32 PM
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7. Shameless Kick
Shameless Kick
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