Comments on: New Baghdad Bomb; Fate Of Abducted Unclear

Doubts Now About Earlier Report That Most Abductees Were Freed

[kailumego1]

Prime example, individuals whom ignore the past in order to avoid %u201Ccognitive dissonance%u201D, by stating, %u201CSo many of these posts refer to atrocities in Medieval Europe. Europe has largely moved on. Islamic fundamentalism keeps its people frozen in their medieval mentality%u201D

This is a Freudian defense mechanism called %u201CRATIONALIZATION%u201D OR %u201CRATIONALISM%u201D, when trying to avoid reality one will surreptitiously or cleverly makes excuses to rationalize inappropriate behavior.

Identical to what%u2019s happening here, the rationalization of past historical events in order to reconcile one%u2019s own irrationality.

American history is decorated in atrocities against women, children and minorities, and although some may try to negate that fact, through rationalization, and by denigrating others with dissimilarities won%u2019t change history.

Yes, theoretically or technically, Western Europeans are no longer in medieval times, however, like the U.S. at times their actions are an enormous contradiction.

[cbgb31]

BlondMadison, you talk about Bush being a rich little white boy. Maybe you could enlighten us as to what you are. Are you rich? Are you poor? Are you white? Are you albino? Does it matter? Do you have a point?

[cbgb31]

hey, BlondMadison, they're not waterboarding for punishment. They do it to extract information. It's kind of a high stakes game. I don't think you'd understand.

[one_american]

antoniof123:

If you are going to insult the intelligent people of America, learn how to spell correctly first.

[antoniof123]

Do you know what the sad part is there are still Americans who defend this stupid war that GWB created for his crusade we should take him and those that wanted to go war and never mind I think you get the point. The one thing I remember is some of the great country singers standing up and saying they supported the war. Execpt for the Dixie Chicks and look what they got. The same treatment as the Nazi's gave to those who wrote books. I am glad I was not one of them but America was lied to and we should not forget this about these right wing nuts who are trying to make a religous cursade of this. They are no better then the right wing nuts in Islam.

[blondmadison]

You would think that, after this has happened to us several times, we would attempt to initiate a world-wide moratorium on arms sales of any kind to any country...
Posted by webdepot at 04:42 PM : Nov 14, 2006

Global Peace is the answer. Global disarmament. This is not an unattainable dream. The adults need to recognize that life is sacred. When adults refuse to come to the table in real behaviors for peaceful solutions,how is it our children are to learn to get along on the playground or in the neighborhoods? All "leaders" are representatives of the peoples--they are supposed to be models of moral integrity and sort of saviors of life. THey are anything and everything BUT that in every country except Bhutan. The world needs to learn from Bhutan.

[blondmadison]

"shock and awe."

Yes it was something like that. I remember thinking what kind of pompous jerks the U.S. was acting like - actually naming a bomb as if it were a fireworks show. Many civilians were killed. Not funny or amusing or impressive. Sickening actually. As though we were flexing whatever perceived power the psycho administration thought we had.

Worse, Rumsfeld needs to be tried for war crimes and genocide because that was the result.

Torturing prisoners does not do harm only to the prisoner. It has extreme psychological effects on the perpetrator also. They are not informed of this in boot camp or anywhere else.

[webdepot]

Since WWII America, Russia and China have been, overwhelmingly, the world's supplier of arms... from bullets, to F-16s and just about everything in between.... and then, lo and behold, ten years down the road these same countries are our enemies and using our own weapons against us..

You would think that, after this has happened to us several times, we would attempt to initiate a world-wide moratorium on arms sales of any kind to any country...

[gwagener]

BlondMadison,
You said,
Gwagener: Remember when the initial bombing took place right in the beginning of the war with Iraq? The very first bombing by U.S. - they gave it a name. THe one you wrote does not ring a bell. Are you aware of any other names?


Now that I understand the question the answer is "shock and awe."

The phrase entered the language as sarcasm when the "shock and awe" proved ineffective. The concept was that the military in Iraq would be so "shocked and awed" by the initial attack that they would rebel against Saddam and sue for pease on our terms. Didn't work that way, unfortunately,

[webdepot]

The really sad part of all this... shoot, there are many sad parts, but I digress...
We are teaching these Iraqi soldiers and police how to conduct themselves in house to house combat techniques... and the ones we are teaching that end actually being our enemies, now understand how WE will act in house to house combat... You don't think they won't be taking advantage of that knowledge..
We are teaching our killers how to efficiently kill US.. although... they seem to be doing quite well, even without our instruction..