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When you start with the premise that the opposition is evil, then surely there is no compromise as your argument is based not upon grievances or conditions or even upon miscommunications of perspectives. Your unmovable opinions does not look for options other than the utter anililation of those that oppose you. which ultimately turns into a battle not against good vs evil but evil vs evil.

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And why not add, "the victims of the Middle Passage," or, "the victims of the American holocaust" (that would be slavery), "the victims of the Trail of Tears," "the victims of Jim Crow,"...Dude, how many of these people reflect YOU? How many of these people COULD HAVE BEEN SPARED has this nation not looked after its own self-interests first? How many of the war hawks and so-called patriots sat on their behinds and DID NOTHING while millions suffered? Here's my open letter to YOU: the reason why we lost our standing in the world is (partially) because the rest of the planet has finally caught on that we are full of it, and they aren't about to let us bully them anymore. First they fear us (Reagan), then they hate us (Bush), then they'll ignore us (Clinton), until they realize that we're all talk (ironic, isn't it?) and they ATTACK US (Bush II)! As your presumed nominee made it a point to call out individuals who never served in combat, I, sir, wish to make clear that you have even less standing to criticize Senator Obama on the manner that he chooses to engage the world. We must not become such that we isolate ourselves against the rest of the world. Walls erected for protection actually become our prisons. If we are to regain our moral standing in the free and not-so-free world, the holier-than-thou, do-as-I-say-not-as-I do, hubris-laden outlook on democracy must stop. The American Empire has always been on a decline; YOUR president has further reduced our values to caracature.

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Re: Therren Dunham Well said! Now I will address the author of this column. There are some four letter words involved here....B.U.S.H = J.O.K.E Ben, everything you learned you learned in school. At the final days of Bush's term, his supporters are finally owning up to what we have been accusing him of night and day. Ben, I believe you are a Jew, so let me remind you. Israel does not need the USA to fulfill their destiny, if God's promise is true! So much doubt from so many believers. The Christian bible states the Jewish tribe are God's chosen people, so what's the problem? God's ways are mysterious, why so much fear?. If I were a Jew, I would be fearless knowing God has my back! Does it get any better? I don't understand the conflict, I do understand the USA is being left out of the truces and agreements being made. You...You're a brilliant guy, but brainwashed. Your mind is closed and that is sad. Open your mind and let in the truth. It doesn't bring happiness, but it brings peace.