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Regardless what you opinion is of Buchanan, you've got to admit he
pretty much destroys the the entire neo-con philosophy in this
article.

http://www.amconmag.com/3_1_04/cover.html

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"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."
    -- Oscar Wilde

All it will take is one group to get a hold of one nuclear weapon, and
detonate that weapon in a big city, for them to inflict more fatalities
than we have seen in years.

My problem with Iraq is simply that we were wrong and we at best should
have known better.  I think we have to hit al-Qaeda hard and we are
completety in our rights to do so on a unilateral basis.

Jon

Does he now really think that is the ceiling on the damage terrorists
can inflict ?

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"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make
 an exception."
    -- Groucho Marx

'To suggest Frum and Perle are over the top is not to imply we not take
seriously the threat of terror attacks on airliners, in malls, from
dirty bombs, or, God forbid, a crude atomic device smuggled in by
Ryder truck or container ship. Yet even this will never "overthrow our
civilization."'

His point is that the terror threat has been greatly exaggerated by a
climate of fear.  3,000 dead in the WTC attacks is terrible, but
compared with the great wars this country have been involved in, it's
not that many.  The question we have to ask ourselves is are we
willing to enter into a state of perpetual war against anyone we
perceive to be a threat in order for a feeling of security?

Also, it's clear from Perle's statements that he is advocating a Pax
Americana where we become the protector of everyone everywhere for the
foreseeable future:

'Say the authors: "We must hunt down the individual terrorists before
they kill our people or /others/ .... We must deter /all regimes/ that
use terror as a weapon of state against anyone, /American or not/".'

Do you think this policy has been adequately described to the American
public?  Do you think the American public would agree with it?

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"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."
    -- Ambrose Bierce

Pat Buchanan is the quintessential whacko religious nut right-wing
assclown. It's ***heads like him that sometimes make me ashamed to
be a registered Republican. Fortunately the Democrats have no
shortage of whacko ***head assclowns themselves.

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Cheers,
--Jeff (RSFC's token Miami Redhawks fan)

"And maybe (tonight) he'll drop-kick one through
the uprights. Did you know drop-kicks are still
allowed by the rules? The other day, Ben drop-kicked
one in on the run from 45 yards out."
  --Miami coach Terry Hoeppner

BEN ROETHLISBERGER - RSFC's 2003 Heisman Trophy winner!

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Jefferson N. Glapski
http://www.soccersucks.org (NSFW)

When a group of the powerful don't believe Lord Acton's epigram appies
to them, keep your eyes on them. Even better, get up and tackle 'em.

And anyone who falls back on the tired "We thought they'd welcome us, we
were wrong!" argument on the basis of guerilla attacks in Iraq pretty much
reveals their bias and runs into a brick wall right there.  Most Iraqis, by
all measures, while eager to see us go as soon as the situation allows, are
exceedingly happy Saddam, his sons and the prospect of decades more under
the Baathist regime are history.

"to broaden the [Middle East] conflict to strike fatally ... the regimes
of Damascus, Baghdad, Tripoli, Teheran and Gaza ... to establish the
recognition that fighting with either the United States or Israel is
suicidal."

and later, identifies neo-con goals as such:

"To its neocon architects, Iraq was always about empire, hegemony, Pax
Americana, global democracy - about getting hold of America's power to
make the Middle East safe for Sharon and themselves glorious and famous."

Sounds about right to me.  Where do you think Buchanan strays from the
essential neo-con message?

Trev

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"Hypotheses are initially assumed false, by definition. Science is about
proving them true." - Daniel Seriff

Could Pat Buchanan, in your opinion, ever write something that could
destroy the entire left-wing philosophy? I would bet that Buchanan's
mighty pen can only slay right-wing philosophies.

-TOE

Lying Right-Wing Sycophant

More loosely, the term includes fanboy sycophants who adhere to the same
philosophy for whatever reason, be it religion, unquestioning patriotism
or moneypower.  Bush falls into this category, and as a tough-talking
Texas simp, made a perfect Presidential candidate for the power brokers
to back.

I'm pretty sure that Pat Buchanan knows what a "neo-con" is, BTW.

Trev

--
"Hypotheses are initially assumed false, by definition. Science is about
proving them true." - Daniel Seriff

Al Qaeda was in the process of becoming a quasi-state entity with
access to biological and chemical weapons. They'd happily kill
millions of Americans if they had an opportunity, and they were
working steadily to get that opportunity. And they wouldn't stop
because of some change to American policy or other. It is our
existence as a free nation that broadcasts Baywatch and doesn't
lock up women that pisses them off. It's them or us, and I want
them to be pink mist after catching a JDAM.