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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:46 PM Original message |
To those who believe UAE is in league with bin Laden |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. There is no reason that Americans should have to look elsewhere |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
56. I agree |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I can see a difference in delivering aircraft to them.......over there... |
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LiviaOlivia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. exactly |
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worldgonekrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I think you are being unfair |
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LiviaOlivia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I have to disagree |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. what part of "I trust Al Gore" is anti-Gore? |
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LiviaOlivia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Aren't we all! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. exactly. I don't want even England running our ports. |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
71. Same here! |
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NVMojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
3. dude, dont' foget that 9/11 had not happened yet ...although I |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. Just goes to show that we are a one-party country when it comes to |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. To be frank, we shouldn't sell arms to authoritarian regimes. |
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Mr Rabble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. Luckily for us, it has become a republican uproar, |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. When you consider that this in not a private company but owned |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. lol... |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. I don't think that it is bashing to point out that the UAE has close |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
9. A few things |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. Six years ago, two UAE citizens hadn't been involved in 9/11. |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. so now 2 citizens = all citizens? |
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worldgonekrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. The UAE royal family met with bin laden in Afghanistan in '99 |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. yes I've heard this meme ad nauseum |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
40. Keep making excuses for a country that still supports the Tailban, |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:18 AM Response to Reply #40 |
52. what's so important to me is that I hate to see |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 06:05 PM Response to Reply #40 |
72. What is this crap? |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. No frankly I don't trust him. I don't trust 90% of politicians. |
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worldgonekrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. Apples and oranges, IMO |
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Erika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. If they are enslaving children and treat women as inferior |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. just like Jews drink the blood of Christian babies... |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:19 AM Response to Reply #30 |
53. Jews don't eat babies. The government of the UAE, however, |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. "F" them |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. Maybe it would be a good thing just to kinda.... |
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stepnw1f (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. SATAN LOVES YOU... GET OVER IT |
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Jayhawk Lib (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. Would we all feel better if Halliburton had won the bid???? nt |
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ewoden (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. it is not about the UAE....it is about |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. The bushies have spent the last five years demonizing Muslims. |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:12 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. so now it's our turn to pick up the mantle and demonize? |
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Ciggies and coffee (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
28. Play soft? n/t |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. This is just another distraction from the real issues. |
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worldgonekrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Very good point |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. see, there's the misconception |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. There's a difference between a foreign company controlling port |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Really? What is the difference? |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. If you don't see the difference (and it is a BIG one), I have no idea how |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 11:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. in other words, you can't think of any |
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NYCGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I (and most every other poster in this thread) can think of plenty that's |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:03 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. just the opposite... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Give me a fucking break and spare us all the condescension. |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 11:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Well said, CS, well said. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
73. Show me how in the real world it makes one whit's worth of |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 12:08 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Here: |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:11 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. here what? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
57. And who is responsible for Homeland Security? |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 02:08 AM Response to Reply #57 |
59. why all the uproar? |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 02:36 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Since Bush became president I fear for a lot of people's lives |
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darkmaestro019 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. re: Arab-bashing |
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Doohickie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-22-06 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. And by the way |
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LittleClarkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
46. I trust Al Gore |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
48. Selling planes and handing them the keys are 2 diff. issues. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
51. Argumentum Ad Verecundiam |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:27 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. a tad pedantic, and pathetically misused |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:37 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Your reasoning here, such as it is, is that if we like Al Gore |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 01:53 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. my bad |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 08:48 AM Response to Reply #58 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 03:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 04:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. "And at least I don't peddle irrational fear..." |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
61. Has nothing to do with "believing"; |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 05:47 AM Response to Original message |
62. That's a completely different issue... |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
63. Ummm...we sell weapons to everyone, or hadn't you noticed? |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 03:54 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. oh, do we call everyone an "important ally" |
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lojasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
67. Money for 9/11 came through UAE banks |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
69. HA! UAE is the least of it |
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MrBenchley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
70. I don't see Al Gore putting them in charge of US air defense there.... |
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Chi-Town Exile (546 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
74. This thread is ridiculous. |
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President Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-23-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. yes, so ridiculous you felt you had to write a 6 paragraph response |
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