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February 27th, 2012, 1:21 pm #31
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February 27th, 2012, 1:29 pm #32
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February 28th, 2012, 12:38 am #33
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February 28th, 2012, 12:45 am #34
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Your Assistance Is Requested
I will be most appreciative, if you will assist me in acquiring a better understanding of the “definition more commonly used.”
T Kosciuszko
Place yourself in the middle of the stream of power and wisdom which animates all whom it floats, and you are without effort impelled to truth, to right and a perfect contentment. ~ RWE
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February 28th, 2012, 12:52 am #35
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February 28th, 2012, 12:57 am #36
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February 28th, 2012, 12:58 am #37
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Mr. Blackstone
The underlying foundation of reality does not emanate from the brilliant suppositions presented by your TV.
However, the underlying foundation of a politician’s principles is easily discovered in the yeas & nays of legislative reality.
Perhaps one day you will turn off the TV, and enter the realm of reality.
T Kosciuszko
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February 28th, 2012, 1:08 am #38
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February 28th, 2012, 1:23 am #39
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I have recently acquired enormous respect for Dwight Eisenhower. General Eisenhower was in charge of Allied military strategy during WWII. Accordingly, he was seated at the table of consideration regarding the industrial decisions of military hardware.
Double-Declarations of War triggered industrial production—it soared from a trickle to full production—within a year. Everyone was so busy focusing on the war before them, that they were not watching what was going on behind them. Well, it was the Democratic Party's most powerful era and Democrats did what they do. They facilitated what was essentially a joint venture and creation of an enduring acronym.
On a number of occasions, General Eisenhower had to battle civilian CEO arm-chair generals after they influenced Democratic Congress to alter decisions regarding industrial strategy. He complained at one point that he was spending more time fighting the MICC, than the Nazis!
Mr. Eisenhower had to acquiesce to the reality of politics as Allied Commander; so he was not naive, but upon making the transition from military "CEO" to government CEO, he was perturbed by the degree of consideration that political concerns, had on policy decisions. He was not accustomed to sitting at a conference table muddled with irrelevancies, and it was difficult for him to adapt to this method—of “planning.”
Mr. Eisenhower sought to implement policies independent of influence of the two political parties. He was far more concerned about what was in the nation's interest, than generic and unprincipled politicians on either side of the isle.
Likewise, as Allied Commander, General Eisenhower, was essentially an empathic man of peace, fighting a war for the purpose of implementing peace.
The Laws of War are fundamentally different from the Rules of Law. Under the Laws of War, killing civilians is to be avoided; but is not forbidden. "Military Necessity," is legal justification for doing so.
Our young people are ordered off to fight an unconstitutional war, and then, when the inevitable and predictable dehumanizing of the enemy results, the arm-chair generals express their surprised outrage, and call for their heads. They merge and muddle, in an effort to re-define the Laws of War.
Consider what a soldier must face—kill another human being. For many soldiers, that consideration was the split second that killed him. I am not Rambozo, it would probably kill me too.
Dehumanizing the enemy--In an effort to pretend that we are civilized, that term is viewed as a negative connotation. "Humanitarian war" is another way we try fool ourselves, when we send our young people off to the battlefield. The arm-chair generals express empathy, sympathy, kindness and care as the bid them farewell—and remind them to fight a “humanitarian war.”
(Who needs enemies, when you have such nice friends?)
When our young people step onto the battlefield of reality, a humanitarian war, is no more.
Like Mr. Paul, I don't like to pretend—war requires vanquishing the enemy as quickly, efficiently as possible. I know—that’s inhumane.
The inhumane nature of war, and the process of becoming "battle-hardened," results in soldiers dehumanizing the enemy. And they become less humane, human beings.
Insanity is the only other option.
Mr. Paul believes the power to Declare War was vested to the Legislature to ensure a rational contemplation of the grievances, as well as the projected cost of lives and resources of the People.
Regrettably, the legitimate process of declaring war has been disregarded and as a result, we have engaged in a number of wars against nations that did not attack us. In each of these conflicts, the ensuing sequence of events were not anticipated and resulted in our soldiers being stuck the no-win situation of a “humanitarian war.”
As long as the word "war" is in the human vocabulary, inhumane will be standing by its side; ready to serve, as its right-hand man—it is the actuality of reality.
Those who must bear the “risky” actualities of battlefield reality, support Mr. Paul.
“So, who is left to vote for?”
T Kosciuszko
A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.
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February 28th, 2012, 1:47 am #40
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Instincts or Values?
Obama is one of the latest arrivals at a very large party that WAS well underway...
Say what—you were not invited?
T Kosciuszko
A flag is valueless and insignificant, if it is implanted in hollow earth. The first US flag was implanted in the romantic ideal of ennobling humanity.
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February 28th, 2012, 2:20 am #41
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I am going to give you fair warning. I have about had it with your snark, attack against our members, and lecturing / preaching vs discussion. As far as I am concerned you are an arrogant punk troll who should be hearing a clock ticking.





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