Politics & Government - 19 September 2006

It has been said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. That said, why are so many people wanting to hand the reins of government back over to the Iraqis?
Ignoring the question of whether we should or should not have invaded (spilt milk and all). After WW2, did the allies (mostly the US because we still had some capability at that point) hurry to get out of Japan or Germany?
No we did not, they had lost a major war and were not capable of governing themselves, and they were well established nations not the tottering wreck that Iraq had been driven to over the past 20 years.
After the American Civil War the reconstruction process was cut drasticaly short due to political infighting and caused problems for the South which continue to reverberate to this day.
If we Americans are going to conquer another country we need to be resposible enough to rebuild it properly, not a half-assed rush job because of whining liberals.

2006-09-19 08:30:50 · 7 answers · asked by medic 5 in Politics

2006-09-19 08:29:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jonathan N 1 in Politics

All the liberal democrats want to burn him at the stake,and the conservative republicans want to supply the wood,does anybody care one way other what he says,this president has been the only one in history that has united both parties against him.

2006-09-19 08:28:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

If someone dropped you in the middle of the shark infested ocean butt naked. How important would you be then?

2006-09-19 08:27:37 · 17 answers · asked by idontknow 4 in Government

If it's not in the Constitution, why should we pay? We are taxed more now than in the entire history of this country.

`http://www.givemeliberty.org/

2006-09-19 08:27:32 · 12 answers · asked by gs400cww 2 in Law & Ethics

How can it be so peaceful when a lot of them hate the rest of the world and celebrate when 9/11 happened? Was Allah this hateful? Did Allah preach violence and intolerance?

2006-09-19 08:27:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Like Japan, China, Korea, Former Russia, Iraq....it becomes an issuse

2006-09-19 08:25:59 · 11 answers · asked by reene2g 4 in Government

Virginia - Webb or Allen? (I think Allen will squeak it out)
Pennsylvania - Santorum or Casey? (I think Casey wins but Santorum closes a lot of ground)
Tennessee - Corker or Ford? (I think Ford will pull of a big upset)
Connecticut - Lieberman or Lamont? (I think Lieberman squeaks this one out)
Montana - Tester or Burns? (I think Tester wins in a landslide)
Ohio - DeWine or Brown? (I think all the Ohio GOP scandals take DeWine down even though he had nothing to do with them.)
Rhode Island - Chafee or Whitehouse? (I think Sheldon Whitehouse wins by a comfortable margin)
New Jersey - Menendez or Kean? (I really think this one is a toss up, although a Democratic wave could save Menendez)
Missouri - Talent or McCaskill? (I think Talent goes down to defeat)
I think there are a few potential shockers in addition to this. Things are so bad in Michigan right now that I think Stabenow (Dem) could get defeated. Also, if there is a big wave, Ensign (Rep) from Nevada could get beat!

2006-09-19 08:25:16 · 2 answers · asked by BOOOO 1 in Politics

I hear a lot about them, but don't know the history.

2006-09-19 08:24:47 · 14 answers · asked by Just enquiring/ inquiring 4 in Other - Politics & Government

2006-09-19 08:23:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14901514/

At least in the land of my ancestors, people know how to rebel against an administration that deliberately lies to them!!!!

2006-09-19 08:22:59 · 6 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7 in Politics

Have you ever been to the grocery store in the afternoon and seen a lady in her slippers and her bathrobe and her hair all greasy with a grocery cart full of food going up to the counter and paying for her stuff with food stamps? There ain't nothing physically wrong with her! Why can't she get up off her fat rump and GET A JOB!! I've seen too many people like this, and I want to know if anyone else thinks that people like this should be forced to get a job instead of living off our hard-earned tax dollars!! Is anyone with me on this? What can we do to bring a reform to the way welfare is distributed? Why does it seem like the greatest percentage of welfare recipients are using it to support their filthy habits?? Give me some feedback here!

2006-09-19 08:22:47 · 10 answers · asked by gagagirl 2 in Law & Ethics

2006-09-19 08:22:26 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

whitch one is better in the airforce, and why?

explain how i would become each one.

and do you have to go to the Airforce acadamy to be an officer, or can the airforce just pay for your college? cause i dont have anymoney to pay for college myself

2006-09-19 08:21:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-09-19 08:21:36 · 10 answers · asked by C L 2 in Politics

but since theyre illegal, would we even know that theyre dead?

2006-09-19 08:20:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

2006-09-19 08:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by anon_y_muse 2 in Politics

2006-09-19 08:19:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

ben franklin and alexander hamilton were not presidents and I was wondering if there was any other currency that did not have pics of presidents on them?

2006-09-19 08:19:09 · 15 answers · asked by a_good_one_waiting 2 in Government

2006-09-19 08:18:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2006-09-19 08:18:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

2006-09-19 08:18:37 · 15 answers · asked by Ebee 1 in Politics

Ok recently both israel and hezbollah have been accused of war crimes of purposely targeting innocent citizens. I understand and admit it was a bad thing my country done to the southern lebanon infastructure and targetting citizens that are not soldiers was terrible. Ok i wanted to know if the US dropping 2 nuclear bombs on japan is also considered war crime? israel must have killed 300-400 civilians but the us killed over 200,000 japanese civilians. Why was that never considered a war crime? Do the US seriously think that they can lecture countries like india and pakistan for developing nuclear weapons when the US is the only country to ever use nuclear weapons in war. Also is the US seat on the security council justified when they have actually caused more destruction and hatred then any other country? Im not anti american or anything i just want to know people opinions.

2006-09-19 08:18:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2006-09-19 08:17:52 · 14 answers · asked by Omar 2 in Other - Politics & Government

http://www.exitsupportnetwork.com/artcls/socio.htm

2006-09-19 08:17:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Just every day you hear that we are in major disagreements with them. They are arrogant and do not want the UN in there to inspect the nuclear weapons, etc. How do you feel, and do you think they are encouraging the terrorists movement in the world?

2006-09-19 08:16:45 · 10 answers · asked by shardf 5 in Military

If I were King of the World, here is what I would stand for: 1. The Death Penalty for all terrorists, and for the worst murderers; 2. Abortion is legal in the first trimester; 3. Anybody who makes more than $300K per year gets taxed 30%, a million a year gets taxed 50% and up and up; 4. Anybody who makes less than 100K per year pays no taxes; 4a. No person is allowed to make more than One Billion Dollars per year. If they do, they are to be publicly flogged with a mackerel 5. Illegal immigrants are thrown out immediately and returned back to their country, unless they can prove with clear and convincing evidence that they have been in this country for more than 5 years; 6. Gigantic walls to be built around every country; 7. Oil from the middle east is banned. Let them drown in the desert, no more strangle hold on the rest of the world; 8. Religion will be fine, but any religious holidays during the work week will be automatically moved over to the weekend.

2006-09-19 08:15:52 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4 in Elections

Paid CA lawyer $2K to file 2 documents in addition to retainer to handle case. Law changed after I paid but BEFORE he could file. I asked for refund of $1K for form he could not file. He sent me $250 with a stmt of how his office spent the balance! I have retainer not hrly contract. At his insistence he called a mtg, refusing to discuss issue on phone. Mtg ran 40mins; he's trying to charge me 90min. Issue was case-related; never told me he would charge me. Next mtg, also case-related trying to solve the problem. Never told me he'd charge me. He didn't show up (typical)-paralegal stepped in. Trying to bill me 1hr at lawyer rate for 40min mtg. Another mtg I had w/his paralegal he's billing me 1hr lawyer rate;mtg ran 20mins. Not told I would be charged for this either but not directly case-related. He was miffed I sent 20 emails in 5yrs & wrote he should have charged me extra for the emails. Emails sent because he didn't keep me apprised. Does he owe me balance for form he couldn't file?

2006-09-19 08:15:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

Or is changing your mind the worst thing a politician could do to this country? For example tax cuts - always good, or only sometimes? War funding - always good or no more for Halliburton?

2006-09-19 08:15:11 · 5 answers · asked by oohhbother 7 in Politics

To the extent that I wish they would just to live in a country were they can practice their cultare and perhaps be happier than living here in the UK. Obviously the bebefits of living in the UK are of no interest to them..

2006-09-19 08:15:00 · 6 answers · asked by Smudge 1 in Government