Politics & Government - 22 April 2007

For sheer stupidity and naivete I assume the overconfidence of trying to occupy a fair-sized country halfway around the world without making a serious commitment of military resources to secure law and order from the outset takes the cake, but I'm not a student of history so....

Please limit nominees to examples of specific, more-or-less single decisions where "they should have known better, obviously", i.e. any basic considerations of probable outcomes/problems seems to have been missing...no minor battlefield decisions or long-term strategic mistakes please...to give an example or two of what I have in mind, the Vietnam War isn't a good choice since a reasonable person might have underestimated Vietcong resilience and superiority in a jungle environment; Hitler opening a second front with the USSR might be closer to outright stupid. And sorry Bushlovers but Iraq is obviously a contender.

2007-04-22 13:52:43 · 12 answers · asked by Steven F 1 in Military

In fighting for our right to unscreened phone calls are we fighting for the right for terrorists to elude the government?

A question that belongs with that one is: "Will it take another terrorist attack of epic proportions for Americans to wake up and realize that the threat is real?

2007-04-22 13:50:52 · 14 answers · asked by Arthurpod 4 in Politics

A gun is not a toy. It is absolutely dangerous. Because of safety reasons, most of gun owners lock the gun at home. So in the GunMan in the school battle, the gun cannot save life. We don't want to see the gun battle in the city. When the constitution wrote down the policy of the gun, it was long long times ago. Do a modern cowboy need a gun? Do you feel comfortable if you see your new odd neighbor buy a gun?

2007-04-22 13:47:45 · 19 answers · asked by Alan 1 in Law & Ethics

Because I don't believe that 9/11 was an inside job? Is anyone else getting swamped with violations?

2007-04-22 13:44:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-04-22 13:41:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

2007-04-22 13:39:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

The Sassinian-Aryan Empire ?

Why do the zionist-republicans want the USA to have war conflicts with IRAN?
Nuclear technology in IRAN is for progress, not for war.

2007-04-22 13:29:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

are they going to call him the first gentleman, the male equivelent of first lady, or are they going to call him something else?

2007-04-22 13:19:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

What are your opinions of the Atomic Bombs being dropped? Feel free to rant :D

2007-04-22 13:15:42 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

Does US have guts to repeat the Korean War in which 40,000 US soldiers died?

2007-04-22 13:13:04 · 21 answers · asked by JOHN K 1 in Military

2007-04-22 13:12:03 · 19 answers · asked by grandomon 1 in Immigration

www.antiwar.com/casualties/#count

2007-04-22 13:09:37 · 10 answers · asked by InDyBuD2002 4 in Military

I have my id, and I live in colorado now but I was born in Flordia....

2007-04-22 13:07:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

if there were no power of judicial review, how could the people be sure that members of the government obey the limitations set upon their powers by the constitution??

2007-04-22 13:07:36 · 4 answers · asked by B* 6 in Politics

I have noticed that many conservative commentators have a total lack of respect for the UN. Has this disdain always existed since the UN's inception by Roosevelt and 26 other nations in 1942? When did this change in attitude towards the UN begin to develop if at all?

2007-04-22 13:07:15 · 19 answers · asked by bluestatesrock 1 in Politics

2007-04-22 13:07:09 · 8 answers · asked by Nick Name 1 in Government

What should I do when I see my neighbor gets egged?? Or when my house gets egged?

Should I grab my paintball gun and hunt em down? Can I arrest them citizen arrest??
can I kill them?

2007-04-22 13:06:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

Some people argue that judicial review allows the courts to overrule the will of the people as expressed through their legislatures. Do you agree?

2007-04-22 13:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by B* 6 in Politics

2007-04-22 13:02:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

2007-04-22 13:01:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

i need arguments oppising this and affirming this....please anything will help!!!

2007-04-22 12:59:25 · 7 answers · asked by lreyna13 1 in Other - Politics & Government

Do you think it should be illegal to ban them in all schools (Unless you are underage) and that more people - especially teachers should take the initiative to carry them?

2007-04-22 12:57:07 · 18 answers · asked by Lancaid 3 in Other - Politics & Government

Like a slave to a slave master? How can a poor person become rich if he or she has no privacy?

2007-04-22 12:55:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

2007-04-22 12:54:20 · 9 answers · asked by Paulbo B 3 in Government

I was at the movies a last weekend and we were standing outside for about two hours (we got kicked out of the movie) and their was this guy just walking around..sort of pacing. One of my friends I was there with said he was an undercover cop. Just wondering if he was there because they were investigating some sort of crime, or do movie theaters always have undercover police? What do they do, just pace around?

2007-04-22 12:51:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law Enforcement & Police

liable if the employee was posting this on company time and Y/A supervisors were or should have been aware of said posts?

2007-04-22 12:51:14 · 5 answers · asked by vegaswoman 6 in Law & Ethics

I will be leaving for bootcamp tomorrow. I have a list of things that are acceptable to bring with me. However, I have been told by a recent graduate that it doesn't matter because whatever I bring will be taken away whether it is on the list or not. Does anyone know if this is true....and how it works. Where you allowed to keep the things you brought...such as, small shampoo, toothpast, deoderant, tampons, bras, ect....
Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.

2007-04-22 12:50:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military

Do I have to mail a letter to my County Seat and ask for one by sending a prepaid, return address, to the Court House stating how much I am sueing for? I think that letter would be two stamps and one stamp to send it. How much have I spent so far?

2007-04-22 12:48:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Civic Participation

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/repya.asp

Do you think alot of soldiers feel this way? Or not?

Appreciate if you'd actually read the thing first.

2007-04-22 12:47:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics

I am writing a paper and I need a few additional sources and cases. How does the freedom of religion under the first amendment of the Bill of Rights partain or not partain to members of the military? Please (if possible) give examples and cite court cases that back up your answer. Best answer gets 10 points, and no wikipedia!

2007-04-22 12:46:47 · 2 answers · asked by Edmund Dantes 2 in Law & Ethics