Politics - 13 July 2007

The Brookings Institute recently published a report dated 31 May 2007. I've looked at their data and analyzed it from a military mindset, as clear from politics as I can be in this debate. http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DfkctJU7dK5B7LcNROoyVQ--;_ylt=AiNXZokI1G6zowgYXNnJS9nlAOJ3?cq=1
Will you look at it and give an honest opinion or will you forego the information and answer along party lines?
How many insurgents are estimated to be in Iraq?
How many of them are estimated to be foreigners?
What are the strength and losses of the Iraqi Police and Military?
How many unarmed civilians are killed in an average month by our enemy and how many by our soldiers?

Do you really know who our enemy is and what he wants?

2007-07-13 05:59:15 · 7 answers · asked by John T 6

Iran, Nicaragua, Afganistan, Angola, Lebanon?

2007-07-13 05:51:17 · 19 answers · asked by Bonneville P 2

Would you cover the following under a Universal Health Care System?
1. Sex change operation
2. Breast reduction / enlargement
3. Partial Birth Abortion (Where mother's life is NOT in jeopardy)
4. Alcohol Rehab centers?

I am not trying to be a "troll", or anything, but am curious what you feel should/should not be covered.

Thank You.

2007-07-13 05:49:50 · 17 answers · asked by Supercell 5

2007-07-13 05:47:17 · 11 answers · asked by Ronnie 2

I watch MSNBC frequently and I have seen Pat Buchanan on there many times. I think he is a very honest and smart man. I am a traditional conservative, but I have lost trust in the government, so I am more of a paleoconservative. I think Buchanan would have been a hell of a lot better President than Bush. I trust old style conservatives like Buchanan more than the neo-cons of today that are harming America. He reminds me of the type of man who would best bring moral and family values back to America.

2007-07-13 05:44:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

As talk of war dominates debate in Congress, Rajan Zed brought a message of peace Thursday in the first Hindu prayer given on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070713/NEWS10/707130450/1002

"Lord Jesus, have mercy on us," one shouted before he was escorted out. "We shall have no other God before you."

2007-07-13 05:39:43 · 10 answers · asked by GO HILLARY 7

Ask loudly and firmly "Has anyone here accepted illegal campaign contribution unwittingly?"

2007-07-13 05:33:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

How incredibly laughable is it that they think the CLASSICAL Liberalism of the founders is just like their modern liberalism simply because it's the same word?

What is this high school?

The founders would ABHOR your socialist and collectivist solutions to everything, they would view all state solutions to problems as an ABSOLUTE DANGER to human liberty.

2007-07-13 05:29:53 · 23 answers · asked by fourthy27 2

Imposssible! because they are either too stoned or too lazy to move .

2007-07-13 05:27:50 · 15 answers · asked by Samm 6

Since so many people have been so vocal about why they hate the President, I thought I would just offer the following. I like President Bush, even though I don’t always agree with his positions. Here’s why:

1. The man is guileless. Unlike many politicians who do their best to appeal to as
many people as possible (and thus, keep their “approval ratings” up), George
Bush says exactly what he believes. I don’t always agree with his positions or
actions, but I like the fact that I always know where he stands.

2. He is a lousy public speaker and has zero personal charisma. Why are these good characteristics for a president? Because the opposite is so dangerous. I am suspicious of politicians who are skilled at the art of rhetoric. Such people can make you feel good about almost anything (John Kerry is the ultimate example here). With George Bush, it is all about his ideas and actions… not how he packages them because, obviously, he isn’t very good at salesmanship.

2007-07-13 05:27:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Democratic party is the major hurdle to school vouchers. This would enable Americans to choose where they want to send their child, instead of being forced to send them to an under performing public school. They (dems) want to keep throwing money at the black hole of public education and are ok with you sending "your" child there but they won't send "their" kid there becuase they can afford private school.
Billl Clinton and Hilary went to private school, they sent Hilary to private school, Al Gore went to private school, he sent his kids to private school. Ted Kennendy went to private school, he sent his kids to private school.

Why not give Americans the same oppertunity via tax paid vouchers?

2007-07-13 05:25:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Note. It is indeed LIBERALITY, not LEGALITY.

"As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."
- George Washington, March 1790

2007-07-13 05:18:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, how much of this is a cause or accelerant of the terrorism plague?

2007-07-13 05:15:11 · 2 answers · asked by me 3

The notion that the jobs created under Bush "are all just blue collar jobs and McJobs" is just not true - you made that up rather than admit the job growth.

That's pathetic.

2007-07-13 05:07:18 · 23 answers · asked by truthisback 3

At a morning news conference where he released a mixed progress report on his troop buildup, Mr. Bush repeatedly invoked the threat of Al Qaeda as a reason to stick with his strategy, saying the group he referred to as Al Qaeda in Iraq “has sworn allegiance to Osama bin Laden.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/washington/13policy.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

"Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia did not exist before the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sunni group thrived as a magnet for recruiting and a force for violence largely because of the American invasion of Iraq"

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/world/middleeast/13qaeda.html?th&emc=th

So let me get this straight - we know Al Qaeda didn't exist in Iraq before 9/11 (contrary to what Bush has claimed). Now because of the Iraq War, not only are they in Iraq, but have claimed allegiance to bin Laden, who Bush failed to catch because he sent the troops to Iraq? This is the justification for staying in Iraq?

Biggest irony ever?

2007-07-13 05:03:52 · 6 answers · asked by Dana1981 7

Truman ended WWII by nuking 2 Japaness Cities killing 100000s of innocent Japaness Civilians who had nothing to do with Pearl Harbour. right??

and We invaded German who never attacked America. right?
and we lost WWII because we never caught Hitler.

I am using Libtards' silly logic.

2007-07-13 05:02:41 · 6 answers · asked by Samm 6

No more slides and no more swings , no monkey bars , or merry go rounds or teeter tooters .
Is the government running out of money for these things and his it contributed to fat kids everywhere .

2007-07-13 05:01:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Don't just show the growth under Reagan and Bush Jr. Compare the percent growth under them with other presidents.

Somebody told me to include Carter, so here we go:

HERE'S WHAT I DID:
I got the real GDP stats from the Bureau of Economic Analyses. I took the percent increase over 4 year intervals. I then ranked them from best to worst. Out of (((18))) 4 year intervals, the supply siders Reagan and Bush Jr ranked 8th, 12th, and 16th.
1 FDR (44') 74.69%
2 FDR (36') 34.62%
3 LBJ (68') 21.81%
4 TRUMAN (52') 21.00%
5 JFK (64') 19.86%
6 FDR (40') 19.32%
7 CLINTON (00') 17.87%
8 REAGAN (88') 15.98%
9 CARTER (80') 13.67%
10 CLINTON (96')13.53%
11 IKE(56') 13.45%
12 REAGAN (84') 12.63%
13 NIXON (72') 12.38%
14 IKE (60') 10.91%
15 FORD (76') 10.62%
16 BUSH JR (04')9.03%
17 BUSH SR (92')8.81%
18 TRUMAN (48') -9.04%

http://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gdplev.xls

2007-07-13 04:59:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Answer - The US or any other country or even the United Nations cannot Save Africa. There`s only one way for Africa to fix itself, that is by uniting all the seperate countries in the conteinent to make "One Africa"
The problem with Africa resembles the problem China had long ago. The communist Leader "MAO" is the best thing to ever happen to China. Like Africa, China was once divided into many countries which had different Governements and Leaders. This caused great suffering, great war, and great poverty throughout China. MAO and his red army united China under one government. Do you see where China is at today in regards to being on the brink of becoming the next world superpower?
This is the only way Africa can ever be saved! They can Save the diplomatic reliefs, save the charity funds, Save the GD commericals its not going to work! There`s Only one way period! If we really want to help we should supply a charasmatic African leader with this goal in mind with weapons.

2007-07-13 04:58:09 · 8 answers · asked by Future 5

I don't care if they smoke, they want to ban smoking even in bars, even if the owner of the bar doesn't want too.

I don't want to force them to carry a gun, they want to force me to give mine up.

I don't care if they don't eat meat, they want to force us to be vegatarians.

I don't want to force them to hunt, they want to outlaw hunting.

I don't want to force them to give money they earned to lazy poor people, they want to take my money with the threat of imprisonment and give it to folks who didn't earn it.

I don't care if they pray in front of me, they want religion out of the public eye completely.

I don't want to force them to change their lives, they want to controll what kind of car i drive because some sorry bogus science says the sea will rise 100 feet in 200 years, it won't. I think this is a ploy to exert more controll over the masses.

2007-07-13 04:53:01 · 11 answers · asked by John Galt 2

2007-07-13 04:51:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people think we cannot win against terrorism?

I believe we can and we will win, yet there are others who say we can´t beat them, lets bring all the troops home....

i don´t think bringing troops home will make terrorism go away do you?

2007-07-13 04:43:41 · 26 answers · asked by James R 3

Just a little proof? Something? Anything? A link? with thousands of people starving you would think there would be some way to prove it.

2007-07-13 04:43:20 · 5 answers · asked by John Galt 2

Florida Republican state Representative Bob Allen (McCain Florida co-chair) was willing to do the deed on a plainclothes policeman for $20. After declaring the Democratic party as Godles, the glass house of the Republican party sure is getting some broken windows.

2007-07-13 04:41:18 · 15 answers · asked by wooper 5

First of all, let me add the word "liberterian" didn't even exist back then.

NOW TO THE QUOTE

PRIVATE CHARITIES ALONE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS POVERTY
"There are, in every country, some magnificent charities established by individuals. It is, however, but little that any individual can do, when the whole extent of the misery to be relieved is considered. He may satisfy his conscience, but not his heart. He may give all that he has, and that all will relieve but little. It is only by organizing civilization upon such principles as to act like a system of pulleys, that the whole weight of misery can be removed... The plan here proposed will reach the whole. It will immediately relieve and take out of view three classes of wretchedness-the blind, the lame, and the aged poor; and it will furnish the rising generation with means to prevent their becoming poor; and it will do this without deranging or interfering with any national measures."

2007-07-13 04:40:34 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here is a descent hard working god fearing Christian that deserves your respect. This man served his country flying jets in the National Guard until his HONORABLE discharge. He earned a Harvard MBA!

Just an all around great guy who has brought Honor and Dignity back to the White House after those awful Clinton years.

You have to admit LIBS. It's kind of nice having a President who does not spend all his time in front of special prosecutors, Grand Juries and Impeachment Hearings! My family was embarrassed that the President Clinton disgraced the office like that. Now, they look at Bush with pride!

2007-07-13 04:36:55 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

“We know that if we have intense military presence in a certain neighborhood, we can drive the violence down,” she said. “But we also know that the violence doesn’t cease, it just pops up somewhere else because the Iraqi government is not pursuing any political track that can lead to a resolution of the outstanding issues.”


“I see no reason for us to continue to send our young men and women into harm’s way,” Clinton said. “The Americans cannot want peace and stability for Iraq more than the Iraqis want it for themselves.”

I won't be voting for her, but I do agree with both of these comments.

Your thoughts, please.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0707/4911.html

2007-07-13 04:29:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't it time to stop and look at what the left is all about? Anti-war activist shoots and kills a 22 year old Air Force serviceman. I'm sure the murderer in this case also never thought he would never go that far as to actually kill someone either.

2007-07-13 04:27:36 · 19 answers · asked by mbush40 6

carbon pollution?
How many of you know that many states offer grant money and low interest loans to install photovoltaic cells on your roof? How many know that a lot of localities give property tax breaks to homes with photovoltaic systems? How many know the federal government gives income breaks to those who install photovoltaic systems?
People who complain about greenhouse gases think the government has done nothing to combat it. With free grant money, low cost loans, and tax breaks, the government has supplied the means for you to do something about it.
If you are concerned about global warming and you own a roof, you can actively do something about cutting emissions.

2007-07-13 04:23:40 · 12 answers · asked by Perplexed Bob 5

Have things gotten that bad?
How is Iran threatening the USA, by its peaceful nuclear.
Do you think Iran would nuke Israel, and kill Palestinians as well?Those who believe so must be out of their mind.

2007-07-13 04:17:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous