Politics - 22 July 2007

And before you ask.... Yes, I have. I certainly dont consider myself an expert on the subject.

I think its odd how people can watch 5 minutes of CNN (or Al Jazera) and suddenly feel they have a complete understanding of what is going on in Iraq. Anyone else understand my frustration?

2007-07-22 16:52:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The American Invasion of Iraq was probably America's worst foerign policy blunder of all time. The war was ill conceived, poorly and incompetently planned. There were no WMDs, and Iraq had no connection to 9/11. Iraq posed no threat to the USA and its allies. It should never have happened.

But it did happen. We made it happen. And now that we have made this mess we should stay and clean it up.

I can't believe that some people, and some Presidential candidates, are saying we should withdraw completely. There would be all sorts of dissasterous consequences to abandoning our mission and our responsibility in Iraq. We need to stay and get the job done - even if it means many more soldiers dying. The solution will likely be mostly a political one. But it will also require a certain measure of military backing.

We owe it to Iraq, to the world, and to the thousands of US soldiers who have given their lives, to complete this mission.

What do you think?

2007-07-22 16:49:15 · 23 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

If liberal means free, I would think that liberals would be completely oblivious to race and would oppose discrimination in every way, shape, and form. So, I'm confused as to why liberals are the ones who support affirmative action.

2007-07-22 16:46:03 · 9 answers · asked by Maid Mesmera 3

Throwing people in jail for being unemployed and unable to pay a debt should be unconstitutional. I understand it is allowed for political reasons,to get judges and prosecutors elected. Why is it allowed by the general public?

2007-07-22 16:35:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

This can be any aspect of service that has benefited our nation.

2007-07-22 16:23:06 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here is the truth of the matter and a little history lesson. The colonists were not radical revolutionaries or liberals. There actually was no revolution in the literal sense. They were not trying to overthrow the British Crown.

There was actually very little British taxation on the colonies before the renewed hostilities with France. After that old rivalry heated up again, the British started imposing new taxes on the colonies to fund the war. The colonists were understandably upset with this because they had no representation in Parliment. The colonists were fighting for independence to preserve tradition and self government that they had enjoyed for so long without British interference. In this respect, the colonists were actually conservatives in the traditional sense.

2007-07-22 16:05:23 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-22 15:40:00 · 10 answers · asked by michaelsoft_1 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30xtysP_btA

2007-07-22 15:38:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

...but he didn't say why, would you support him?

2007-07-22 15:33:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most issues when touches on History, R and S, Politic, they are always divided into at least 2 groups or more and everyone would start answering and backing up with sources from google, books, news channel etc. Now, my questions is how reliable are those sources? At times we have a situation that both parties have sources to back their answers : For example, like history..some countries even amend their history to avoid further shame befall into that nation but the people from that nation would argue that theirs is tue history. Or Israel and Palestine feud? Etc and etc...Have anyone doubted this before?

And I am not sure this Q is under which category...

2007-07-22 15:29:11 · 7 answers · asked by ANDERSON P 3

Escaping from Reality again?

2007-07-22 15:14:23 · 12 answers · asked by flushles 3

Christians:
1. Live to serve God and others.
2. Love their neighbors as themselves.
3. Minister to the less fortunate.

Republicans:
1. Insist on tax breaks so the rich can hoard their wealth and the poor can never escape the cycle of poverty.
2. Ignore the scientific community's warnings about Global Warming, therefore letting the earth's problems get worse and worse...it's the It-Won't-Happen-To-Me-I'm-Me attitude. They continue to buy SUV's, not caring if their excess exhaust pollutes the air and water.
3. Elect the idiotic George W. Bush for the SECOND time, after knowing full well what a moron he is, just because they were afraid that Kerry would force them to pay taxes the government could use for services to benefit everyone, including rich and poor people.
4. Believe in trickle-down economics, when it obviously doesn't work, since CEO's are raking in millions when the janitors can barely support a family.

Choose one...Christian or Republican...not both.

2007-07-22 15:05:35 · 40 answers · asked by milkiemybaby 2

2007-07-22 15:00:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

What if there was something like a Red Scare again.You had to choose to lose everything or turn in friends or make up stories about some one to save your self.What would you do?

2007-07-22 14:55:22 · 18 answers · asked by SHAWN 3

Mitt Romney, running as an social conservative, has stated that he'd like to stop pornography from coming up on kids' computers, and also reduce violence and sex on television. Presumably, since he's running for political office, he plans to accomplish this by increasing government regulation of internet and television content.

Do you agree with the social conservatives that the government should do this?


Source:
http://mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Ocean_Ad

2007-07-22 14:52:58 · 27 answers · asked by Steve 6

Are you members of the "Flat Earth" Society?

2007-07-22 14:47:50 · 9 answers · asked by Gemini 5

Stephen Hawking explained the Big Bang and Cons say Intelligent Design...

2007-07-22 14:45:46 · 14 answers · asked by flushles 3

Why or why not?

2007-07-22 14:37:30 · 29 answers · asked by Lindsey G 5

Hey, this fairness in the media act....OR WHATEVER it's called today, it inhibits free speech, forces the media to preach what the government dictates. We know that DUH right....

Ok, if it is so inhibitive to one of our fundamental rights, and you defend the rights of free speech so hard, DO YOU SUPPORT IT?

And yes, I do want to hear what all the dems to speak up because I want to know where you stand.

Spare me the banter, let's keep the educated ones answering.

2007-07-22 14:28:19 · 15 answers · asked by The prophet of DOOM 5

One kind user told me to burn in Hell and called me a Nazi.

2007-07-22 14:15:40 · 27 answers · asked by vegaswoman 6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZVNYH5aR9E

2007-07-22 14:09:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many people claim to love freedom and love independence from government but I want to know:

Do you all really want to take care of yourselves or do you want a government to provide everything for you and make all of your choices?

2007-07-22 13:48:08 · 13 answers · asked by pjones_ngoditrust 1

Serious question...

And two, even if you don't, can you admit that the Big Bang theory is what most physicists believe in today?

Same question for evolution. Can you admit, that the vast majority of scientists believe in evolution? That evolution is in fact where the scientific concensus is right now?

2007-07-22 13:44:05 · 14 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3

"many of the scientist believed the earth was flat"
- con
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq7bH7.Zs46obRQ_qbb9NRHY7BR.?qid=20070722171317AAjOxYq

Name the scientist or scientific organization who believed that...

You can't, because modern science (as in scientific method) didn't begin until the Age of Enlightenment with men like Copernicus, Galileo, Brache, Kepler, and Newton. Nobody, not even the Catholic Church, believed the Earth was flat then. Fundamentalists back then believed the universe revolved around the sun. People had figured out the earth was round since Greek times.

The Christopher Columbus controversy was not over whether the earth was flat, but how big it was. Google Columbus flat earth for more information.

2007-07-22 13:37:21 · 5 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PlSxwfOzBqo


A muslim caller called, and Boortz tells it like it is! He says Islam is not a religion, its a cult!

2007-07-22 13:33:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Huh cons?

Because they all support man made global warming. Anybody with a brain who has been listening to what the vast majority of scientists have been saying would to.

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WASHINGTON -- In a Capitol Hill debate about global warming touted by its moderator as a "smackdown" between former House speaker Newt Gingrich and Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, Gingrich praised Kerry's recently released book about environmentalism, acknowledged that global warming is real, and offered what amounted to an unexpected apology for his party's inaction on curtailing greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/04/11/gingrich_drops_skepticism_on_global_warming/

2007-07-22 13:16:56 · 2 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3

is real?

Here is the difference between my sources and cons. Cons will give you links to EDITORIALS from INDIVIDUAL scientists on political and amatuer websites like CATO, Heritage, and junkscience.com.

I'm showing you the OFFICIAL STATEMENTS made by the most well established SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS (REPRESENTING TENS OF THOUSANDS) who engange in geologic, climatic, and meteorologic research.

1) THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, FOUNDED IN 1919, OVER 45,000 MEMBERS
"Human activities are increasingly altering the Earth's climate. These effects add to natural influences that have been present over Earth's history. Scientific evidence strongly indicates that natural influences cannot explain the rapid increase in global near-surface temperatures observed during the second half of the 20th century."
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/climate_change_position.html

2007-07-22 13:13:17 · 13 answers · asked by trovalta_stinks_2 3

Cheney or Bush?

2007-07-22 13:09:46 · 24 answers · asked by flushles 3

Do you think the Democrats are really concerned about our soldiers or do they just want to attack the Republicans and try to make themselves look good?

2007-07-22 13:07:00 · 24 answers · asked by Jasmine 5

Many conservatives are openly wishing the US would bomb Iran, what do they think this will accomplish?

2007-07-22 13:02:54 · 27 answers · asked by Stephanie is awesome!! 7