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DeathsHand · 10-22-2004, 04:46 AM

This is the way I (a scared, simple-minded child) see things..

Bush screwed up... I don't like the war in Iraq, I don't think it was necesary, I don't think it's possible to win a "war on terror" (like it's not possible to win a "war on drugs") because no matter how hard you fight other 'evil-doers' will continue to pop up, slip through the cracks, etc...

I think going into Afghanistan after Bin Laden was fine, he's the big leader-man of the group behind that specific attack... But we havn't caught him yet...

The way I see it, I feel Bush did a very good job directly after september 11th, he tried his best to keep people's spirits up and retaliated, but then he started running willy-nilly in Iraq and naming even more targets...

Terrorism in the united states is a rare occurrence... I've heard people acting like it's a miracle that we havn't been attacked again yet... It's been 3 years since 9/11... What terrorist attack happened on US soil from 1998-2001? hmm *scratches head*... 97? 96? 95?....

How many people die per year from other various acts of violence? Accidents? Diseases? Hunger?... Of course not nearly all deaths are preventable, and sure adding more to the body count isn't something you want to have happen, so you try your best to prevent it here at home through intelligence, training, what have you, and if it happens, retaliate against the people responsible... This war is costing us how many bajillion dollars to help 'prevent disaster and save lives'... Not to sound like a hippy, but you could save plenty more lives if you spent those bajillions on food for the hungry, research for cures or safer automobiles or ANYTHING... I mean, that's pretty damn obvious... And it doesn't get us stuck in a war we can't win...

But America has to act big and bad and turn these events that happen once in a blue moon into a long, drawn out ordeal that will be proven to be useless (at least at it's main goal of protecting the US) when there's another terrorist attack on American soil years down the road...

Did I give any reasons why Kerry is a good candidate? No... But I gave plenty on why (in my view) Bush is a bad one... Is this a good spot to be in (choosing either a guy you dissapprove of, or a guy who's like "Welp, let's just give control to him and see how he does!")? No... But it's the spot I feel I'm in right now...

And get rid of that damn color-coded terror alert system, it doesn't mean anything... Stop ruling by fear...

10-22-2004, 04:46 AM	#26
DeathsHand Village Idiot DeathsHand is offline Location: Arlington, VA Now Playing: Go Fish Posts: 4,144	Re: Vote for President 2004 This is the way I (a scared, simple-minded child) see things.. Bush screwed up... I don't like the war in Iraq, I don't think it was necesary, I don't think it's possible to win a "war on terror" (like it's not possible to win a "war on drugs") because no matter how hard you fight other 'evil-doers' will continue to pop up, slip through the cracks, etc... I think going into Afghanistan after Bin Laden was fine, he's the big leader-man of the group behind that specific attack... But we havn't caught him yet... The way I see it, I feel Bush did a very good job directly after september 11th, he tried his best to keep people's spirits up and retaliated, but then he started running willy-nilly in Iraq and naming even more targets... Terrorism in the united states is a rare occurrence... I've heard people acting like it's a miracle that we havn't been attacked again yet... It's been 3 years since 9/11... What terrorist attack happened on US soil from 1998-2001? hmm scratches head... 97? 96? 95?.... How many people die per year from other various acts of violence? Accidents? Diseases? Hunger?... Of course not nearly all deaths are preventable, and sure adding more to the body count isn't something you want to have happen, so you try your best to prevent it here at home through intelligence, training, what have you, and if it happens, retaliate against the people responsible... This war is costing us how many bajillion dollars to help 'prevent disaster and save lives'... Not to sound like a hippy, but you could save plenty more lives if you spent those bajillions on food for the hungry, research for cures or safer automobiles or ANYTHING... I mean, that's pretty damn obvious... And it doesn't get us stuck in a war we can't win... But America has to act big and bad and turn these events that happen once in a blue moon into a long, drawn out ordeal that will be proven to be useless (at least at it's main goal of protecting the US) when there's another terrorist attack on American soil years down the road... Did I give any reasons why Kerry is a good candidate? No... But I gave plenty on why (in my view) Bush is a bad one... Is this a good spot to be in (choosing either a guy you dissapprove of, or a guy who's like "Welp, let's just give control to him and see how he does!")? No... But it's the spot I feel I'm in right now... And get rid of that damn color-coded terror alert system, it doesn't mean anything... Stop ruling by fear... Last edited by DeathsHand : 10-22-2004 at 04:53 AM.