"Foreign policy credientials"

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Saying that Israel practices apartheid, and "god bless" the idiot who said it, is intelligent?

I am saying nothing different about Islamic theocracies than scores of other experts have said. Apart from the poverty, the inability to provide basic public service to their populaces, these countries have the worst human rights records in the world right now, besides their tolerance for, giving aid and comfort to, or support for terrorism against civilians. They all have one thing in common. Palestine is no different.

Israel is democratic enough to have just forced its Prime Minister to resign. That's a pretty impressive sign. Like most any true democracy, Israel is a prosperous and nice place to live, because of what Israelis have done. I have no doubt that if the Palestinians weren't backed by Hamas and Hezbollah and engaging in terrorism they could be a part of that. It's the nature of liberal democracy.

rule #5 of conservatism: never be honest about Israel.

rule #34 of conservatism (expired now): never be honest about South Africa.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Saying that Israel practices apartheid, and "god bless" the idiot who said it, is intelligent?

I am saying nothing different about Islamic theocracies than scores of other experts have said. Apart from the poverty, the inability to provide basic public service to their populaces, these countries have the worst human rights records in the world right now, besides their tolerance for, giving aid and comfort to, or support for terrorism against civilians. They all have one thing in common. Palestine is no different.

Israel is democratic enough to have just forced its Prime Minister to resign. That's a pretty impressive sign. Like most any true democracy, Israel is a prosperous and nice place to live, because of what Israelis have done. I have no doubt that if the Palestinians weren't backed by Hamas and Hezbollah and engaging in terrorism they could be a part of that. It's the nature of liberal democracy.

Again you illustrate that don't have the faintest idea what is going on in the West Bank right now. And that you are more interested in waiving your hand with a few broad rationalizations than you are in addressing facts. Why don't you actually read the book and we can have a nice debate about his arguments? (it's pretty short - you can pretend it's a review)

You should stick to football. You have more knowledge in that area and are much less offensive.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Again you illustrate that don't have the faintest idea what is going on in the West Bank right now. And that you are more interested in waiving your hand with a few broad rationalizations than you are in addressing facts. Why don't you actually read the book and we can have a nice debate about his arguments? (it's pretty short - you can pretend it's a review)

You should stick to football. You have more knowledge in that area and are much less offensive.

You're suggesting I read a book called "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" by Jimmy Carter to get the real, balanced story? Nobody believes this is anything other than a pamphlet that preaches to the converted.

[SeattleUte]

The funny thing is Waters originally mentioned Carter's book as a troll, I'm sure.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

You're suggesting I read a book called "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" by Jimmy Carter to get the real, balanced story? Nobody believes this is anything other than a pamphlet that preaches to the converted.

Signed,

Sean Hannity

[SeattleUte]

I love the way when I tangle with someone and just about the whole rest of the board agrees with me, everyone just sits quietly. I won't forget this, YOhio.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I love the way when I tangle with someone and just about the whole rest of the board agrees with me, everyone just sits quietly. I won't forget this, YOhio.

You'll rue the day you chose Triplet Dad over me.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I love the way when I tangle with someone and just about the whole rest of the board agrees with me, everyone just sits quietly.

Certainly it's a testament to our collective reverence for you that we hesitate to leap to your defense lest we inadvertently offend you with our sub-standard arguments for your cause.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I love the way when I tangle with someone and just about the whole rest of the board agrees with me, everyone just sits quietly. I won't forget this, YOhio.

Maybe we're just laughing at you silently while you play the narcissist.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Maybe we're just laughing at you silently while you play the narcissist.

"play"?