Reads with Scotch ’s Comments (group member since Mar 14, 2008)

Reads with Scotch ’s comments from the Axis Mundi X group.

One of my favorites

Oh lonesome george do it some more!

"Wasn't that a party" Phish

"I drink alone" throgood... well pretty much anything by him.

Ok
4)Jessica alba
5) The coffee shop girl. I don’t even know her name, but she is always stunning, even at 4:45 am.

Be careful donald. I would want you to mentaly sprain something

I am one of the non-believers.

eh... the moderator charissa... are you saying...

Ummm... Lucy in the sky with diamonds?

I sense someone liking to beat her man... eh...ehh...Amy?

Eh... Yes you are correct. But the foundation of me statement is still the same. The Sheiks are placed by the Mullahs. If the Mullahs lose, the sheiks lose. However I will also admit, that arguing about this means little because there is no way to back up either side. Just what I experienced and what my former squad, and friends tell me.

Kristjan:

Those Sheiks you speak of are now working with us because their "Always faithful" Followers were leaving them to back us. It was a political power move to maintain their sway. In that region, religion rules.

Jessica alba is one struggling for the top two

that was funny and sad all at the same time.

1) Natalie Portman… do I really need to explain this one?
2) Marisa Tomei… She was the cause of the 92' brawl between me and my cousin vinny ;)
3) Winona ryder… before she became a thief… I guess I’ll just have to pee in her butt instead.

The last two are going to be tough.

Do you think it is criminal? I mean look what happened to the Enron folks. This is kinda the same thing right? Cooking the books to put people in homes they couldn't afford. The house of cards falls and everyone gets a bite of shit pie.

Granted, I think a lot of people probably knew they couldn't afford it. They should be on their own. How would we know who did it knowingly though?

I am not an economist either. In fact until about 2 years ago I never even thought about my economic future. I have a 401k that has been hit pretty hard in recent months. And heating oil is insane this year (about 475.00 a month in Alaska)

The Gas situation is really hitting the local economy hard in Alaska. Everything is shipped here. Everything comes in by train plains and trucks, and boats. Once it arrives in this great state, it gets loaded onto another truck and drives for a few hundred miles. Even the fishing industry is taking a hit because the boats doing the fishing/crab runs have to charge more. Last season quite a few commercial fishing operations actually ran in the red.

What really irks me about this is it seems to be generated almost exclusively by the private sector. Their irresponsible behavior is the cause of this. As I see it anyway, again, I am not economist.

Seek:

One of the biggest lies and pieces of propaganda about this whole war is that the US/UK etc were and are there to bring democracy... What a disgusting hypocritical lie that is.

Explain further please.

No nation nor military power has the right to act as they want and not accept the consequences. In this case the consequences include the fact that not only are people in Iraq upset/angry/frustrated/disappointed/disagreeing in the actions of the "coalition of the willing", but so are people and nations all over the world and indeed even a majority of the citizens of the supposed "coalition of the willing’’.

I would raise the argument, that the Iraqi’s are not the ones particularly upset, by our presence. Do they want us to leave…? I’m sure they do. It seems to me that a flood of dissenters cross the boarders, from neighboring countries. These same dissenters are the ones we are fighting. Why are they there? To repel the coalition? To stop us from repressing the Iraqis? If that is the case why are they killing the Iraqi’s at a staggering rate? Sure they poke at us whenever they find a “soft target” (IED’s) But for the most part we have to herd them like cattle. Back them up against the wall so they can’t run, then deal with them.
The only difference is, now the locals are starting to help us. They have started to realize that these Sheiks are not telling the truth. (That Americans and coalition forces are there to rob them of their lives) They look around and ask each other. When was the last time an American killed someone I know… It does happen, and as I said before, the impact is massive to the solder/marine that takes responsibility.
Then they ask when was the last time someone I know was killed by al sadar’s boy’s…. hmmm interesting, just about everyday. So they start helping us.

Now 2 out of 3 of our next (limited) leadership pool wants to close shop and leave. Will things be perfect in a year, no. Will they be perfect in 5 plausible, 10 looking pretty good. Is ten years of hardship for America worth the freedom of millions of people? I think so.

I think it is worth it because
1) Like it or not we are committed to it.
2) I have to believe that the free world can selvedge something good out of this mess. If not what is the point of being free?
3) Democracy in the geological center of the Middle East will allow other nations in the area to see first hand what democracy is about. Maybe I am being foolish, but I think that could in time lead to a more peaceful world.

Understanding and tolerance. I don’t know maybe someone a little more articulate should be saying this. I am after all the enemy/pawn/mindless brute answering to the President’s battle call.

p.s. Maureen, I don’t hate or dislike you. We just couldn’t be further apart on this subject.

1)I was talking about the post vietnam casulties.

2)This conflict doesn't have boarders.

How many died when we left Maureen?

1) I don't know as fact but have herd some staggering numbers. Anybody know?

2) I don't think one can group Vietnam and Iraq together.

We were attacked on 9/11, in Vietnam... I don't know, I have never herd a definitive answer outside of stopping the spread of Communism.