Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we?

Plainsman

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Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11,2001 ? Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, notbrutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? Did nearlythree thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning orcrushing death that day, or didn't they?

And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was "desecrated" when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't.I don't care at all.

I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents forincinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.

I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia .

I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for hacking offNick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashedthroat.

I'll care when the cowardly so-called "insurgents" in Iraq come out andfight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.

I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search ofnirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicidebombs.


I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instea d of t he United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.
In the mean time, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.


When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who havebeen humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, restassured: I don't care.


When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care.


When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed "special" food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is
complaining that his holy book is being "mishandled," you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care.


And oh, by the way, I've noticed that some tim es it's spelled "Koran" and other tim es "Quran." Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and -you guessed it -I don't
care ! ! ! ! !

 

Haut Medoc

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That little diatribe kinda makes you sound like a jack booted thug.....;)
There is no connection between 9/11 & the Iraqi incursion......:rolleyes:
I do rather enjoy how Rehubs rewrite history to suit their needs......:)
 

Kenneth Brown

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Well darn eric, don't beat around the bush, tell us how ya REALLY feel!
 

Haut Medoc

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In other news, the prophet Mohammed died on this day in 632......:)
 

Plainsman

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That little diatribe kinda makes you sound like a jack booted thug.....;)
There is no connection between 9/11 & the Iraqi incursion......:rolleyes:
I do rather enjoy how Rehubs rewrite history to suit their needs......:)

:D:D;)
 

bekosh

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That little diatribe kinda makes you sound like a jack booted thug.....;)
Or a REAL American.;)
There is no connection between 9/11 & the Iraqi incursion......:rolleyes:
Except for that whole supporting terrorism thing.:rolleyes:
I do rather enjoy how Rehubs rewrite history to suit their needs......:)

As opposed to the Leftists rewriting it to suit their needs?;)
 

12Footer

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Amen. Thanks, Bekosh.
 

treedancer

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Columnist Doug Patton+column+June 6, 2005

Here is a copy of the original column without the misspelled words.

Doug Patton Column of June 6, 2005

First, Newsweek pulled a Dan Rather on us, running a fabricated story just because they wanted it to be true. They told the world that an American guard at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center had ripped pages from a prisoner?s Koran and flushed it down a toilet. As a result, innocent people died when practitioners of Islam rioted in protest in Afghanistan .
Oops, said Newsweek, it seems we can?t back up our story. Oh well, it?s probably true; we just can?t prove it.
The lie heard round the world about the flushed Koran has caused convulsions in the Bush Administration and forced the Pentagon to launch an investigation of unfounded allegations contained in an unsubstantiated story. The results of said investigation are now in, and it seems there are at least five incidents of ?mishandling? of the Koran at Gitmo.
Well, guess what? I DON?T CARE!
Are we fighting a war on terror or aren?t we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001? Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation?s capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning death that day, or didn?t they?
And I?m supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was ?desecrated? when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet? Well, I don?t. I don?t care at all.
I?ll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.
I?ll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia .
I?ll care when Abu Musab al-Zarqawi tells the world he is sorry for hacking off Nick Berg?s head while Berg screamed through his gurgling, slashed throat.
I?ll care when the cowardly so-called ?insurgents? in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.
I?ll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide bombs.
I?ll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution?s Bill of Rights.
I?ll care when Clinton-appointed judges stop ordering my government to release photos of the abuses at Abu Ghraib, which are sure to set off the Islamic extremists just as Newsweek?s lies did a few weeks ago.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don?t care.
When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college hazing incident, rest assured that I don?t care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank that I don?t care.
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being ?mishandled,? you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts that I don?t care.
And oh, by the way, I?ve noticed that sometimes it?s spelled ?Koran? and other times ?Quran.? Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and ? you guessed it ? I don?t care!
 

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A year later and still relevant.
 

OldMercsRule

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That little diatribe kinda makes you sound like a jack booted thug.....;)
There is no connection between 9/11 & the Iraqi incursion......:rolleyes:
I do rather enjoy how Rehubs rewrite history to suit their needs......:)

Yah sure Bro: We would have just attacked Iraq outa the blue if the 9/11 attack did not happen: YAH SURE YA BETCHA.

The Clinton administration signed into law a directive to change regimes in Iraq fer some political sport, n' Bush jus' acted on it 'cause he wanted Cheney's shares of Halaburton to grow in value: right?

All those fired up, (real scary) Democrats in late 2001 early 2002 never really voted to attack Iraq either, (or they realy were only funnin') like you are: right?

Sadam did not have a 727 fuselage near Bagdad fer practicin' a lil' hyjackin' either: right?

Ol' Sadam never helped provide a place fer Abu Nadal ta hang out, or Zarqawi either, right?

He'd never pay $25,000 to the families of bombers who killed children on busses either: right?

N' he took all those Oil $ and just bought food fer Iraqi babies too: Right?

I know yer style is to promote urban legends that irritate the Cornservatives. It is great sport for ya, but lots of Democrats n' Libs are soooooo well informed they will believe anything.

Ya must be happy that ol' John Edwards, (one of the more disgusting pieces of trash out there), thinks we are in much more danger today because we are on offence against Islamo facists, then if we redistributed everyone's wealth (except his), n' hired lots of union Democrat voters to twiddle their thumbs checkin' bags n' promotin' victimhood.

Liberals are never impressed by facts, n' rewrite history to fit their current mental state, that's why one tends ta ponder the question: Is liberalism a mental disorder or are they jus' dumber then dog poop?


Why would anyone who luvs their Country support John Edwards? 'course he is a 'touch' more honorable then John Kerry, n' we all know what a true American Super Hero, (at least to North Vietnam) John F Kerry is: right Liberals? JR
 

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Gore in 2008!........;)
 

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Can you say box of rocks!;)
 

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You would need to know the mass of the monkey's foot. The mass of the golf ball. The speed of the monkey's foot on impact with the golf ball. The angle of trajectory. Air resistance. and wind velocity.
I would guess maybe 18".
 

OldMercsRule

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Gore in 2008!........;)

Hmmmm, disgusting as they are (John F Kerry n' John Edwards), at least they are reasonably well grounded in their anti American quest. Do ya think ol' Algore is sane Bro? Methinks the ol' boy is missin' a few screws. JR
 

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Islam did not attack the USA. Muslim FANATICS did. BIG difference! Using the Koran to justify this so-called Gihad is an abomination of the religion and those guilty should be labeled as Blasphemers by true Muslims. In fact, they are to a large extent. Just not large enough for my satisfaction.
 

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You would need to know the mass of the monkey's foot. The mass of the golf ball. The speed of the monkey's foot on impact with the golf ball. The angle of trajectory. Air resistance. and wind velocity.
I would guess maybe 18".
:D
Good one.. And you need to know the density of the material he stands upon, in adsdition to the terminal velocity of it's arse when it strikes it after the golf ball is kicked...
 

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Islam did not attack the USA. Muslim FANATICS did. BIG difference! Using the Koran to justify this so-called Gihad is an abomination of the religion and those guilty should be universally labeled as Blasphemers by true Muslims. In fact, they are to a large extent. Just not large enough for my satisfaction.

where are the true Muslims that are calling the terrorists blasphemers?
 

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You've heard the term "The squeaky wheel gets the grease"? The fanatics are the squeakers. The mainstream aren't nearly as voiceferous, but they are the majority. They just don't get the press. :(

I hate to speak ill of the dead, but it's kinda like making Jerry Falwell the "Voice of Christianity". There's a big difference between Righteous men and Self-righteous men. I think most mainstream Christians would've put Jerry in the latter category. (Oops, I stepped in it now. :eek:)

Okay, I'll pick on a living guy. It's like labelling Al Sharpton as the "Voice of Black America" when he's just a Bigmouth Bigot with a Honkey Haircut. Hows that? (whew, I think I bailed out of that one just in time. ;)) But frankly, I think Al's a closet Whitey Wannabe. (Oops, stepped in it again. :eek:)
 

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Islam did not attack the USA. Muslim FANATICS did. BIG difference! Using the Koran to justify this so-called Gihad is an abomination of the religion and those guilty should be labeled as Blasphemers by true Muslims. In fact, they are to a large extent. Just not large enough for my satisfaction.

You may want to do some research. Our lack of knowledge of the Koran and Islam in general is why we were attacked on 9-11 in the first place.

Some quotes from the Koran on violence against infidels...

Sura 4-89: “They but wish that ye should reject Faith, as they do, and thus be on the same footing (as they): but take not friends from their ranks until they flee in the way of Allah (from what is forbidden). But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever ye find them; and (in any case) take no friends or helpers from their ranks…”

Sura 9-29: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.”

Sura 22-9: “As for the unbelievers for them garments of fire shall be cut and there shall be poured over their heads boiling water whereby whatever is in their bowels and skins shall be dissolved and they will be punished with hooked iron rods.”

Sura 47-4: “When you meet the unbelievers, strike off their heads; then when you have made wide slaughter among them, carefully tie up the remaining captives”
 
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