Celebrate Obama's victory!
i am talking about the last time we flew into Phuoc Vinh
foormerly a place of dense forest, it was desolate and barren
when we Americans left
Now it is only a memory. The abuse of military power, for ideological compulsiveness continues. Young soldiers are right now being court-martialled for refusing to go, or return to, Iraq. They are alone, fearful in their jail cells.
foormerly a place of dense forest, it was desolate and barren
when we Americans left
Now it is only a memory. The abuse of military power, for ideological compulsiveness continues. Young soldiers are right now being court-martialled for refusing to go, or return to, Iraq. They are alone, fearful in their jail cells.
[color=darkcyan]i'm on a survival mission
yo ho ho an a bottle of rum om[/color]
yo ho ho an a bottle of rum om[/color]
gracias, jimbo!.
this is a note from yesterday´s pagina/12 about Obama. It didn´t said to much for me except for the actual Afganistan-thing, but maybe for you it´s different. See:
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmun ... 11-23.html
this is a note from yesterday´s pagina/12 about Obama. It didn´t said to much for me except for the actual Afganistan-thing, but maybe for you it´s different. See:
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmun ... 11-23.html
yes indeed, and it is good that la pagina is interested
i support the afghanistan intervention, because it is a truly international effort, and because it is justified, not a fiction
if we become the solo big gun there, it will fail
as has every occupying outside force in Afghanistan before
they do have a central government which is anti-terrorist
and does want to improve civil rights, especially women
and before it was a haven for international terrorists
which coes concern th entire world
but there's only so much any country can do alone
plus the scale of activity needed in that area is much less than the inflated massive military occupation inside Iraq (and Vietnam)
so no i don't think we will be "bogged down" in Afghanistan
because it will not be a bank breaking treasure draining imperial morass
anyway we as a nation have got to learn about how to work with other nations for military efforts that are more sane and where the military action does seek to implement a better peace, but not at the expense of a tragic imposition of will upon the third world
i celebrate obama because i hope this is the end of the era of american overbearing tragic bezerking, with a history causing very real untold suffering. needless and terrible,
and the beginning of a more balanced and beneficial international policymaking
i am against using airstrikes in areas with civilian populations
the rub is that we send out soldiers on patrol, they get a confrontation, they call in air support
there's a limit as to what we can do as an occupying military
we ran off th taliban
ran off al-quaida
now they want back
so we hold em off
for how long and with how much?
depends upon other nations who share in our concern
otherwise, make friends with their neighbors
who also share th same concerns
wow what a novel idea
control their activity
if possible
and we need to shore up our port facilities\
and end the violence at home
where we got a real lo intensity war goin opn all th tyme
civil unrest
domestic violence
hooray we getting new visions
sigh
yeah they told us if we didn't fight the commies over there, they'd be coming up from south of the border! i swear!!!!!El final de la historia es conocido: con medio millón de soldados en Vietnam justificados en un incidente militar fabricado,
i support the afghanistan intervention, because it is a truly international effort, and because it is justified, not a fiction
if we become the solo big gun there, it will fail
as has every occupying outside force in Afghanistan before
they do have a central government which is anti-terrorist
and does want to improve civil rights, especially women
and before it was a haven for international terrorists
which coes concern th entire world
but there's only so much any country can do alone
plus the scale of activity needed in that area is much less than the inflated massive military occupation inside Iraq (and Vietnam)
so no i don't think we will be "bogged down" in Afghanistan
because it will not be a bank breaking treasure draining imperial morass
anyway we as a nation have got to learn about how to work with other nations for military efforts that are more sane and where the military action does seek to implement a better peace, but not at the expense of a tragic imposition of will upon the third world
i celebrate obama because i hope this is the end of the era of american overbearing tragic bezerking, with a history causing very real untold suffering. needless and terrible,
and the beginning of a more balanced and beneficial international policymaking
i am against using airstrikes in areas with civilian populations
the rub is that we send out soldiers on patrol, they get a confrontation, they call in air support
there's a limit as to what we can do as an occupying military
we ran off th taliban
ran off al-quaida
now they want back
so we hold em off
for how long and with how much?
depends upon other nations who share in our concern
otherwise, make friends with their neighbors
who also share th same concerns
wow what a novel idea
control their activity
if possible
and we need to shore up our port facilities\
and end the violence at home
where we got a real lo intensity war goin opn all th tyme
civil unrest
domestic violence
hooray we getting new visions
sigh
[color=darkcyan]i'm on a survival mission
yo ho ho an a bottle of rum om[/color]
yo ho ho an a bottle of rum om[/color]
i support the afghanistan intervention, because it is a truly international effort, and because it is justified, not a fiction I´m not sure about it!.
"Obama cool", this one made me smile but not at all laugh ...!
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmun ... 11-30.html
"Obama cool", this one made me smile but not at all laugh ...!
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elmun ... 11-30.html
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For me it is just to listen to a man that does not talk like some character in a da da abusrdist play
Just to hear someone who is articulate, who can string a few words together in a sentence that actually sounds like English.
It eases my mind.
Yes the world is in a hell of a mess
But at least I got that much to hold onto
I celebrate that.
Just to hear someone who is articulate, who can string a few words together in a sentence that actually sounds like English.
It eases my mind.
Yes the world is in a hell of a mess
But at least I got that much to hold onto
I celebrate that.
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Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy
In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.
Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tic, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.
But Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.
According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a president who speaks English as if it were his first language.
"Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement," says Mr. Logsdon. "If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist."
The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate -- we get it, stop showing off."
The president-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.
"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.
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