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y thing we have to fear is fear itself" FDR in another context.
>>
>> At any rate, it would be inaccurate to imply that anyone who doesn't agree
>> with a particular course of action is blind, deaf and dumb to potential
>> threats. Not a true nor useful characterization. Divisive at best. And
>> dividing ourselves IS one road to defeat.
>>
>> It's important to recognize what hasn't worked, to be open to better
>> ideas. So we can, together, find solutions that help our country and our
>> planet achieve peace.
>>
>> The first step toward getting out of a hole is to stop digging. That may
>> be one message of this election.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:45541a10@linux...
>>>> Sure, I hope you're wrong, too, Deej. Like me, you've been wrong before
>>>> so there's reason to hope. ;^)
>>>>
>>>> The prediction that we will be attacked again has been made many times
>>>> before this election. And if/when we are attacked next it will probably
>>>> have been planned before this election.
>>>>
>>>> But should it happen I'm sure a lot of cable TV blatherers will tell you
>>>> it's the fault of this election anyway. Flawed logic is still logic and
>>>> there's no goat like a scapegoat when the blatherers don't want to face
>>>> the possibility of other causes, like poorly considered policy and
>>>> action by whoever's not being scapegoated.
>>>>
>>>> We've suffered al-Qaeda attacks under both Democratic and Republican
>>>> presidents. Worse under Republicans with 9/11, but go ahead and blame
>>>> BOTH the Clinton and Bush Jr. administrations, or if it really makes you
>>>> feel better, just blame Clinton and give Bush a pass.
>>>>
>>>> Personally I can blame foreign policy back at least to WWI for
>>>> contributing to the setup of this situation. So IMO there's plenty of
>>>> blame to go around through many administrations in both major parties -
>>>> for those times we're in a blaming mood.
>>>>
>>>> For those times when we can get BEYOND being in a blaming mood, the
>>>> assumption that one party or another is eager to invite attack is
>>>> presumptuous. Surely there are at least a few real patriots left in BOTH
>>>> major parties AND the minor parties.
>>>>
>>>> There are different ways to attempt to meet any threat, diffuse the
>>>> threat and find solutions for any situation. Maybe, just maybe, we'll
>>>> get some further options on the table now to meet this threat, and
>>>> maybe, just maybe, they'll work better than the current approach which
>>>> has hardly been flawless.
>>>>
>>>> Whatever we do, let's not allow ourselves to be manipulated by
>>>> terrorists into strutting around acting like overcompensating insecure
>>>> spendthrift fools while undercutting our own democracy with shifty eyed
>>>> abject fear - IOW, becoming terrorized. Fear sells, but maybe, just
>>>> maybe, we're better than that.
>>>>
>>>> The best way to be strong is to come together, work together and choose
>>>> from the widest array of effective options.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Jamie
>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DJ wrote:
>>>>>> IOW, anyone who fails to take worthwhile action because of a
>>>>>> perception that it will make them "seem weak" to someone else, is not
>>>>>> smart enough
>>>>> to be running foreign policy.<
>>>>>
>>>>> perception of weakenss is invitation to attack, plain and simple and we
>>>>> are now (especially now) perceived as weak and undecided. I'm
>>>>> predicting that we are going to be catastrophically attacked soon and
>>>>> that it will come as a result iof an intelligence failure due to
>>>>> democrats restricting the ability of the NSA to wiretap. I hope I'm
>>>>> wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:45538a31@linux...
>>>>>> I'm referring to any US leader who bases their policy on pleasing or
>>>>>> not pleasing terrorists.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> IOW, anyone who fails to take worthwhile action because of a
>>>>>> perception that it will make them "seem weak" to someone else, is not
>>>>>> smart enough to be running foreign pol

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