tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post1020389808229702933..comments2023-11-02T03:10:39.674-07:00Comments on GeeeeeZ!: Syria's Bad Boy, or...........?Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-84089691663642422072013-05-02T22:02:32.947-07:002013-05-02T22:02:32.947-07:00Imp,
The oil under Texas is also under Louisiana,...Imp,<br /><br />The oil under Texas is also under Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southeast coast. You just have to drill deeper to get to it. We had the technology to drill down to the oil under Alabama in the 1960s.<br /><br />(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-20966144724683341702013-05-01T20:40:30.846-07:002013-05-01T20:40:30.846-07:00@beamish:
"Maybe threaten to nuke 'em if...@beamish:<br /><br /><b>"Maybe threaten to nuke 'em if they don't kill each other faster."</b><br /><br />I love it...there'll never be another OPEC or oil embargo again...or $100 p/bbl either.<br /><br />Lets make Texas, Oklahoma, N. Dakota, Wyoming, S, Dakota and maybe the shits in Colorado the newest and greatest oil / gas producers on the planet. Let's sell it on the open market at $500 p/bbl and domestically at $50!<br /><br />We'll never be a debtor nation again to the tune of 17 trillion and we'd own the IOU's instead of China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-75210680856562243812013-05-01T20:24:08.530-07:002013-05-01T20:24:08.530-07:00@Z / Beamish:
I'm not so sure I disagree abou...@Z / Beamish:<br /><br /><b>I'm not so sure I disagree about arming both :-)</b><br /><br />Brilliant idea....we won't ever need to pick a side...arm both opponents and we'll always win. So long as they kill each other with fanatical fervor...we won't need to send troops or ever intervene.<br /><br />Perfect solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-82439139959897166672013-05-01T19:46:46.658-07:002013-05-01T19:46:46.658-07:00beamish...I'm not so sure I disagree about arm...beamish...I'm not so sure I disagree about arming both :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-24026142617720378182013-05-01T19:03:00.729-07:002013-05-01T19:03:00.729-07:00Syria is the ancient homeland of my Celtic ancesto...Syria is the ancient homeland of my Celtic ancestors' ancestors, and I want my land back.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-1050713558167318812013-05-01T19:00:50.480-07:002013-05-01T19:00:50.480-07:00Maybe threaten to nuke 'em if they don't k...Maybe threaten to nuke 'em if they don't kill each other faster.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-3557116167981021602013-05-01T18:59:18.538-07:002013-05-01T18:59:18.538-07:00I'd like my suggestion from yesterday. Instead...I'd like my suggestion from yesterday. Instead of arming Assad, we should arm Assad AND the rebels. That way we're sure the right people are getting killed.<br /><br />(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-78978815042121630052013-05-01T17:23:42.796-07:002013-05-01T17:23:42.796-07:00@Z:
"after checking that everyone she spoke ...@Z:<br /><br /><b>"after checking that everyone she spoke to hated Chavez...yet our news was full of red shirts and "VIVA CHAVEZ"...fascinating to get other opinions than what we're shown.."</b><br /><br />Seems to me we're more like so many failed Latin America "governments"...or getting closer. What's the difference there with Chavez and here with "Hope & Change"? We loan them Glover,Belafonte and Penn and then we pay them millions to "amuse / entertain" us?<br /><br />I'd say theres millions of us who feel about Obama the way they feel about Chavez?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-29002013108032992172013-05-01T17:17:45.834-07:002013-05-01T17:17:45.834-07:00Z said: "Syria's given Israel a lot of tr...<b>Z said: "Syria's given Israel a lot of trouble in the past; could it again? <br />And do we fight, if so?"</b><br /><br />I have NO doubt that Israel can take care of business. They don't need us.Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121811949825846208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-25079138116763145612013-05-01T16:49:25.473-07:002013-05-01T16:49:25.473-07:00Bob just described Barack Obama.Bob just described Barack Obama.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945887384596946397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-66876464622438558142013-05-01T16:39:07.105-07:002013-05-01T16:39:07.105-07:00Syria's given Israel a lot of trouble in the p...Syria's given Israel a lot of trouble in the past; could it again? <br />And do we fight, if so?<br /><br />I'm for STAYING HOME, STAYING OUT OF THIS, but we do have to have concern for islamists getting chemical/bio warfare. Of course, I don't see how our getting involved would thwart that considering this is tiny particles that don't need warheads, etc...Someone could put it in his pocket and bring it here to our water system; so, do we shed blood there for that?<br />probably NOT<br /><br />what do you all think?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-36770229715548189142013-05-01T16:20:14.603-07:002013-05-01T16:20:14.603-07:00I don't know much about Assad, or the Syrian B...I don't know much about Assad, or the Syrian Ba'ath party which he supposedly leads. I think he is just another dictator who stays in power by granting favors, jobs, and money to his supporters. <br /><br />His opposition are not freedom fighters, but Islamic fighters, i.e., extreme Muslim fundamentalists. There would seem to be no reason for the USA to get involved in Syria, and since Obama has given Iraq away and has brought the Army home, we have no local force with which to influence events. <br /><br />No good will come of this.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665311979954859271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-85562033667942928412013-05-01T15:19:43.285-07:002013-05-01T15:19:43.285-07:00and Mubarekand MubarekZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-4321328832904110132013-05-01T15:19:32.548-07:002013-05-01T15:19:32.548-07:00SF...thank you, and I was feeling frustrated, but ...SF...thank you, and I was feeling frustrated, but I took no offense at what you wrote...I just felt surprise that ANYBODY liked Assad after what we here...that's all I meant.<br />And I totally see your point about partisans. <br />And, of course, when this fellow yesterday mentioned ISRAEL, I thought "UHOH....these ARE Arabs I'm dealing with", though the guy was Armenian, ergo not an Arab, he was born/raised in Syria.<br />Thanks for your info.<br /><br />Ducky... That song sure describes it :-) <br />But it pretty much is the background music to everything going on today.<br /><br />Sam...but conservatives seem to be the only ones who know, or even care, about those connections. There are MYRIAD of them in all of politics, but lately, it's never-ending.<br />GAD! The connection with Obama and Geithner's pasts and their parents and banks and the Sun 'what's it called' Bank in Florida, etc etc.. shocking, if all Americans cared to connect the dots.<br /><br />Mustang..for that very reason, I believe we should have left Musharref in, too.<br /><br />OKAY: LET THE STONES BE THROWN AT Z<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-20805680009199562642013-05-01T15:12:57.074-07:002013-05-01T15:12:57.074-07:00My first good laugh today—seriously. Thanks, Duck...My first good laugh today—seriously. Thanks, Ducky.<br /><br />But as it turns out, OWS demonstrated in Zuccotti Park, which is owned by Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Power, which is owned by Brookfield Asset Management, which received a huge loan guarantee from Obama to build wind driven power generators. Gasp! Who is a member of the board at Brookfield Properties? Diana Taylor, Bloomfield’s live in girlfriend. A member of the Cuomo family serves as legal council for Brookfield Renewable Power, but I’m having a hard time tracking him down.<br /><br />I wonder if NY taxpayers have a problem with Bloomberg funneling money to Brookfield Properties to clean up the OWS mess. I’m almost certain federal taxpayers don’t mind. What’s a little more debt for their great-grand children?<br /><br />Brookfield, by the way, is a Canadian company … so we can see that it pays to be a foreign company dealing with the Obama administration if you intend to get taxpayer backed energy grants.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Diana Taylor is also a member of the Foreign Relations Committee with Georgie Soros, and also serves as a member of the FDIC … so we have that going for us.Sam Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780557316548397352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-74488025597020474962013-05-01T13:53:38.044-07:002013-05-01T13:53:38.044-07:00As a case in point, the OWS demonstrations in NYC—... As a case in point, the OWS demonstrations in NYC—facilitated by Mayor Bloomberg and the Cuomo Dynasty.<br /><br />-----<br /><br /><a href="http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0042145&ref=google" rel="nofollow">Here's the sheet music</a><br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-44365187659608134212013-05-01T12:44:53.174-07:002013-05-01T12:44:53.174-07:00Demonstrations are interesting phenomena; they are...Demonstrations are interesting phenomena; they are very often not what they seem. As a case in point, the OWS demonstrations in NYC—facilitated by Mayor Bloomberg and the Cuomo Dynasty. Were they demonstrating against capitalism, or were they simply out to score? <br /><br />In Japan and South Korea, people demonstrate because they are paid to do it. Chinese demonstrate because they haven’t yet had enough interaction with tanks. II think the Free Syria movement has nothing whatever to do with being free. It is a sectarian argument with Baathists trying to keep their power, and other groups temporarily supporting one another to seize power.<br /><br />If al-Assad leaves, someone worse will come along to replace him. There are NO Abraham Lincolns in the Middle East (but there are plenty of Barack Obamas). For this reason alone, we should mind our own business.Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-60361532023059882292013-05-01T12:08:11.275-07:002013-05-01T12:08:11.275-07:00False elections, it would appear.
Please don'...False elections, it would appear.<br /><br />Please don't think I'm accusing you of anything. I take your friend at his word, but Assad is far from a benign leader, and based upon my experience I can envision why someone like your friend would make such a statement. He is obviously a partisan.<br /><br />Assad inherited a Stalinist regime with a brutal and chilling police state enforcement mechanism. Phones, computers, everything is monitored, and government toadies are everywhere. The smart person says they love Assad. The person who speaks out finds himself chained to a lamppost in his neighborhood bleeding out of his mouth because Assad's Gestapo cut his tongue out as an example to others.<br /><br />I apologize if I've come off as harsh, but I've seen some of this, and I know many who have experienced it personally, so I have zero sympathy for evil POS's like Assad, and when I hear anyone sounding like they are even budging on cutting someone like him any slack, I react viscerally.<br /><br />I had no intention of offending you or suggesting you countenance evil.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-58974864623316193322013-05-01T11:45:15.862-07:002013-05-01T11:45:15.862-07:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Syria
i...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Syria<br /><br />interesting...Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-3076828628566753062013-05-01T11:30:03.817-07:002013-05-01T11:30:03.817-07:00Silverfiddle, so educate me;
He's a dictator b...Silverfiddle, so educate me;<br />He's a dictator because there are no elections, or false elections?<br /><br />I wonder why I'm being perceived as having taken a side and suddenly like Assad because of my post.<br /><br />I'm saying that it's not always what we hear in the media and we need to keep eyes open...especially if this is a cautionary tale as you suggest, SF, though I'm not sure Syria has ever had free elections, have they?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-964626285142523612013-05-01T11:17:53.317-07:002013-05-01T11:17:53.317-07:00Z: You don't become a dictator and remain one...Z: You don't become a dictator and remain one without being one murderous SOB, especially in that part of the world.<br /><br />My experience is in Latin America. I know people who have lived under dictatorships who fell on either side, and each camp has its reasons.<br /><br />We can't imagine it here, but in many countries, this is no staying neutral. For your survival and that of your family, you pick a tribe, because going it alone is not an option.<br /><br />Speaking to such people, especially ones who have reasons for siding with a dictatorship, can be a cold slap of reality, because if you really understand what they are saying, you realize that you could make the same decision, nay, most probably would make the same decision.<br /><br />We Americans are shielded from so much ugliness...Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-61319765714939114652013-05-01T10:41:46.573-07:002013-05-01T10:41:46.573-07:00Dave, at my blog, I aim for clarity more than '...Dave, at my blog, I aim for clarity more than 'getting it right'...<br /><br />I gave the Chavez example in my comment to show something most people don't consider; that what Americans think because of our media's twists isn't always the truth.<br /><br />I believe that anybody in Syria liking Assad is news for any American, since our media paints him in such horrific colors and I welcome the discussion here about him.<br /><br />There is absolutely no true understanding without getting all the sides. Had you information on the street that Assad isn't roundly hated by 'the people' he is supposedly 'gasing', I'd have hoped you'd be interested and share it. I'd love to have read it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-8189885494501030002013-05-01T10:05:55.524-07:002013-05-01T10:05:55.524-07:00Silver and Ducky seem to have it right...
To impu...Silver and Ducky seem to have it right...<br /><br />To impute a like, or dislike of a leader, based on anecdotal sampling will not lead to a fair understanding of the pulse of any nation.<br /><br />It can lead to a sense of the of some of the people of a certain area. Not something on which to base an informed opinion on a nation, or a foreign policy. But a tool nonetheless. <br /><br />CI, ah yes Chalabi... certainly reason alone to be cautious about even more foreign involvements.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272431500457083818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-59006204148679339762013-05-01T09:45:49.484-07:002013-05-01T09:45:49.484-07:00Const. Insurg...good advice.
And thanks for what i...Const. Insurg...good advice.<br />And thanks for what information you could offer; it's probably more than a lot of us know.<br /><br /><br />Ducky, I'm not sure I said these many friends of his speak for all of Syria. Did I?<br />We don't know anybody's affiliations...these are people on the street, as is the young man I met.<br />Better to discuss these things than just settle on the interpretations we're getting in our news. I often wished I still lived in German or Paris, where one can get real news; not the opinion of the 'journalist' reading it. It was almost shocking to watch the information they dispel, particularly about Europe and the Middle East.<br />These days, looking at some of the English and Canadian papers for American and European/Middle East news gives us a slightly less leftwing stream of news because they don't have as much invested in protecting and standing up for Obama as our news people do.<br /><br />Conson Fire..I wish we knew all that for sure. You're probably right.<br />It's important to listen to people on the street.<br />My stepdaughter, as her dad had, worked months and months in Venezuela. She said the young entrepreneurs despised Chavez...so, knowing how very dangerous it is there, I asked her to get to know the waitress where she eats and ask her, diplomatically and as safely as possible, how she liked Chavez...I asked her to ask cab drivers, etc., "the man on the street" because I knew her friends hated him because he was ruining their chances for private business success...<br />She told me after checking that everyone she spoke to hated Chavez...yet our news was full of red shirts and "VIVA CHAVEZ"...fascinating to get other opinions than what we're shown<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-35447012725473298282013-05-01T09:42:56.529-07:002013-05-01T09:42:56.529-07:00People naturally love living under a dictator.
I ...<i>People naturally love living under a dictator.</i><br /><br />I think it is perfectly clear that Ducky likes living under a state dictatorship, but he doesn't speak for MOST Americans; just too many.<br /><br />Nevertheless, his statement appears historically valid when you consider how many Europeans preferred dictatorship over democracy between 1919-1930. But I think if you went to Syria and Vietnam or China, and you asked a similar question, you would get a remarkably similar answer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945887384596946397noreply@blogger.com