Reply #17: Good luck with this argument [View All]

[bryant69]

I don't find it persuasive. We are not at war on porn or gays or choice; some religious conservatives are of course, but they do not have total control of the government. But even if the nation had as a priority defeating Gays or Porn or Choice, well, that would be a law enforcement question which is another question.

The War on Drugs does overlap with the CIA to a certain extent and in Panama with the military, but as a rule it is also generally a law enforcement problem. You do understand the differences between law enforcement, the military, and the intelligence apparatus, no?

That brings us back to the war on terror, or as you like to call it, taking the opportunity to mock your fellow citizens or, as I like to call them, the voters, the war on terra. I don't like the way the Bush Administration has pursued this goal, or the language they have adopted to discuss it. But I don't like our side pretending like the problem doesn't exist. The truth is that we do have enemies abroad, and while I agree that our foreign policy should be more humane, it's not like we are going to elect a President and overnight they will abandon all their plans.

Bryant