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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:32 AM Original message |
U.S. Administrator Threatens Veto of Iraqi Islamic Law Measure |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. So much for democracy. |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Was anyone dumb enough to be fooled by the Busheviks? |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. They are free to form any type of government |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. These whackos really think they run the planet huh? |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
4. Bremer is obviously NOT reading DU |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
5. So one American man's veto |
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DRoseDARs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. I don't get it... |
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Spentastic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 09:27 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Oh dear |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. No they don't |
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Spentastic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. O.K |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Not the right, the duty |
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Spentastic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. If people believe |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I don't know - you tell me |
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Spentastic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:05 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I really don't know |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:09 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. But what does that mean? |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 03:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. leave the country at least as good as we found it |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 03:58 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Islamic values - as determined by whom? |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:20 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. A majority of the population |
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GreyV (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
56. Islam is the new bogeyman |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Am I Daniel Pipes? |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. Do I know Muslims? |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. I was just wondering. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:15 PM Response to Reply #66 |
82. Great - Sunni and Shia cooperation is essential |
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GreyV (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Islamist? |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:36 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Islamism, noun |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
68. Excellent post, Psychodad! |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Exactaly |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:17 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. Work against the interests of the United States? |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:19 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Does it matter? |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. Yes, it does matter.. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:38 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. What I'm implying is that secular democracy |
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KurtNilsen (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. It is difficult. |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Should they be allowed to have Capital Punishment? |
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KurtNilsen (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 01:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. You bring up some really good points |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 09:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. You can agree with Bremer, but it shouldnt be our choice to make for them. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. Question for you |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 03:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. I would like to see Iraq form a secular government, but... |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 03:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Iraq form a secular government |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 03:52 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Forget full equality |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
71. I agree with you yet I don't. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
81. Well I'm not queer |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Well said. |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 08:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
79. I agree with the concept but NOT with it's application,... |
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PsychoDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 03:57 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. You may be interested in this site. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:21 PM Response to Reply #45 |
83. Again, I'm not attacking Islam |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 09:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. our "Founding Fathers" are not Iraq's FFs |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:51 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. The Declaration of Independence |
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zbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Ah, therein lies the rub. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Depends on how you define consent |
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zbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. From post #13... |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Then you're not calling for democracy |
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KurtNilsen (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Few ideas have been responsible for so much |
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lefty_mcduff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 09:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I think this part of you post sez it all... |
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mike1963 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. You are exactly right. Also, U.S. law is not "Judeo-christian" based, it |
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KurtNilsen (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
30. good and important point. |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
62. I disagree with you... |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
7. That's not democracy, that's imperialism. |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. Tim Russert asked * this question during Meet the Press |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. What choice does Bremer have? |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. LOL! |
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reprobate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
21. Exactly the paradox we warned about at the start of the invasion. |
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Kitsune (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
27. Hoooo boy. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
34. there should be no Judeo/Christian based laws |
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indie_voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
37. Somebody should have told Abizaid |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
38. So, I guess it's official: Iraq is our 51st state... |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 02:26 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. You've got a problem with secular democracy? |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Read my post again, thank u. |
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dai (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. "Either you're for democracy or you're not." |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:34 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. But which Iraqis? |
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dai (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:56 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Once again you miss the point. |
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mobuto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 10:00 PM Response to Reply #73 |
80. Thanks bucko |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
72. Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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GreyV (151 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 06:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. UN ..sure, but.... |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. Just say NO to theocracy..no matter where it is |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. Right on! Me too. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:52 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. I agree. The only way to self-rule is self-governing-pitfalls and mistakes |
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dai (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Actually, I agree too. |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 06:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. Is this where the UN can help? |
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dai (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 06:26 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I would also be inclined... |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Shouldn't the rest of the world share the pain of Iraq's transformation? |
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bushisanidiot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
54. Way To Unite All Of Islam Against The U.S., DIPSHITS!!!!!! |
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heidler (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #54 |
65. Is Iraq going to take a giant step back-wards? |
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Darranar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
78. Yes, of course... |
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