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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:32 PM Original message |
I believed her. Would you? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'd believe her. I've heard that, too. |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. "them" who? Iranians? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. I said Afghanistan. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Looks like they've been "extraordinary renditioned" to holding cells around the world. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. I wish our leaders stopped trying to be God. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
58. The thing about knitting is it requires skill, attention to detail, logic.... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 09:12 AM Response to Reply #58 |
73. *snarf* You're probably right. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. do you know what she meant by "them"? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #2 |
44. No, I don't. It wasn't a lengthy conversation by any stretch. |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #44 |
76. What if "them" referred to sexually transmitted diseases? |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. Why wouldn't bushco want us to know about |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
45. I ask myself that same question. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Fuck no, I wouldn't believe her. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
46. "Fuck no" huh? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #46 |
84. Based on an extraordinary claim with no evidence. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. If she is correct, what is the point? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
36. THat if we have not reported these POWs to propper authorities |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
47. It wasn't a debate. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
67. People who knew too much? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. No |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. And so what? I could care less about how many of "them" she thinks we captured. |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. "she needs to to justify her job " |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
48. The Army isn't her job |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. What's "A Lot More"? And Who Are "Them"? |
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FiveGoodMen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. Did she consider the possibility that we've also created a lot more of 'them'? |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yeah, well, we also killed 2 million Vietnamese, too. |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
13. Is "them" the same at "some people" and "they"? |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. "you people" |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. Who's "them?" Space aliens? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
51. What you say is quite possible |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. Add me to list of confused people |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
52. "More" ...... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Then why does this admin have to fabricate boogey men terrorists and |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
53. Yup. I can't answer that one either. |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #17 |
68. We know there were multiple ulterior motives for going into Iraq.. |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm not sure. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. A lot of people seem to believe that. I wonder if they really know |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I could believe that. nt |
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judaspriestess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Switzerland? so he didn't want to move to Paraguay |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Ken Lay is probably whooping it up with |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
54. So .... you beieve in Elvis-like beings, but disblieve a person who makes a comment to a friend .... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
19. I'm sure that our military has captured and/or killed lots of angry people |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
70. If that was the case, why would they keep it a secret? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. "them." |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. THEM! |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
23. Do you believe him? Here's my story: my best friend's neighbor is an officer |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
49. The translators absolutely |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
55. I believe about the wild shooting and the lack of resources like translators. |
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Mrs. Overall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 10:35 AM Response to Reply #55 |
79. I'm not sure I buy the Bin Laden story either, but I do think it is interesting |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
27. no |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Sorry, she sounds nice but military training /experience typically results in brainwashing |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. So you're saying she was brainwashed and this statement is the result? |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:01 AM Response to Reply #29 |
83. Heck, living in America and watching to much TV typically results |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
30. Jimmy Carter stated in "Our Endangered Values" that 70-90% of "them" are/were innocent |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
32. Them? Who's them? And what's the point you're trying to make |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
33. Don't know the woman, don't know the context. That said, it really doesn't matter in the long run. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
34. I believe that she believes it, and that she probably believes it |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
35. i would believe she believes it |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. Add Me To the Dumbfounded List |
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live love laugh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Ditto. Who is "them"? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
39. None of that story is believable. Not at all. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
40. Were "they" a "them" before we were "there"? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. No, these thems are more like those thems were before they got to be the other thems. |
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Fleshdancer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
41. I believe her |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
43. I'd be ambivalent, |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. Let' suppose, just for the sake of discussion, that even as much a mess as it is .......... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 06:50 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I guess I don't really buy into the |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
57. My guess |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. Hahaha ...... that was my first thought, upon reflection after the fact. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
61. Well, she may be right |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-10-07 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
62. We have also heard that we've lost a lot more soldiers than is being acknowledged . . . believable? |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
64. I guess it would depend on who "them" refers to |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
65. What she said seems vague, but is actually meaningless. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
66. I've had quite enough of "Trust me, I'm an authority figure" for a long time |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
69. Hell yes |
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Zywiec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
71. Hell no! |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
72. Isn't "high up" in the reserve an oxymoron. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
74. She is a reserve, rear echelon officer. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
75. Sure, secret little torture shacks just for fun. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
77. Nope. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
78. Nope don't believer her at all.. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
80. mathematically? sure, you kill 1,000,000 people your bound to kill some 'of them'... |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
81. of course I believe her |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
82. Here's what I think. Unless she was directly involved with interrogating and/or classifying these |
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Vilis Veritas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-11-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
85. The point is that you believed her. |
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