Author Topic: Is this an October Surprise?  (Read 9401 times)

kgbsquirrel

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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #50 on: November 17, 2012, 08:35:01 PM »
*picks up a pole, walks over to the giant APS scoreboard, and slides over one marker each for Birdman and Jamis*

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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #51 on: November 17, 2012, 08:41:23 PM »
DS, not sure why you felt the need to report this post to the moderators.  All I see is you politely getting bitchslapped by someone more knoweldgeable on a topic then you.  Quit whining.

It's fine Jamis.  I'll accept whatever response is deemed appropriate, including voluntarily removing myself is asked.  I'm just tired of this kind of thing.

I know I get worked up, but if I do so in error, (ie with kgbsquirrel in the drone thread), I apologize.  

I attempt to keep in line with this being armed POLITE society, but if anyone bothers to notice I don't respond with personal attacks or anything impolite until after such behavior is visited on me.  I try to make my points in as factual of a way as possible given certain external legal limitations, and do so with a substantial amount of research where possible, and I am always willing to cite sources.  

While parroting responses and sarcastic digs are only mildly impolite, they are extremely frustrating when they are responses to posts that take some signficant time to formulate, hence my general disdain and anger associated with that type of response.

One aspect of politeness is not initiating behavior that one doesn't want returned, but to expect polite responses when one is impolite is ludicrous.

Apologies to the mods and the rest of the board for 'starting' something.

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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #52 on: November 17, 2012, 08:43:45 PM »
You've got nothing to apologize for.
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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #53 on: November 17, 2012, 08:55:18 PM »
(Psssssst........hey birdman......DS= De Selby......you're fine......)
One day at a time.

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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #54 on: November 17, 2012, 09:55:37 PM »
(Psssssst........hey birdman......DS= De Selby......you're fine......)

I know.  I'm still sorry for causing a scene and letting my temper get the better of me.

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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #55 on: November 17, 2012, 10:17:40 PM »
I know.  I'm still sorry for causing a scene and letting my temper get the better of me.

Being polite sometimes means taking out the trash. =D
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Re: Is this an October Surprise?
« Reply #56 on: November 20, 2012, 06:39:46 PM »
But the beef the US Government has with Iran is not really about nuclear weapons, or protecting the proles from nuclear terrorism. It's about eliminating the political, economic and military influence of pretty much the last non-US affiliated, non-IMF dependent power faction in the Region. Nuclear weapons just happen to be, simultaneously:

1) A safeguard against Regime Change and Nationbuilding projects.

2) A proper excuse and rally-call for War to bring about the very same Regime Change and Nationbuilding projects.

In an interesting duality, Nuclear weapons, or the concept of them serve both sides' agendas. Good is Bad. And Bad is Good.

As long as they are "months away" from having them, but not quite there yet, we are on track  ;)


*Nationbuilding= propping up a Government structure that has State Department strings attached.


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