tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post8154337909099312634..comments2023-09-25T06:48:48.316-06:00Comments on Magic Valley Mormon: Here's What Nancy Pelosi MissedCameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06016275707476655364noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-71485697007411726712007-05-01T21:26:00.000-06:002007-05-01T21:26:00.000-06:00DL needs to read Mike Yon , Mike Totten and Bill R...DL needs to read Mike Yon , Mike Totten and Bill Roggio. The lefty blogs are just cesspools of lies and insults not viable on the ground news. I asked Geoff a bunch of questions the other day and he gave a nonanswer. I dare he or DL to read Mike Yon's latest dispatches from the ground and tell us they want to abandon those folks to the thugs of Al Qaida and the civil war they are desparately trying to spark. I double-dog dare them!!!Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263194970690639096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-87530320944931862602007-05-01T17:52:00.000-06:002007-05-01T17:52:00.000-06:00Cameron, I appreciate your appreciation (what a mu...Cameron, I appreciate your appreciation (what a mutual appreciation society we have here!), but I have to ask this - you honestly think people would have guarded their tongues around Jesus? For what reason? You think whores and lepers, demoniacs and the excluded, would have watched their language because Jesus was there? Personally, I would prefer a Jesus who would say to them, "You know what, speak what is on your mind". I suppose that is because I believe in a God whose feeling aren't hurt by nasty words, but by horrible deeds, systemic evil, and dehumanization.<BR/>BTW, welcome to my blogroll.Geoffrey Kruse-Saffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242660591954094499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-59494790045226964422007-05-01T11:22:00.000-06:002007-05-01T11:22:00.000-06:00Sometimes in business you come to the realization ...Sometimes in business you come to the realization that regardless of your sunk costs, there is no way to recoup anything of value, so you take the loss. That said, we are not talking about a business proposition - we are talking about human lives.<BR/><BR/>The longer the US stays engaged in whatever it is we think we're doing in Iraq (the rationale changes every few months), the more human beings die. The "sunk cost" is over 3,000 US soldiers dead and God knows how many Iraqis dead. Killing more is not justifiable when killing those already dead is not justifiable. If we have any respect for human life, we will realize and confess our crimes to date and resolve to sin no more.Charles Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975241234146573609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-44192779426922918522007-05-01T10:04:00.000-06:002007-05-01T10:04:00.000-06:00DL,There's a term in business that maybe you're fa...DL,<BR/><BR/>There's a term in business that maybe you're familiar with- sunk cost. Whatever your view is of our actions in Iraq to this point (BTW, you're wrong), <I>it doesn't matter.</I> It's done. It's a sunk cost. The analysis now turns to the present and the future.<BR/><BR/>General Petraeus gave a very insightful briefing of those two focus points. You would do well to listen.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016275707476655364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-79192189463384147172007-05-01T09:48:00.000-06:002007-05-01T09:48:00.000-06:00Geoffrey,You're welcome. I think I understood the...Geoffrey,<BR/><BR/>You're welcome. I think I understood the broader context of what you were trying to get across, and I think I understand where you were coming from.<BR/><BR/>That said, I disagree with your assessment here that "he most assuredly would not have brought them up first." In truth, I doubt anyone would have used any of those words in His presence. To me, that speaks louder than words.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016275707476655364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-9113937330069883002007-04-30T19:16:00.000-06:002007-04-30T19:16:00.000-06:00What is the problem?The US invaded Iraq without pr...What is the problem?<BR/><BR/>The US invaded Iraq without provocation in violation of international law. As a result, Al Qaeda gained a foothold in Iraq. The US took sides in a sectarian conflict by supporting Shia over Sunni, thus launching a violent insurgency and civil war. The US installed a puppet government in violation of international law which has no power and no sovereignty, and obviously is powerless to rule.<BR/><BR/>So what to do? Obviously more of the same. Let's "give the surge a chance" by letting hundreds more American soldiers die needlessly and further escalating the violence in Iraq. What an excellent plan!Charles Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975241234146573609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27549167.post-44481447734767168032007-04-30T17:49:00.000-06:002007-04-30T17:49:00.000-06:00This is totally off-topic, but I just wanted to sa...This is totally off-topic, but I just wanted to say thank you for reading and understanding, even if you didn't necessarily agree with what I wrote. That means even more to me than hearing from those whom I figured would agree and say so.<BR/>Yeah, you're right, he might have said something about the dirty words; but he most assuredly would not have brought them up first. . . .Geoffrey Kruse-Saffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242660591954094499noreply@blogger.com