JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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CavemanLawyer
I was being facetious about Cheney understanding anything or caring about a chief American principle: self-determination. Your analysis of how Cheney would have operated during the American Revolution is totally on the money (excuse the pun!)
--Cirroc
Posted in: Cheney urges divided Ukraine to unite against Russian 'threat'
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CavemanLawyer
Something you might want to remember is that the Taliban is not al-Quaeda. Ok? The Taliban never attacked us. They did support our attackers for a while, but they paid for that. And the Iranians supported some Taliban neighbors, which means you are going for guilty by association by association. If you don't agree, then remember how the U.S. supported Saddam. How do you propose we punish ourselves? Oh, I am sorry, I just remembered that consistency was not your bag!
--Cirroc
Posted in: Afghans fed up with government, U.S.
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CavemanLawyer
Does this mean McCain will institute a draft? Or does he have a magic ring of soldier summoning straight out of Dungeons & Dragons? An army hidden in his rectum?
Where do you get your delusions? Come on. Spill it? What whacky righty web sites have you been reading?
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
You don't do math much do you? Sorry to bust your bubble, but getting into Iraq and an unnecessary and bloody occupation in the first place puts McCain about ten points down. Supporting the successful surge? One point up. That puts McCain at minus nine. Obama is just the opposite, at plus nine.
Keep digging your hole.
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
Surely they remember who rented the room and have a desription and know if he or she was accompanied by a female or is the woman in question. Come on. Surely the cleaning staff either noticed the case or thought it odd the "Do not distub" sign was out day after day. If the room was rented for a length of time, surely they thought it strange they never saw the person again. Or something. Come on.
--Cirroc
Posted in: Woman's body found in suitcase in Tokyo hotel
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CavemanLawyer
Whether McCain or Obama, there is only so much a single senator can do. The question is: Which do you think can and will actually deliver? I have some doubts that a Republican will throw enough Republicans out that need to be tossed, or reverse enough of the garbage instituted by Bush, for fear of irking Republicans.
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
If memory serves me correct there are very few of those people left alive to denounce. I would like to see bin Laden's head a spike. The Republican party had their shot to deliver. Instead, their leader diverted attention and resources into Iraq, abusing the carte-blanche he was given to find bin Laden.
Republicans had 8 years. Its time to step aside.
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
McCain was preaching change before you ever heard Obama's name. Sorry, but its true.
Thing is that Obama and especially Biden have been far noisier about it. I am willing to take the chance that they will live up to their rhetoric, and for several reasons I will get to next.
I like McCain, I just don't think anything he has said indicates he will go as far as we need to fix Washington. Campaign reform is fine, but we need a lot more than that. None of them are exactly clear on details, but at least Biden seems about as fed up as I am. And while both sides have about the same vision for Iraq and Afghanistan as far as I can see, I have a big problem with McCain for not labeling it the F-up that it was. We cannot learn from the past that way. McCain himself was one of the senators who got fooled and failed us as a senator over the Iraq invasion. If he straight talked that, I would like him a lot more. Anyway, his view on the past could spell trouble for the future in another way. And that way is with relations with Russian and Iran. McCain seems too dependent on force. Personally, I like him. But as WH says, just because I support Obama does not mean I am going to be unfair to McCain.
Another thing cutting in Obama's favor is his ability to charm people. He has charmed so many of us, I feel assured he can charm world leaders as well. We need that now. We do not need a warrior president, even if its to finally get a real warrior this time. We need a peacemaker and a charmer. That is Obama.
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
Sort of like American colonial seperatists and rebels wanted to dismember British territory. No doubt whose side Cheney would have been on.
--Cirroc
Posted in: Cheney urges divided Ukraine to unite against Russian 'threat'
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CavemanLawyer
smithinjapan,
McCain is not one of the good old boys. He has as much right to the change mantra as Obama. There is a piece of "change" legislation enacted in 2002, far before this campaign, that features McCain's name. Its called McCain-Feingold and it has to with campaign reform.
But its a far cry from the change the country really needs. We need to get rid of the politicians who are primarily interested in money and power. We need more who actually care about America. The only way I see that happening is with a morale boost. Obama has a better chance to deliver that I believe.
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
What change exactly do you think a Senator should be able to effect WH? You can introduce the waters of a bill to Congress, but you cannot make the Congressmen drink. Not as a Senator anyway.
I cannot think of any change Obama has brought, true. But every time I find a McCain change, it seems pretty small in the grand scheme of things. And there always seems to be something bad to offset the effort.
Neither guy has a genuine history of real and actual change. It is all riding on what change these guys will push once they get into office, and neither guy is being anywhere near specific enough right now. At least with Obama I think just his election will boost the morale of the American people (and we need it). But what the American people need to accept is that neither guy can do it alone. The people need to get up and demand and make fair government themselves or they will get more of the same from either candidate.
Back to Biden. Only so much a senator can do. Have you heard that guy talk? If he can implement what he says as VP, I will be quite happy to have him.
But Palin? Too much of what she wants to change is just insane. My only solace is that I know she will never be able to get the change she wants even if she become the POTUS by way of McCain dying in office.
--Cirroc
Posted in: McCain, Obama grapple over mantle of change
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CavemanLawyer
I think its a bad idea to try and catch a monkey with your bare hands. Even if you manage to corner it, it is probably going to hurt you. I have heard some horrific stories about what a monkey can do to a person.
Better to either hit it with a tranquilizer dart or trick it into a cage with some food. That or just chase it away when necessary.
If the police continue like this some cop is going to get hurt and its not going to be funny anymore.
--Cirroc
--Cirroc
Posted in: Wild monkey continues to elude Tokyo police
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CavemanLawyer
imgold,
You have not been near them either. Best you remember that. You were not in the same room they "decided" to get married, so don't be too sure about any of it, not even the plan to get married part. Like I told another, you don't even know the planned wedding date.
--Cirroc
Posted in: GOP convention opens amid talk of Palin's unmarried daughter being pregnant
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CavemanLawyer
It would have been nice if we could have gone in, nailed the bad guys and got out, like we did with the Barbary Wars. Since that probably was not possible, it would have been nice if we had concentrated on the mission in Afghanistan and not let Bush and pals get us sidetracked in Iraq without a draft.
Amazing how many Americans can support violent conflict without actually supporting violent conflict. No wonder the timetables are way off and we suffer reversals.
--Cirroc
Posted in: Afghans fed up with government, U.S.
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CavemanLawyer
Russian troops were attacked. Do you expect them to sit on their hands? Yes, I know they over-reacted, but they were forced to react.
That is fine as long as there is consistency. Remember who started this round of violence? Why do they get rewarded for starting it while Russia gets punished for excessive force? That is not consistent. I would reward neither nor punish either. What I would do is make sure the people of S. Ossetia get the government they want and try to keep Russia on that track and a slower pace than they are going now.
--Cirroc
Posted in: Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
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CavemanLawyer
When you see the curtain shift, you know someone is back there. The newspapers do not print these people's names often enough. But when the bulk of U.S. newspapers are run by six men, that is not difficult to accomplish. And its just not possible for journalists to even know about a lot of the backroom stuff that goes on or who was present. You expect them to hide under the sofa or something?
I can only go off of the information I am given. Like the Japanese man who during WWII noticed in the papers that each new great victory got closer and closer to home, he knew the victories were lies, but he did not get ALL the details. The curtain moves. You know someone is back there. But you don't always know who.
Puppeteering a president is not a hard and fast science and I do not think control is limited to one man or one group. There are plenty of strings on the president. Sometimes they conflict. But when they work in concert, this is what you get. Sometimes its coincidence, sometimes its not, and sometimes they get just what they want. But this POTUS is dumb and trusting, one of the faithful fools. He is dependent on his "advisors" so much it is apt to call him puppet.
Now, I do not know exactly who was whispering in the POTUS ear with regards to Russia, Georgia, and S. Ossetia, but some well known puppeteers are Dick Cheney and Richard Perle and formerly, Karl Rove. Yeah, I know some names, but since I don't have a clue which it is this time, I cannot exactly make a clear accusation, can I? But hey, if you are wiretapping the Oval office and such, and know exactly what is going on, could you post those audio clips on the net for us?
--Cirroc
Posted in: Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
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CavemanLawyer
TonyUS,
The majority of people of S. Ossetia do not want to be part of Georgia. They want to be part of Russia. Are you saying they have no right to leave? If so, I suppose you advocate that the United States rip up the Declaration of Independence and submit itself to British rule?
Lines in the sand. When you talk about countries you are talking about lines in the sand. What matters is people and how they wish to be governed. Lines in the sand are made to serve people, not force them to stay in an unhappy marriage.
--Cirroc
Posted in: Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia
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CavemanLawyer
Is Saitama that bad, or are all of the journalists handing this stuff to JT located in Saitama and mostly going through police reports there?
--Cirroc
Posted in: Woman, 23, held for kicking 1-yr-old daughter to death in Saitama
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CavemanLawyer
Not until we get what constitutes bad manners completely clear and fairly decided. Some people get miffed if a conversation exceeds a certain decibel range that most of us find acceptable and they find laughter extremely rude. Meanwhile, they think nothing of the loud useless announcements and the noisy K-thunk K-thunk of the train. Obviously, its not the noise, its jealousy over others having a social life.
Even talking on the cell phone is not rude so long as one is not yelling into the phone. Its just petty jealousy guiding that one too.
Now you might have some idea of who I would like to slap upside the head...
--Cirroc
Posted in: Manner poster
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CavemanLawyer
I had to LOL.
I declare missles to be a foreign weapon, along with the machine gun and the airplane. Weapons of the infidel and unIslamic I say, and all Muslims are hereby forbidden to use them. You think they will go for that? No, a good idea is a good idea. Celebrating birthdays is a good idea. If they want to put an Islamic spin on it, they could place more emphasis on the mother that actually did something special rather those who were merely birthed.
--Cirroc
Posted in: Saudi cleric says celebrating birthdays un-Islamic