yabits said...

yabits at 06:19 AM JST - 5th November

If these policemen are not part of the Taliban or Al Qaeda -- and it is likely they have no connection whatsoever -- is speaks to the myriad of other reasons for Afghan grievances against what they perceive as foreign intruders.

I take exception to the word "rogue." He may…

Posted in 5 British soldiers slain by rogue Afghan policeman at 06:19 AM JST - 5th November
yabits at 06:09 AM JST - 5th November

Dow at 6600 level in March 15th and today, close to 10,000 level. This really don't mean that much.

As I recall, it seemed to mean a lot back in February to the Republican posters who daily reminded us how little confidence the markets had in our new president.

Posted in GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ at 06:09 AM JST - 5th November
yabits at 06:07 AM JST - 5th November

Hey, zurcronium. To quote Dick Cheney:

"Deficits do not matter."

Translation: They don't matter when Republicans are spending like drunken sailors.

Posted in GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ at 06:07 AM JST - 5th November
yabits at 11:44 PM JST - 4th November

The Republican party has only ever shown that they are almost equally as bad when it comes leadership, are just as clueless when it comes to fiscal management

Yeah, the choice between the Democrats and Republicans is often one of castor oil or rancid castor oil.

Posted in GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ at 11:44 PM JST - 4th November
yabits at 11:39 PM JST - 4th November

Blowing up and targeting innocent civilians on purpose is wrong......The Taliban and AL Queda do it on purpose and revel in it, they have taken to it they have taken pretty good Yabits don't you agree

There is an awful lot of wrongdoing in the world today, and the…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 11:39 PM JST - 4th November
yabits at 09:07 PM JST - 4th November

Why not just cut to the chase and say those with power are always guilty and those without power are always victims?

Because that would not be literally true. Power corrupts, and the greater the power the greater the corruption. Within Afghanistan, those without much power -- women especially…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 09:07 PM JST - 4th November
yabits at 12:38 PM JST - 4th November

And one would have to be naive to think that rushing in to "explain" the violence doesn't blur the lines with justification, especially if you refuse to condemn it. Again, when the US has collateral damage, do you only speak of understanding the motivation? Do you remind us of…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 12:38 PM JST - 4th November
yabits at 11:56 AM JST - 4th November

Obviously you'll only mention terrorists when you can compare them to the US. But my guess is that if the article were about the US killing innocents you wouldn't rush to remind everyone of what the Taliban does. You don't like it when a terrorist is called a terrorist.…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 11:56 AM JST - 4th November
yabits at 11:50 AM JST - 4th November

primary reason for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan is 9/11. Without that there would be no U.S. involvement in Afghanistan just like on 9/10.

Well, that is just not very bright. The U.S. was involved in Afghanistan long before 9/11. You are conflating one brief military operation in 2001-2002 to…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 11:50 AM JST - 4th November
yabits at 11:42 AM JST - 4th November

Everyone is seen as the enemy who does not follow Al Queda.

The vast majority of Moslems do not follow Al Qaeda. One would have to be crazy to believe that they are seen as enemies.

as Martin Luther King said, is that they pretend true evil doesn't…

Posted in Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president at 11:42 AM JST - 4th November