Recent content by finesse

As I tried to clarify in a later post, I was more referring to his personal interactions with his intimate circle , not his social conscience. I had no problems with that but ,as I also said, a benign nature and a touch of empathy is sufficient to drive that.

It's just like Elijah and the 450 prophets of Baal. The Old Testament would approve and probably Paul as well. That's why they call themselves Christian. :rolleyes:

Monotheism is the only really virulent form. They are all or nothing and has , as the Abrahamic versions show, hve little tolerance for even a slightly different interpretation. Other forms are considerably more tolerant about gods and beliefs on the whole.

Not so long ago in Oklahoma the son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray He said Lord I want to be a Christian soldier just like you And fight to build a new and better day Now many years and miles from Oklahoma That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray But he don't pray to be no Christian...

I think lying is the default setting.

Par for the course. Bush after 9/11. Diversion of Special Forces: As plans for the Iraq war accelerated in 2002, elite units from the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and CIA teams—previously focused on hunting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan—were shifted to prepare for the Iraq invasion...

Since I've mostly farmed or did construction, can see to can't see was the real time anyway. The other stuff was just a way to arrange meetings.

Sure not what Netanyahu seems to indicate and really, terrible judgment is terrible judgment whether that is some, none or all of it. Screw a bunch of not only being mercenaries for charity but picking up a large part of the tab. There is no direct benefit to our nation or near future security...

I can ,and mostly do, agree with that and still think we have no business starting this war or catering to that ass ,Bibi. The West created the problem when they took control of Iran and deposed the old government in the 1930s. I don't know why but I seriously doubt it was something we did for...

He has a concept of a plan. Look for it in about two weeks. ( Trumpspeak for manana)

FIFY

And the Bible and oil companies told you so. You're a fool.

Just disbanding ICE would be a huge first step. They've destablised the country more than anyone else, especially with DOGE gone.

Something to be said for interior supply lines. Wait until we try this in a ground war. Not that I doubt we won't win overwhelmingly, but six is already too many and we're looking at orders of magnitude more.

More opportunity and less talent? Might be different when the old slurs comeback. The audiences will know know when to laugh without having to figure out the joke.