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Thread: Be honest with yourself

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    Be honest with yourself

    I registered with a new nick-name for not influencing your choice, and to be free in your decision
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    After three years in Iraq.
    After thousands of dead and injured soldiers; and still counting.
    After billions of dollars spent, not on rebuilding Iraq, but on the war itself; and still counting.

    One would pause for a minute and ask oneself with complete honesty;
    Shall we get out of Iraq?

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    Quote Originally Posted by warpeace2006
    I registered with a new nick-name for not influencing your choice, and to be free in your decision
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    After three years in Iraq.
    After thousands of dead and injured soldiers; and still counting.
    After billions of dollars spent, not on rebuilding Iraq, but on the war itself; and still counting.

    One would pause for a minute and ask oneself with complete honesty;
    Shall we get out of Iraq?
    Why tell us you were already a registered user? Why throw in "facts"? Do you know how much has been spent on rebuilding, or is that irrelevant to your goal? Your wording suggest nothing has been spent. Quite typical. You may pause and ask yourself that question, but I don't. The poll is flawed so pffft to you.
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Let's take bets on who it is.

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    5 to 1 odds on J4U....
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    I vote we train the Iranians to re-invade Iraq. That way we can have an invasion upon an invasion upon a dictatorship. It'll confuse the hell out of GWB who will wobble profusely and then fall straight over.
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by yrwyddfa
    I vote we train the Iranians to re-invade Iraq. That way we can have an invasion upon an invasion upon a dictatorship. It'll confuse the hell out of GWB who will wobble profusely and then fall straight over.
    Do you really buy into that simpleton act or are you just playing along?
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by space_monkey
    Do you really buy into that simpleton act or are you just playing along?
    I read a really great story in New York magazine - about Howell Raines - former editor of the New York Times newspaper...

    At any rate he shares a story about how he invited Bush, back in his campaingn days, to meet the editorial board, editors and the publisher...

    GW shows up - and goes around the table - 25 people at least - saying something personal to each person - knowing who they were - where there kids were going to college.

    What Raines subsequently found out was the GWB , despite the characterizations of him, had called a friend that he went to Yale with (who runs Chelsea Piers) and went over the list of names at the meeting that next day...

    Not a simpleton at all...

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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    You guys are way off on your guesses. I know who warpeace2006 is but I wont blow the members cover.

    All I will say is, its not anybody in this thread so far.
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    It's not me either. Had it been me, I would have been able to figure out what the poll was about before I got to the third option. After reading the first two, I thought this was a poll about coding....or something. Now I understand, but I don't have an answer. I feel that the last three all have their merits
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobDog888
    You guys are way off on your guesses. I know who warpeace2006 is but I blow members.
    Personally, I don't care who it is.
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by RobDog888
    You guys are way off on your guesses. I know who warpeace2006 is but I wont blow the members cover.

    All I will say is, its not anybody in this thread so far.
    Right on, don't blow the members. Cover, or no cover
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    You could always give me my old job back. I promise I won't gas any more Kurds.

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    Crossed half the river, may as well see it through

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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by Saddam Hussain
    You could always give me my old job back. I promise I won't gas any more Kurds.
    i think you should update your location there SH
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by RobDog888
    You guys are way off on your guesses. I know who warpeace2006 is but I wont blow the members cover.

    All I will say is, its not anybody in this thread so far.
    You are such a bad liar...

    It's yrwyddfa

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    How do you know? I dont lie
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    Quote Originally Posted by space_monkey
    i think you should update your location there SH
    Stupid Americans. you captured my stunt double.

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    I just figured out who it is. But I won't tell RobDog.

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    The Iraqi people have been promised peace and democracy and I don’t thing cutting and running at anytime will justify what we have done to the innocent people Iraq. Yes there is a lot of corruption within Iraq but probably about the same as you would get on Capital Hill and Parliament!
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    Quote Originally Posted by spud
    The Iraqi people have been promised peace and democracy and I don’t thing cutting and running at anytime will justify what we have done to the innocent people Iraq. Yes there is a lot of corruption within Iraq but probably about the same as you would get on Capital Hill and Parliament!
    Nah, they have to worry about suicide car bombers. Our guys just have to worry about the Kennedys.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
    Nah, they have to worry about suicide car bombers. Our guys just have to worry about the Kennedys.
    Either way, you're dealing with something that's bombed...
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by warpeace2006
    I registered with a new nick-name for not influencing your choice, and to be free in your decision
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    After three years in Iraq.
    After thousands of dead and injured soldiers; and still counting.
    After billions of dollars spent, not on rebuilding Iraq, but on the war itself; and still counting.

    One would pause for a minute and ask oneself with complete honesty;
    Shall we get out of Iraq?
    We? .....
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    Don't forget it's not just the American's that when in and messed it up. Damn Blair has a lot to answer for as well. I swear if Blair wins the next general elections or labour do generally, I'm leaving this damn country.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RadBrad
    Don't forget it's not just the American's that when in and messed it up. Damn Blair has a lot to answer for as well. I swear if Blair wins the next general elections or labour do generally, I'm leaving this damn country.
    What would that matter? The Conservatives supported the war as well.
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by warpeace2006
    I registered with a new nick-name for not influencing your choice, and to be free in your decision
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    I know, that's what you said in the other 20 forums you've posted this identical message in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by techgnome
    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
    Nah, they have to worry about suicide car bombers. Our guys just have to worry about the Kennedys.
    Either way, you're dealing with something that's bombed...
    Quoted for posterity. The two funniest replies in world events in a long time.
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    It must be Honeybee
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary Campbell
    It must be Honeybee
    I was gonna agree with you, but I went back and re-read the question. Even though that still sounds good, I really find it hard to believe that HB would say We in place of You. I think it was an American or a Brit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by demotivater
    Quoted for posterity. The two funniest replies in world events in a long time.
    I thought you'd appreciate that.
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    Very likely it's not even a vbf member. As System_Error said, he posted that exact same message just about everywhere. Google it to see.
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    "so just keep in mind that fantasy is not the same as realtiy and make sure u remember that wii sports may be fun but u cant count on it as exercise ok cool bye" - HungarianHuman

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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by warpeace2006
    I registered with a new nick-name for not influencing your choice, and to be free in your decision
    Where's the "I think the poster is a troll" option?
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    Re: Be honest with yourself

    Quote Originally Posted by space_monkey
    Where's the "I think the poster is a troll" option?
    That would be "We failed to achieve our goal and it’s time to leave"

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    Ok....then what was RD talking about when he said he knew who it was. Was that a little moderate moderator obfuscation?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
    Ok....then what was RD talking about when he said he knew who it was. Was that a little moderate moderator obfuscation?
    I think he was just yanking our chain, but forum member or not i still want my poll option.
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