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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Jo, the analogy to Iraq's WMD scare is a good one. There are people here - and I won't embarrass them by naming them - who were paranoid about the thought of Saddam having WMD. During the entire run-up to war, and for years afterwards (and possibly still to this day) these people were convinced that Saddam had WMD, and the thought was plainly traumatic to them.
New Signym lying just like the old Signym. Go ahead - if you can't name "these people" it's cause you're lying and if you do come up with some names they will tell you you're lying. Come on, prove me wrong.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
So, in that case, we had a person who was demonized in the press as being a tyrant, crazy, pathological, violent, and unpredictable Saddam Hussein (Trump). The administration and MSM kept pounding on the topic that Saddam had WMD (Trump colluded with Russia). It didn't seem to matter than one piece of "evidence" after another evaporated ... the yellowcake contract was a forgery, the aluminum tubes were rockets not centrifuge tubes (contacts seem to lead nowhere) ... nor did it seem to make a dent that Saddam's nation was being aggressively investigated by Hans Blix (collusion was being investigated by Mueller) and that while some suggestive items were found (some third-hand contacts with Ukraine were noted) there was nothing of substance found, even after months and months of searching. Nor did it seem to make a difference that EVEN IF Saddam had WMD, he did not have them in sufficient quantities to threaten the USA, nor did he have the means to deliver them to us (existential USA interests were not threatened).
No. What these people kept returning to was WHAT IF???
WHAT IF? Saddam was able to build a super-secret facility in the desert, one that he hid so cleverly that it couldn't be detected from space or on the ground? (WHAT IF there is a super=secret channel of communication between Trump and Putin?)
WHAT IF? he had managed to ship the weapons to Syria during a sandstorm, so they the convoy couldn't be detected? (WHAT IF Trump was under Putin's control?)
WHAT IF? Saddam could deliver anthrax to the USA? (WHAT IF Putin used Trump to destroy the USA?)
They created such a welter of WHAT IFs? that it was all they could see; it went completely out of perspective and blotted out every other consideration.
So here's the problem with Iraq's WMD hysteria (Russian collusion hysteria) and why it's so difficult to shake: You can't prove a negative.
It's logically impossible.
Just as Saddam could never prove that he DIDN'T have WMD, Trump can never prove that he DIDN'T collude with Russia. In order to do that, the investigator would have to poke into every possible scenario, and even then, those who are inclined to be fearful will dream up another WHAT IF??
And BTW, this shows that there is no lie so outrageous that our government (deep state) and press (corporations) wouldn't promote it, and no lie so ridiculous that some people won' fall for it.
So here's what I suggest, in order to prevent people from going off the deep end: You must first decide what our existential interests are. THEN, if you see them threatened in a real way ... and not as a result of some imaginary set if WHAT IFS ... you put the pedal to the metal
Ask yourself: Short of somehow "making" Trump push The Button, how could Putin destroy the USA thru Trump?
And - How does a better relationship with Russia threaten us? Oh, it doesn't.
All of our problems are self-created. We made them, we can fix them. Let's work on that.
So much typing without any logical thought - just, type type type type type...
Go back to one of your original falsehoods, "What's wrong with better relations with Russia???" Gosh, that seems like such
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Quote:New GSTRING: Lying, just like the old GSTRING. IF I tell you, I'm breaking a trust. If I DON'T tell you, you accuse me of lying!
Jo, the analogy to Iraq's WMD scare is a good one. There are people here - and I won't embarrass them by naming them - who were paranoid about the thought of Saddam having WMD. During the entire run-up to war, and for years afterwards (and possibly still to this day) these people were convinced that Saddam had WMD, and the thought was plainly traumatic to them. - SIGNY
New Signym lying just like the old Signym. Go ahead - if you can't name "these people" it's cause you're lying and if you do come up with some names they will tell you you're lying. Come on, prove me wrong.- GSTRING
Well, the people that I'm referring to, they know who they are. And all of the posts and discussions from that time are preserved on this board thru the miracle of modern technology. If you really wanted to know the truth (which you don't) you'd go scrolling thru those posts.
Consequences of a President who can't spell
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=6308
UN Inspectors Told To Leave Iraq Immediately
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=1701
Saddam Hussein was NOT a threat
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=7397
The Battle for Iraq - Ethnic Cleansing
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=7933&p=1
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=7933&p=4
The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=58710&mid=9
86415
Also, and interesting take on KRAPO by HKCavalier
What's the deal with KPO?
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=55161
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I don't know what KPO thought he was doing starting that attack thread on Jongsstraw (couldn't even be bothered to spell the man's handle correctly). And yes, it was a (passive aggressive, to be sure) attack thread. You start a thread where you invite a bunch of people who've made their contempt for Jongsstraw abundantly clear to speculate on what happened to make him so impolite. Gee, what could it be??? How do y'all miss that the thread title answers its own question? It really disgusts me sometimes the way the lefties hereabout claim the moral high ground in one breath and then endlessly demean and objectify the right-leaning posters with whom they share this board in the next.
Anyway, there's lots more in the old threads if you care to look. And BTW, what I was saying then about Iraq's phantom WMD, I'm saying now about "Russian collusion": Show me the evidence.
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So, in that case, we had a person who was demonized in the press as being a tyrant, crazy, pathological, violent, and unpredictable Saddam Hussein (Trump). The administration and MSM kept pounding on the topic that Saddam had WMD (Trump colluded with Russia). It didn't seem to matter than one piece of "evidence" after another evaporated ... the yellowcake contract was a forgery, the aluminum tubes were rockets not centrifuge tubes (contacts seem to lead nowhere) ... nor did it seem to make a dent that Saddam's nation was being aggressively investigated by Hans Blix (collusion was being investigated by Mueller) and that while some suggestive items were found (some third-hand contacts with Ukraine were noted) there was nothing of substance found, even after months and months of searching. Nor did it seem to make a difference that EVEN IF Saddam had WMD, he did not have them in sufficient quantities to threaten the USA, nor did he have the means to deliver them to us (existential USA interests were not threatened).
No. What these people kept returning to was WHAT IF???
WHAT IF? Saddam was able to build a super-secret facility in the desert, one that he hid so cleverly that it couldn't be detected from space or on the ground? (WHAT IF there is a super=secret channNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
There are people here - and I won't embarrass them by naming them -
You are without question the most dishonest person ever to post on this board. You really are just like Trump.
You say there "are people here" and then link back to threads from 2004. What people could you be talking about that are here?
You say you'll be breaking a trust or embarrassing them if you name them - more lies.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
"Well, the people that I'm referring to, they know who they are. TRUMP And all of the posts and discussions from that time are preserved on this board thru the miracle of modern technology. If you really wanted to know the truth (which you don't) you'd go scrolling thru those posts."
I scrolled through them - nothing there in terms of "people here believing WMD" so more lies and SIGGY deception.
Consequences of a President who can't spell
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=6308
UN Inspectors Told To Leave Iraq Immediately
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=1701
Saddam Hussein was NOT a threat
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=7397
The Battle for Iraq - Ethnic Cleansing
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=7933&p=1
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=7933&p=4
The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=58710&mid=9
86415
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Also, and interesting take on KRAPO by HKCavalier
What's the deal with KPO?
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=55161
Funny - did you actually read that one? I could tell you who looks the worst in that thread but I don't want to embarrass Kiki (oops). As expected, KPO presents his "case" well, logically. HK was always into lecturing others. Talk about bombast. And you and Kiki hatin' on your new best Buddy, AU. Funny, innit? Like I always say: what happened to you?
I swear on Stalin's tomb... that some day... I'll catch you telling the truth.
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Quote:There are still some people here from that time.They post infrequently. I'm not going to point them out by name, but let's just say that you knowledge of the "people here" is non-existent. And of course, based on that non-existent knowledge, you accuse me of lying.
There are people here - and I won't embarrass them by naming them -- SIGNY
You are without question the most dishonest person ever to post on this board. You really are just like Trump. You say there "are people here" and then link back to threads from 2004. What people could you be talking about that are here? - GSTRING
Typical.
Quote:I said I wouldn't mention them by name, and I won't.
You say you'll be breaking a trust or embarrassing them if you name them - more lies.
Quote:More GSTRING ignorance and nastiness. There are people here who believed with all their heart that WMD existed, were a threat to us, and CONTINUED to believe they were a justification for invasion long after USA troops discovered nothing in the rubble of war that was recently-produced. How these people feel NOW, I don't know, and I said so.
"Well, the people that I'm referring to, they know who they are. And all of the posts and discussions from that time are preserved on this board thru the miracle of modern technology. If you really wanted to know the truth (which you don't) you'd go scrolling thru those posts."- SIGNY
I scrolled through them - nothing there in terms of "people here believing WMD" so more lies and SIGGY deception. - GSTRING
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Consequences of a President who can't spell
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=6308
UN Inspectors Told To Leave Iraq Immediately
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=1701
Saddam Hussein was NOT a threat
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=7397
The Battle for Iraq - Ethnic Cleansing
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=7933&p=1
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=7933&p=4
The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=18&tid=58710&mid=9
86415
Also, and interesting take on KRAPO by HKCavalier
What's the deal with KPO?
http://www.fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?tid=55161
Quote:Yes
Funny - did you actually read that one?
Quote:You see, GSTRING, there you are being both an idiot and an ass, again. I'm consistent on ISSUES, NOT PEOPLE. I don't divide the world into "my tribe" and "your tribe" like you do. I don't decide that one interpretation is "right" because it came from "my tribe" and "wrong" because it came from some place else ... like you do.
I could tell you who looks the worst in that thread but I don't want to embarrass Kiki (oops). As expected, KPO presents his "case" well, logically. HK was always into lecturing others. Talk about bombast. And you and Kiki hatin' on your new best Buddy, AU. Funny, innit? Like I always say: what happened to you? - GSTRING
I may disagree vehemently with you on some things and agree with you 100% on others. Only small minds - like yours and THUGR's and KRAPO's and SECOND's - think in terms of tribes/teams; winning/losing. What you really should be thinking of is correct/ incorrect because the forces OUTSIDE of your trivial tribesmanship are the ones that will make the biggest difference; and if you reduce every idea to "will my team win or lose from this" then you won't see MOST of what's going on outside of that teeny-tiny paradigm of yours.
Quote:People then, some of whom who are still here, believed fervently in the threat of Saddam's WMD. I told them then what I'm telling you now: Don't keep letting your head blow off over irrelevant thing
I swear on Stalin's tomb... that some day... I'll catch you telling the truth.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
There are still some people here from that time.They post infrequently. I'm not going to point them out by name, but let's just say that you knowledge of the "people here" is non-existent. And of course, based on that non-existent knowledge, you accuse me of lying.
As always, just the opposite is true. You're the one that constantly misattributes people and things.
And now you're going to protect these forum ghosts, who you say actually already confessed their fear of WMD in public, by not naming them even though you say they self identified. You're so full of sh*t it's embarrassing.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I'm consistent on ISSUES, NOT PEOPLE. I don't divide the world into "my tribe" and "your tribe" like you do. I don't decide that one interpretation is "right" because it came from "my tribe" and "wrong" because it came from some place else ... like you do.
Riiiiiiggggghhhhhtttttt... I recall all of those times you disagreed with KIKI. Like never. Another BS gas attack from SIGNYM.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
And, it was all based on a blizzard of deliberate government lies, insinuations, carefully curated "intelligence", a BRITISH DOSSIER WHICH PROMISED A "SLAM DUNK" ON WMD, and accusations without proof, pushed by EVERY top person in the Bush admin. Everyone who "believed" was misled. DON'T BE ONE OF THOSE BELIEVERS. Push the "pause" button on your emotions and your belief.
*snort* nice try. Not this time.
Flynn admitted guilt
Gates plead guilty
Papadopoulos plead guilty
Richard Pinedo plead guilty
Alex van der Zwaan plead guilty
Most of the dossier has been verified
Junior, "If it's what I think, I love it!"
Trump is a compulsive liar
Putin is a compulsive liar
You're compulsive liar
On and on - the evidence of gross illegal activity and a major cover up is overwhelming at the very least, and that's from the mouths of the accused. Collusion? Who ever really cared about that - in and of itself (as we have discussed already), it is not necessarily illegal. And that's why Trump keeps repeating it like some kind of barking dog - it's all he's got to hold onto. He'll be saying it when they wheel him into the Big House.
The only important thing we don't know yet is how it will play out. Pardons out the wazoo? President Pence? Melania trying out the oligarch singles scene in Moscow?
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Quote:It was not government lies; it was Republican lies. It was not "people here who were clearly rattled"; it was Republican voters, people who are always in a panic. And these Republicans were also selling a ridiculous imaginary future that would begin immediately after a war:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Before the invasion of Iraq, there were people here who were clearly rattled by the thought of Saddam having WMD. Despite little evidence pointing in that direction thanks to Hans Blix scouring Iraq, evidence that SOME of the evidence was deliberately forged, and no practical means for Saddam to deliver his WMD to the USA, these people were completely mesmerized by a series of (increasingly improbable) WHAT IFs? until they were so traumatized by the vision of WMD in the hands of a madman they could think of nothing else. Nothing I or anyone else could say would persuade them to climb down from the ceiling.
And, it was all based on a blizzard of deliberate government lies, insinuations, carefully curated "intelligence", a BRITISH DOSSIER WHICH PROMISED A "SLAM DUNK" ON WMD, and accusations without proof, pushed by EVERY top person in the Bush admin. Everyone who "believed" was misled. DON'T BE ONE OF THOSE BELIEVERS. Push the "pause" button on your emotions and your belief.
Quote:www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/11/the-fifty-first-state/302
Thomas McInerney, a retired three-star general, said at the Senate hearings this past summer, "Our longer-term objectives will be to bring a democratic government to Iraq ... that will influence the region significantly." At a Pentagon briefing a few days later Rumsfeld asked rhetorically, "Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if Iraq were similar to Afghanistan—if a bad regime was thrown out, people were liberated, food could come in, borders could be opened, repression could stop, prisons could be opened? I mean, it would be fabulous."
The transforming vision is not, to put it mildly, the consensus among those with long experience in the Middle East. "It is so divorced from any historical context, just so far out of court, that it is laughable," Chris Sanders told me. "There isn't a society in Iraq to turn into a democracy. That doesn't mean you can't set up institutions and put stooges in them. But it would make about as much sense as the South Vietnamese experiment did."
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If Donald Rumsfeld sounds as optimistic about Iraq as Donald Trump does about #MAGA, it is because they both are bullshit artists and lying sacks of shit, which is the GOP default mode. Neither Donald could make a plan worth a damn, let alone actually make two different nations better than before.
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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I'd be more inclined to agree with Second's take on Republican politicians if Second were to acknowledge that most Democratic politicians are just as bad.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:I hear that same sentiment from my sisters, the Jehovah's Witnesses. The religion teaches that all governments are evil and will be brought down and utterly destroyed during Armageddon, in which the wicked politicians will finally face Judgment Day. I am not a member of my sisters' religion, but I am a believer in Judgment Day - I bring my unholy wrath down on those Republican motherfuckers seven days a week.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
I'd be more inclined to agree with Second's take on Republican politicians if Second were to acknowledge that most Democratic politicians are just as bad.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by second:Quote:I hear that same sentiment from my sisters, the Jehovah's Witnesses. The religion teaches that all governments are evil and will be brought down and utterly destroyed during Armageddon, in which the wicked politicians will finally face Judgment Day. I am not a member of my sisters' religion, but I am a believer in Judgment Day - I bring my unholy wrath down on those Republican motherfuckers seven days a week.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
I'd be more inclined to agree with Second's take on Republican politicians if Second were to acknowledge that most Democratic politicians are just as bad.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
lol
Rock on with your bad self.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:I pray to Robert Mueller that he rip Trump another asshole, but neither Mueller nor Jehovah answer me. It is so disappointing but maybe it's because I swear too much, take the Lord's name in vain, and only go to church for funerals?
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
lol
Rock on with your bad self.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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