Letters to the Editor
JKP1000
Published Letters: 206 Editor's Choice: 2
-
Obama Needs to Expound his 'Different Mindset' Message
[Read the article: Fred Hiatt on the noble glories of occupation]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]More than once during this campaign Obama has spoken of the need “to end the mindset that got us into war”. Not that some Americans are thick (far from it - all Americans are amazingly brilliant by natural selection), but I don’t think everyone follows what he’s saying. That it is imperative that we stop allowing the military industrial complex to drive our foreign policy.
If we lose 50,000 Americans in Iraq, that will do nothing to change the mindset of the Fred Hiatt’s, Joe Lieberman’s, Jonah Goldberg’s, Charles Krauthammer’s, etc., of the world. They still will have lost nothing, and their need to live vicariously through war will remain insatiated.
It’s a crucial point that Obama is making. To change the horrific direction that this country has been headed in for the past several decades, which was exacerbated by the collapse of the Soviet Union which ended our need for a ridiculously bloated military.
Maybe Obama doesn’t want to expound on the issue due to the forces that ensure that US presidents not deviate from the Glorious Never-Ending-War mindset. But it’s an essential argument that needs to be repeated and understood so that this country doesn't collapse because of a being endlessly forced into war after war after war to justify our insanely disproportionate military spending.
Dwight Eisenhower said it much better than I have. And Obama should reiterate his words – citing them as the words of a “great Republican president” – and educate Americans on what “ending the mindset that got us into this war” truly means
-
Glenn's Humor
[Read the article: Things that don't exist in Harry Reid's world]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"it was almost like he was in this catatonic state, almost unable to move or speak -- an excellent expression of Democratic Congressional leadership over the past 18 months. And he was there to promote his book: "The Good Fight."
- Glenn Greenwald
I've seen people troll through here and say things along the lines of "You're not funny, Glenn!", "Stop trying to humorous!", etc.
I know I have a dry sense of humor, but I love Glenn's wit!
Just wanted to say that.
-
@Svensker
[Read the article: Neocons and the truth: Bitter enemies to the end]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Bush/Cheney have nothing to lose by bombing Iran -- they don't care how unpopular they are and they don't really care if other Republicans lose elected seats. Not to mention they don't care about the deaths of thousands of people"
- Svensker
This is not meant as an attack against Svensker, but Iran is a nation of roughly 71 million people. If our government proceeds with this unparalleled plan of evil to "obliterate" Iran, as Hillary Clinton and her fellow members of the extreme radical right and radical left hope to do, we're not talking thousands. We're talking a probable holocaust of millions of people being incinerated, not unlike what occurred 60 years ago. The cavalier talk of obliteration and nuclear war by our political crackpots and unquestioning media, something which the world has never witnessed or endured, begs a much larger question than "who will be the next president" - the bigger question is what will the American people do if their country is responsible for a modern day holocaust. Will there just being more angry talk, angry blogs, 'strongly worded' editorials and ‘powerful’ documentaries, or will there be violent retribution, a justifiable national uprising, a revolution in this country, against such an evil, tyrannical force?
A holocaust certainly requires a greater response than words.
-
Ahh, but the strawberries!
[Read the article: John McCain's Vietnam-based view of war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with... geometric logic... that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox DID exist, and I'd have produced that key if they hadn't of pulled the Caine out of action."
- Captain Queeg : The Caine Mutiny
Replace "strawberries" with "plan for victory", and you have John McCain in a nutshell.. Or a nutcase.
And aside from being bug-f*ck crazy, isn't it a tad bit elitist to always believe you know more than the American people?
-
The Soprano Analogy
[Read the article: Tom Friedman's latest declaration of war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The only good thing about having a Tony Soprano in this administration is that Soprano would just as soon take out his own inner circle as any perceived ‘outside enemy’. I do agree that thinning out this herd would be a good thing. That part of the analogy is always lost on morons like Friedman.
To have the level of extreme immaturity of talking-heads like Tom Friedman, Joe Lieberman, and Jonah Goldberg – people who more than likely giggle like school girls at Tony Soprano’s violence, with milk coming out their nose – is a perfect example of how utterly clueless they are to the fact that associating with a Tony Soprano would most likely bring about their own demise faster than any outside force. Which, considering the rapid decline of the United States over the past 7 years of their neo-con style "leadership", it's not surprising these clowns see strength in those who would do themselves the most harm.
-
Filters?
[Read the article: Tom Friedman's latest declaration of war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Is there a way to filter/ignore a specific poster? While I have no doubt the hallucinogens ‘ElectroRobot’ takes cause him euphoric joy, having to sift through his irrelevant drivel, self-loathing comments, and Greenwald-envy on every page is very irritating.
-
@Derbig Mooser
[Read the article: Tom Friedman's latest declaration of war]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Much obliged!
-
Shoot the Messenger
[Read the article: June Events]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I've never heard of 'Shoot the Messenger', but after reading the show's performance information, I don't understand why it's not on Comedy Central (it's even from the co-creater of 'The Daily Show'). With the enormous success of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert it seems like a natural.
I've never understood why neither Stewart or Colbert have had Glenn on their programs. I guess they need more air time for Doug Feith.