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onetime2 · 12-19-2003, 05:37 AM

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Originally posted by Tophat665
Yah know, when you come back like this, it really makes me wonder why I bother to edit the best bits out of my posts to keep people from getting their feathers ruffled unduly. Be that as it may, read what you quoted:

1) "Possibly". Not definitely

2) In case possibly wasn't enough, I note that I am not accusing them of this, just that I think they are scum.

3) Turns out a terrorist attack on this country was exactly what needed to happen to jumpstart a dead in the water political agenda. That's not evidence for, but it's certainly convenient.

4) Actually, if they were doing this, they were sitting around hoping for the death of a handful or less and the injury of dozens. Enough to scare, but not enough to hurt. That's what that last clause was about.

5) While invading Iraq is certainly way up at the top of things I dislike about the current administration, it was not and still is not their top priority. That would be getting elected, closely followed by tax cuts and kickbacks for campaign contributors and only then national security, and Iraq isn't even at the top of that list (nor should it be). It just gets all the media because that's where we're hemmorhaging.

So in summary, if's not absolute crap. It's possible crap, marked as speculative at least three times in three different ways.

Absolute Crap would be something along the lines of: The reason Dick Cheney has been spending so much time in an undisclosed location is beause he sustained some facial injuries parachuting out of the plane that hit the Pentagon, and he's had to stay out of sight or heavily made up while they heal. Now that is absolute crap.

Prefacing an accusatory statement with a "I'm not accusing anyone" is absolute crap no matter how you slice it. Your hatred of the administration comes shining through in statements like this and taints any legitimate complaints you may have against them.