Thought you ight find this interesting...
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http://www.stopahmadinejad.com/
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Iran has said countless times that it would almost certainly suspend most or all of its oil sales abroad in retaliation of an attack; that would remove a couple of million barrels from the current worldwide supply of roughly 85 million barrels per day. Then—and this is crucial—Ahmadinejad’s increasingly close ally, Hugo Chávez, would in all likelihood at least stop sales to the United States and possibly declare a general suspension of sales. If Iran is attacked, oil prices would go up to $200 - $300 a barrel. That is about $10-$12 USD a gallon.

LOL! Thank God Chopper isn't Prime Minister, come to think of it he’d make a great Trade Unionist…lol.
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I guess what we are discussing, and what politicians debate and vote for, is a dialectical conflict between the power of individual choice and responsibility versus the evils of the state causing individual dependence on a socialized system. The fear is that the latter would cause individuals to stagnate, prevent individual growth or prosperity and
cause an individuals character or disposition to be harmed by pampering. I have witnessed this happen.
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I have roots in the conservative political perspective, although experience has taught me a few things. I believe in personal responsibility, as you do, yet there are those who exist to whom the genetic lottery has not been so kind. I'm talking about individuals who are intellectually challenged, others with learning disabilities and mental health problems and illnesses and disease. It is easy to judge such people without giving reflection to their daily realities and the difficulties they face. Although we all have to accept the 'cards we have been dealt in life' and 'work with what we've got' these individuals do not choose their realities.
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Don’t get me wrong seeking to understand is not the same as justifying nor does it mean a person is a ‘Liberal’. I am considered a moderate liberal, but I have conservative views in which I strongly support. I'm not justifying the actions of those who want avoid working to earn money from drug dealing, or just 'hangout' with 'mates'.
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Also funding churches to help the needy is a form of socialism, a sort of privatized religious social welfare. Giving subsidies to corporations is a form of corporate socialism, socialism, to a greater or lesser extent, happens in all Governments its just some ‘models’ cause more problems than they solve.
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I have never lived in America, I can not say what America needs that would be arrogant, ignorant and plain stupidity. I can only speak of those things in which I have experienced and witnessed. My father worked all his life to own a home, car and to raise a family. He, like you, was cash poor as he was building his asset wealth. My father was a business analyst for an insurance corporation. In 1987 there was a major stock market crash. Australia lost, something like, 50% of its worth overnight. My dad lost everything but the house, then in the 90’s the company restructured, he lost his job. Then he got cancer. No medical cover. Without socialized medicare and medicine my father would be dead. Not even selling his house would have covered the expenses.
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Our welfare program works to move people off the ‘dole’ an into paid employment. The new system, along with a healthy economy has maintained low unemployment, currently 4 per cent. Of this 4% there are a lot of single parent and others who genuinely need the assistance. Sorry about the length of this!!!

'Quite frankly, I would accept that in order not to have Obama in office. Plus, I think somebody needs to put the hammer down in the middle east. Might as well be us. We need to fight the rising tide of religious zealotry and the creeping specter of socialism. Your proposal = two birds with one stone.'
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Scary times my friend! The consequences would be far reaching and felt for many years. It may only escalate terrorism in the west. But don't get me wrong Iran IS worse (violent, barbaric, harboring terrorists etc.) than Iraq. And Religious extremism, or any extreme ideological agenda, needs to be fought against. How we do that is the major question for debate and reflection.
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Also a mixture of Socialism has and does work here in Australia (housing, most education, university loans, universal medicare, Pharmaceuticals Benefit Scheme, and welfare.). Our Government has had surpluses in the multiple Billions and has done so for about a decade. We have a strong overall economy with a healthy GDP. The Government invests in the poor as to grow them out of poverty and into independence, and it can work. Yet I acknowledge not all 'grow'. Thanks for your reply!

The Presidential Election. The best chance Senator McCain has to win the November elections is a major escalation in the war on terrorism, the terrorist threat becoming the greatest concern of voters in the November elections. Striking against Iran's nuclear sites in September could accomplish this.

Yep! Thats why I asked for it to be deleted. I didnt check before posting

LIKE YOUR AVATAR DUDE! BITCHES AND HOSE! HAHAHA!

Lol, youre the 1st person to disagree with something Ive said on here that didnt choose to include an insult. Thanks for that.
Of all my time in the military I never once felt like I was being supported by a republican or democrat. I have felt like I was betrayed by both sides but more so republicans.
I do not feel like its a bad system. I think its currently being run by people who are looking out for their personal interest instead of the interests of those they are elected to represent. Notice I said people instead of republicans.
People always scream "Socialism!!" when democrats push for speding that would help bring up poor people. Rebulicans are pushing for reforms of one of the biggest socialist expenditures in the history of the world, Social Security. The reason it needs to be reformed is because the government has been taking from it for the past 2 decades to support military spending.
Money does not equal support. How many kids in the US are without a father figure even though their father is paying child support.
Wearing a flag pin or putting a yellow ribbon magnet made in china on the back of your car does not equal support.
A person who educates themselves about an issue before they cast a vote based on that issue supports the military.
A lack of knowledge is exactly how this war started. Prez Bush has all but stated that he lied to the senate and congress to get the war started.
Thanks for the comment.