[lit-ideas] Re: The make up of security forces in Iraq

  • From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:41:47 +0100

If what I said was a quibble, Lawrence, then the whole of your post wasn't 
worth bothering with.

(Come to think of it....)


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Lawrence Helm 
  To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:20 PM
  Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The make up of security forces in Iraq


  Ah, one of your famous quibbles.  I should have known.  



  ------------Original Message------------
  From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Date: Wed, Sep-19-2007 10:12 AM
  Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The make up of security forces in Iraq
  And you say I'm a "silly man" for not believing anti-American, pacifistic 
attacks against them? 

  This is why I said you were a silly man, Lawrence; because you said

  >the Leftists and anti-Americans attacking anything remotely American. 
  > But the security forces in Iraq aren't completely American

  and thought you'd caught 'Leftists and anti-Americanists; out by saying
  that (because according to you, 'Leftists and anti-Americanists' only
  criticise America and Americans).

  I hope that's clear, because I really can't be bothered to explain it all
  again


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Lawrence Helm 
    To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 5:10 PM
    Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The make up of security forces in Iraq


    As I said, I have worked with military and former military people all my 
life.  And you say I'm a "silly man" for not believing anti-American, 
pacifistic attacks against them?  The very nature of pacifism is silly.  I 
would use a stronger word to describe anti-Americans.  And I note once again, 
once again, still and always, never without break attacks against American 
coupled by no, none, zero, NONE against the most vile entity in the world 
today, Islamism.  It is their firm belief that infidels should be killed.  
Murder is part of their religion and you attack those defending state 
department officials against them?  That is much worse than silly.

    Lawrence

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