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