GAO Report: GA Security Threat

Stephan posted the following:

neither. But the German people has been exposed to the horrors of war
not that long ago. It happened right where they live and that,
together with the incomprehensible guilt on the German nation has
turned the people into pacifists. This has everything to do with the
ugly face of war and little with the relationship between Germany and
the United States and their people.



And uhhhhh lets not forget that EXCESSIVE pacifism....is WHAT allows these
crazy sobs like hitler to rise to power and make everyone else miserable in the
process.....

I dont hear many germans today bitchin today because we bombed the hell out the
civilians and hitlers minions in ww2, freeing them from a tyranical leadership
in the process.....not to mention similiar scenarios like japan etc etc....

And if peace at ANY cost is your mantra you better start polishing your posters
demanding that old Abe Lincoln go down as the most evil man in history for
starting that war of northern agression that ended up freeing the slaves.....
(not that the civil war actually had much to do with slavery in reality)

Blll

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:43:19 +0000, BllFs6 wrote:

And uhhhhh lets not forget that EXCESSIVE pacifism....is WHAT allows
these crazy sobs like hitler to rise to power and make everyone else
miserable in the process.....

You will find people agreeing with this assessment and still opposing the
war in Iraq. Because they do not feel the two cases are comparable.


I dont hear many germans today bitchin today because we bombed the hell
out the civilians and hitlers minions in ww2, freeing them from a
tyranical leadership in the process.....not to mention similiar
scenarios like japan etc etc....

And if peace at ANY cost is your mantra you better start polishing your
posters demanding that old Abe Lincoln go down as the most evil man in
history for starting that war of northern agression that ended up
freeing the slaves..... (not that the civil war actually had much to do
with slavery in reality)

Your comment addresses people who oppose war in any case. I believe they
are a minority in Germany and France. Remember, German soldiers are in
Afghanistan and while of course there is opposition against it, Germany
has aligned itself with the US in this conflict. Iraq is a different
matter in that many more people question the necessity of this war. Not
knowing what would have happened without the US marching in, one can't
really prove them wrong.



Blll

Do you also have real name?

- Holger Stephan, Portland, OR