tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019277874138270152.post702449052608299500..comments2009-09-10T19:15:32.826+04:30Comments on A World of Troubles: "I like America," says thrice-deployed soldierJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329893191188658832noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019277874138270152.post-71614909463673947752009-09-10T19:15:32.826+04:302009-09-10T19:15:32.826+04:30what's even more twisted, now that an offensiv...what's even more twisted, now that an offensive was launched in the swat, and the drones are killing some Talib Chiefs, the Pakistani ISI can let the warlords go about their business for a whilefoul ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12678676469888830738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019277874138270152.post-12425338118503665792009-09-08T22:37:58.995+04:302009-09-08T22:37:58.995+04:30Well...one of the core ideas of Jeffersonian Democ...Well...one of the core ideas of Jeffersonian Democrcy is:<br /><br /><i>"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffersonian_democracy" rel="nofollow">Americans</a> had a duty to spread what Jefferson called the "Empire of Liberty" to the world, but should avoid "entangling alliances."[3]</i><br /><br />I'm a little unclear on how you could spread the empire of libertyPapa Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454201360366303944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019277874138270152.post-20205793128962100302009-09-08T19:42:47.211+04:302009-09-08T19:42:47.211+04:30The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blo...The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post <a href="http://www.thunderrun.us/2009/09/from-front-09052009.html" rel="nofollow">From the Front: 09/05/2009 </a> News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.David Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153191536633461987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019277874138270152.post-50071305599715011212009-09-07T20:55:54.536+04:302009-09-07T20:55:54.536+04:30hell yeah son that kid is right for not wanting to...hell yeah son that kid is right for not wanting to go anywhere outside the u.s. once he gets home. however, as you point out, he didn't see too much of the world before being deployed. On the flipside, you have these fucking semi-nomadic sentinels who want to wage a war to tell the world about Allah and don't mind selling heroin to do that. As McNulty said, the game is rigged. And, Spicarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00260845804858144426noreply@blogger.com