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laudablepuss wrote:
So what? We can't predict what their response will be so we should do nothing?
How is not showing their pictures doing nothing? We killed them, didn't we? What's more important, winning the war on the ground, or strutting about it on Fox?
laudablepuss wrote:
It sounds like you're saying we're damned if we do and if we don't. I mean, we can't predict what'll happen if we don't show the pictures and allow rumors to circulate and grow, either. Right?
What does that even mean? "We can't predict what they'll do if we don't show the pictures, so we should show them!" That's horrible. That's worst argument I've ever heard, and I read Caltrops, where SB posts. What they'll do if we don't show the pictures is pretty much what they've been doing so far. It's going to stop sooner or later, why rile them up more by landing on aircraft carriers and declaring the war over, or shooting their leaders and then figuratively dragging them through the streets of the Internet? Why not show a little class, take care of business like professionals, deliver on our promises, and get the fuck out? What's wrong with that?
Fanatics or not, I don't think these guys taking the potshots give a fuck if Uday and Qusay are around. They just don't like the idea of American tanks and planes running all over their country. They're probably not entitled to that opinion at this point, but us adding to the stomping by making iron-on t-shirts of the damage we're doing isn't going to make them lay down their arms any sooner.
laudablepuss wrote:
As for the complete garbage you spewed about stickers in airplanes: you're an idiot. To wit: you're assuming that the zealots in the 747s and the zealots shooting at GIs are the same level of crazy. That's almost certainly false. Potshots aren't necessarily suicide, you don't have to be a fanatical lunatic to be a guerilla, and the loss of your leaders, lots of your money, and the organizing force for your resistance might put a dent in your plans (if you're an Iraqi partisan). All we're doing is helping the fag partisans get past their denial stage of grief sooner.
Bonus points for spicing your nonsense argument up with "fag," but it still doesn't make much sense. The point of my post (for laudablepuss) is this: the theory that showing your enemy what will happen to them if they continue to fight you will cause them to stop fighting you has proved false time and again. Why don't we just come clean and say we're posting the pictures because we want to, because we're proud of what we did, or because we're normal human beings with a morbid fascination with images of death? What's wrong with saying that, instead of excusing it with some ridiculous bullshit about how it will act as a deterrent?
laudablepuss wrote:
Nevermind that you ignored what I said about the fear of reprisals earlier. Just ignore the stuff you don't like, that's okay.
Like the rest of the planet, I ignore pretty much everything you say, Laudable.
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Detla Force Scoreboard by SBDMT 03/19/2003, 8:24pm PST 
Re: Detla Force Scoreboard by SBDMT 03/20/2003, 12:11am PST 
POW Rescue, +5 point bonus. by SBDMT 04/01/2003, 7:36pm PST 
Link? -nt- by Entropy Stew 04/01/2003, 7:59pm PST 
Best thing I can find by SBDMT 04/01/2003, 8:40pm PST 
Re: Best thing I can find by E. L. Koba 04/01/2003, 10:51pm PST 
Re: Best thing I can find by veronica 04/01/2003, 10:54pm PST 
Not even close by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:50am PDT 
Just being an ass by E. L. Koba 07/23/2003, 6:34pm PDT 
Sorry, kneejerk liberalism (read: "Jesus they're not ANIMALS" reaction), my bad. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:56pm PDT 
I CAN CONTROL YOUR MIND!!!!!! by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 1:13pm PDT 
Possible kill/capture of Saddam's sons. Score pending. NT by SBDMT 07/22/2003, 12:02pm PDT 
CONFIRMED! W00t! NT by SBDMT 07/22/2003, 3:52pm PDT 
It was the 101st though, not Delta. NT by E. L. Koba 07/22/2003, 5:41pm PDT 
Re: It was the 101st though, not Delta. by Bob Violence 07/22/2003, 5:56pm PDT 
MILITARY TASK FORCE, starring Chuck Norris by Fussbett 07/22/2003, 6:02pm PDT 
Re: MILITARY TASK FORCE, starring Chuck Norris by E. L. Koba 07/22/2003, 6:33pm PDT 
Re: MILITARY TASK FORCE, starring Chuck Norris by laudablepuss 07/22/2003, 6:43pm PDT 
Task Force 20 good enough for you? by SBDMT 07/22/2003, 6:47pm PDT 
I heard they were too close to a TOW missile explosion and got dead. NT by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 3:00am PDT 
Man all the TOW missles in the hangar must be totally smashed tonight. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:30am PDT 
Exploding with joy, even. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:30am PDT 
Re: CONFIRMED! W00t! by chimp 07/23/2003, 12:47am PDT 
Hur? by Chairman Mao 07/23/2003, 12:54am PDT 
Re: Hur? by chimp 07/23/2003, 1:15am PDT 
Time, CA. 1988 on the end of the Iran-Iraq war. by Chairman Mao 07/23/2003, 1:54am PDT 
stupid but valid reference by Moab 07/23/2003, 2:25am PDT 
Never underestimate nationalism and propaganda by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 1:04am PDT 
Never underestimate the power of moral relativism to make threads crap by Preachy Postmodernist Bullshitter 07/23/2003, 1:28am PDT 
God help me by Entropy Stew 07/23/2003, 6:44am PDT 
You fool! You've doomed us all! by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:51am PDT 
One minor edit by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 10:26am PDT 
Re: You fool! You've doomed us all! by GRENDEL 07/23/2003, 11:04am PDT 
On what basis would you assign value? NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 11:08am PDT 
RATIONALLY, I CAN'T. by GRENDEL 07/23/2003, 11:26am PDT 
Bravo! by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 11:42am PDT 
Re: You fool! You've doomed us all! by foogla 07/23/2003, 3:36pm PDT 
You adorable nut, you! You're horribly wrong, as usual. by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 5:26pm PDT 
You REALLY need to read just a little philosophy. by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 7:51pm PDT 
Of course I've read Descartes, freakshow. by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 8:07pm PDT 
No, that isn't the question by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:12pm PDT 
Re: No, that isn't the question by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 1:54am PDT 
I like how you think. Don't understand your patience, but whatever. NT by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 8:06pm PDT 
It's 'addenda,' you translating green blob. NT by Rene Descartes 07/23/2003, 6:36pm PDT 
Oh no, don't burn me at stake, Jesuit ass-sniffer! by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 7:53pm PDT 
I see it as the loss of two potential Friendsters. NT by conflictNo 07/23/2003, 1:09am PDT 
No shit. They always give the LOSERS of wars with America a bad rap. NT by Adolf "Godwin" Hitler 07/23/2003, 1:24am PDT 
wait, what does that mean? NT by Your fellow faggot 07/23/2003, 1:28am PDT 
Perhaps, and I'm going out on a limb here... by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 2:22am PDT 
The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 4:29am PDT 
Also hilarious: my spelling of affliction in the above post. NT by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 9:43am PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 1:10pm PDT 
Are you serious? NT by foogla 07/23/2003, 3:43pm PDT 
Unclear, perhaps. But serious, you bet. NT by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 8:22pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 11:56pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:25am PDT 
Ignore fucked up quote post above, see post below. NT by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:27am PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:27am PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Bill Dungsroman 07/24/2003, 12:10pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by foogla 07/24/2003, 12:33pm PDT 
[NO SARCASM]Good point, foogla[/NO SARCASM] NT by Bill Dungsroman 07/24/2003, 1:16pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 5:29pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by E. L. Koba 07/24/2003, 5:36pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by creativepig 07/24/2003, 6:49pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by E. L. Koba 07/24/2003, 7:26pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:52pm PDT 
Last I checked Iraqi civilian casualties from bombing was 5,000+, FYI NT by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 2:49pm PDT 
That's the Iraqi figure, IIRC. NT by Chairman Mao 07/24/2003, 3:24pm PDT 
Says who? Also, compare to avg. of Shiites paved into roads after GW1. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:25pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:45pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Bill Dungsroman 07/25/2003, 6:04pm PDT 
Re: The only truly crazy person mentioned thus far IS Noam Chomsky by Lizard_King 07/27/2003, 10:56pm PDT 
Pop! by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 1:59pm PDT 
ES agrees with INC; world ends; film at 11 NT by Entropy Stew 07/24/2003, 2:25pm PDT 
Everyone except Lizard_King agrees with INC on this one. NT by Chairman Mao 07/24/2003, 2:27pm PDT 
I don't agree either. by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 5:23pm PDT 
Re: I don't agree either. by E. L. Koba 07/24/2003, 5:39pm PDT 
Works for me. NT by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 5:40pm PDT 
Re: I don't agree either. by Steve Sailer 07/24/2003, 8:30pm PDT 
Everyone is always biting my shit man NT by E. L. Koba 07/25/2003, 1:15am PDT 
Well, that's what I meant. by Chairman Mao 07/24/2003, 5:42pm PDT 
Strangely I agree with both of you, also, note for laudable by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 6:00pm PDT 
Re: Strangely I agree with both of you, also, note for laudable by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 6:22pm PDT 
Dunno, can you wait three days or so? That's my best ETA. NT by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 6:59pm PDT 
Is this your manifesto? Are you holed up in a shack somewhere? NT by laudablepuss 07/24/2003, 7:28pm PDT 
Let's just say there's a machete involved. NT by Senor Barborito 07/24/2003, 8:11pm PDT 
Re: Well, that's what I meant. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:18pm PDT 
Re: Well, that's what I meant. by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 12:18am PDT 
Of course you don't. by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 8:20pm PDT 
Re: Of course you don't. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 9:57pm PDT 
You're on auto-pilot. Again. by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 10:38pm PDT 
My mistake. by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 11:14pm PDT 
Yeah. Still disagree. by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 12:11am PDT 
You burned me. :( by I need clarification 07/25/2003, 12:46am PDT 
My God you're retarded. by laudablepuss 07/25/2003, 12:50pm PDT 
Re: My God you're retarded. by I need clarification 07/25/2003, 1:48pm PDT 
Re: I don't agree either. by The Happiness Engine 07/26/2003, 3:50am PDT 
What do you expect of the majority on a purple internet forum? NT by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:19pm PDT 
NO NO RECALL DAVIS -nt by Arbit 07/24/2003, 8:06pm PDT 
Re: Pop! by Lizard_King 07/24/2003, 10:08pm PDT 
Holy shit, it's the human pretzel. I bet it can suck it's own dick, too! by I need clarification 07/24/2003, 11:37pm PDT 
Re: Holy shit, it's the human pretzel. I bet it can suck it's own dick, too! by Lizard_King 07/27/2003, 10:03pm PDT 
Fucking shit. I sincerely wish I'd been wrong. by I need clarification 07/27/2003, 3:41am PDT 
It's shit that would have happened anyway. by Lizard_King 07/27/2003, 10:06pm PDT 
Thanks, Neo. I and everyone else stuck in the Matrix appreciate you very much. by I need clarification 07/27/2003, 10:29pm PDT 
What? by Lizard_King 07/28/2003, 10:28am PDT 
Re: Fucking shit. I sincerely wish I'd been wrong. by laudablepuss 07/28/2003, 11:01am PDT 
Re: CONFIRMED! W00t! by E. L. Koba 07/23/2003, 1:47am PDT 
Re: CONFIRMED! W00t! by Moab 07/23/2003, 1:56am PDT 
Does it really? by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 2:26am PDT 
Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 10:49am PDT 
Re: Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Fullofkittens 07/23/2003, 11:49am PDT 
Any news on that footnote? I'm still waiting... by I need clarification 07/23/2003, 2:08pm PDT 
Oh yeah! Sorry. by Fullofkittens 07/23/2003, 2:54pm PDT 
Just getting into character. NT by Moab 07/23/2003, 12:36pm PDT 
You deserve better then an NT post. by Moab 07/23/2003, 1:14pm PDT 
Re: You deserve better then an NT post. by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 11:24pm PDT 
Re: Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 1:14pm PDT 
To the extent that this applies to me, I'll answer for me by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 1:52pm PDT 
Remember this the next time the clock reads 9:11. by conflictNo 07/23/2003, 2:47pm PDT 
Good point by Senor Barborito 07/23/2003, 8:58pm PDT 
Re: To the extent that this applies to me, I'll answer for me by Lizard_King 07/23/2003, 8:20pm PDT 
Re: Dead people! Take a picture, maw! by Bill Dungsroman 07/23/2003, 11:50pm PDT 
Can we be honest? by SBDMT 07/23/2003, 3:10pm PDT 
Fuck you by FABIO 07/23/2003, 4:25pm PDT 
I agree. Remember poor Dan and Dave! *sob* NT by laudablepuss 07/23/2003, 5:28pm PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. NT by McMoo the anti-drug cow 07/24/2003, 11:42am PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. by FABIO 07/24/2003, 9:39pm PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. by Bill Dungsroman 07/25/2003, 6:12pm PDT 
Re: Fuck you - What? Torture? Also, I'm confused. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/25/2003, 6:28pm PDT 
The man had his own personal torture chamber by Entropy Stew 07/25/2003, 7:45pm PDT 
The people sheltering them are possibly $30 million richer. by SBDMT 07/25/2003, 8:16pm PDT 
They'll probably have to spend it all on bodyguards once their identidy gets out NT by FABIO 07/28/2003, 9:58am PDT 
His identity did get it. He's their cousin or something.... by Lizard_King 07/28/2003, 10:30am PDT 
Let's pretend for a moment that you're serious... by SBDMT 07/23/2003, 2:28am PDT 
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