The random political thoughts thread

scaeagles · 02-21-2006, 01:37 PM

I don't make it a habit to go to downtown Phoenix at night, particularly a portion of a street named Van Buren. Many drug deals are known to happen there. Many prostitutes and their pimps roam around.

Everyone on this portion of Van Buren street is not a drug dealer, seeking to buy drugs, is not a pimp or a prostitute or looking to solicit one. However, when there are a million other places that I can find the legitimate offerings on Van Buren, why not play it safe and go elsewhere?

It is not something that has been pushed on us by the Bush administration. I think it might have something to do with the fact that Arabs were the ones that planned out and executed 9/11 and have sworn to do more of the same, and have in Europe.

It isn't that all Arabs seek to do this. However, why allow the UAE to do this when there would (presumably) be others that can perform the task as well? Particularly since the UAE is one of only 3 countries that acknowledged the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.

But, even after this diatribe, I still go back and forth. My point is that it isn't fear of Middle Eastern countries that make me think it's a bad idea. It's logic.

02-21-2006, 01:37 PM	#29
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I don't make it a habit to go to downtown Phoenix at night, particularly a portion of a street named Van Buren. Many drug deals are known to happen there. Many prostitutes and their pimps roam around. Everyone on this portion of Van Buren street is not a drug dealer, seeking to buy drugs, is not a pimp or a prostitute or looking to solicit one. However, when there are a million other places that I can find the legitimate offerings on Van Buren, why not play it safe and go elsewhere? It is not something that has been pushed on us by the Bush administration. I think it might have something to do with the fact that Arabs were the ones that planned out and executed 9/11 and have sworn to do more of the same, and have in Europe. It isn't that all Arabs seek to do this. However, why allow the UAE to do this when there would (presumably) be others that can perform the task as well? Particularly since the UAE is one of only 3 countries that acknowledged the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. But, even after this diatribe, I still go back and forth. My point is that it isn't fear of Middle Eastern countries that make me think it's a bad idea. It's logic.
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