We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:46:25 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This will incite the maple-syrup swillers, perhaps. A number of Canadians took offense recently to a Boston Herald column in which I slammed Canada and Europe in general for failing to hold up its end in this war for democracy, freedom and security. Specificially, I slammed them for being smug democracies that do little to help the truly oppressed of this world, while throwing insults at us and obstacles in our way. Whatever I thought about their government's attitude toward Iraq, and the insults that were leveled at our president, Canadian soldiers have been fighting and dying in Afghanistan. I... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:57:54 -0600 1. That AMT pi$$e$ me off more than John Murtha. At least now that I'm back to being a humble technical college employee I shouldn't have to worry about it. 2. My question to John Ryan and other's from the left is, "Since you are not engaged in the war, there is no draft, the economy is surviving, most likely nobody you personally know has been killed, wounded or even deployed then why do you even care?" Could it be that the whole "anti-war" movement is either: 1. A knee-jerk reaction originating in the left's Viet Nam hangover, or... 2. An excuse to bash the right in general and the Commander-n-Chief, in particular. I’m sure the real reason(s) for the anti-war vitriol is/are more complex than this, but probably no less ridiculous. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53754 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53754 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:35:13 -0600 Fair enough, Trias - but yes, via the arcane nature of the tax code, many Americans effectively pay little or no income tax. At both ends of the spectrum. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53736 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53736 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:12:36 -0600 Are you suggesting most Americans don't pay tax? No wonder so many want to go to America. The only thing voters explicitly do is vote. Given the Democrats position was leaving Iraq I do think they have a reasonable mandate to leave Iraq sooner rather than later. Jules is spouting too much bull for me to be bothered with it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53734 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53734 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:00:05 -0600 if it evolves into a solution to the problem. Certainly getting out of Iraq right now is one approach. But I don't think it was mandated (and, I suspect in the long run, the whole plan was to "get out of Iraq"). And I suspect that if a miracle were to occur, and what Jules is talking about were to happen - i.e., the international community truly step up to the plate - well, that solution would satisfy those taxpayers you are so interested in. BTW - I *do* pay taxes. Enough so that I'm playing chicken with the AMT. How 'bout you?]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53723 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53723 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:07:53 -0600 Listen Up !! The course of the war has changed, we are on the way out. The people you work for THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS have made their decision. Iraq will go down in history as the worst debacle EVER for our country. It will be shown that although a small group of men in Washington can get us into a war, it is a lot harder to get us out of one. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53718 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/jules_crittende.html#comment-53718 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:13:46 -0600