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It is not my intent to offend our friends North of the Border but about the only things I need to know about international relations were espoused by George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt:

1. "Avoid foreign entanglements" & 2. "Speak softly and carry a big stick!"

Of course I rather like the "Scotty" dictim from Star Trek: "Diplomacy begins with a full phaser bank."

As far as I am concerned, our respone to the attacks on 911 was not nearly forceful enough, swift enough, nor broad enough. That is one of the prices we pay for a complex society in which half the decision makers do not understand violence.

It is not my intent to offend (and I have to admit I find the above letter a bit extreme on some points), but if one does not stand for something he will fall for almost anything.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition - we are at war, we can fight it over there or later over here - stopping is not an option! Though pausing while they kill us piecemeal is apparently one for some of our self-styled "leaders".

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