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Israel got attacked in the Yom Kippur War too. People said "oh no, it's time for the end!" Sheer and utter nonsense. The world is not ending. People have predicted the world would end in their lifetimes for the last, oh, 1900 years? It hasn't happened yet and probably won't happen any time...

Hezbollah's actions are not justification for Israel's. However, it is important to acknowledge that the intent of Israel is very different than the intent of Hezbollah. Israel does not intend to hurt the Lebanese although it is unfortunate that some innocent civilians are going to get hurt as...

Killing the baby was not intentional. Hezbollah killing an old woman and her five-year-old grandson in Moshav Meron WAS intentional. Consider that Israel is attacking Hezbollah and Hezbollah is attacking Israeli civilians. Israel does not have the ability to control who is physically within...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that U.S. backing of Israel is responsible for flaming tensions in the Middle East and putting the world on course toward another "Holocaust." "The fundamental blame falls again on the U.S. empire. It's the empire that armed and supported the...

I don't wear makeup. The stuff is icky.

Soldiers accept that they they are mortal. They understand from the get-go that they might not survive when they go into combat. That is a fact of war. Both male and female soldiers accept that. It's no good for the military or the men who are killed at the moment either. It wouldn't be...

And it's your right to disagree with me.

We wouldn't have to fire anyone there because as of this time, transsexuality is considered a disqualifying medical condition. Transsexuals cannot serve in the military in any way, shape or form. That's another problem with the military I'd like to see eliminated, though I don't see it...

That too. That's what we call sexist bigotry. A man can't do that unless he's been properly trained and prepared for it. Women are the same. Men get shellshock and PTSD too. Gender has nothing to do with it. Tests have shown women are much more resistant to higher G-force levels...

Euthanasia is OK in my book...

And yet, they're still not actually allowed into combat, there's a great number of special organisations (Delta Force? The Rangers?) that they're prohibited from serving in, and there's a glass ceiling placed on rank. Then don't support drafting men either. It's that simple.

Yeah. This is 2006. Did you miss 60 years of history? Ever heard of a war called Vietnam? The baby boomers are getting older and Generations X and Y both strongly oppose the idea of a draft. If the draft were reinstituted in this Congress, the Dems would have supermajorities in both houses in...

You do realise your beloved Republicans would be committing political suicide if they reinstituted the draft, right?

What is Hezbollah? One of several terrorist organisations pledging to bring about the destruction of Israel.

I wouldn't agree to there being a draft until they make it so that both men AND women are required to serve. But I don't think the administration is ready to see girls dying in combat yet, so that won't be happening any time soon. As far as I'm concerned, if they're going to want a draft...

The way things are going, there might be another war between Israel and the rest of the Muslim world (again) this year. Whether or not it will be nuclear remains to be seen.

The act of suicide itself isn't any worse than any other intentional murder... The issue is that with another killing, you could in principle repent and be forgiven if your repentance was sincere. With suicide, you're dead, so that option isn't available to you. Jesus didn't commit suicide...

Haven't you seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail? If a woman weighs the same as a duck, she must be a witch.

Asperger syndrome, for example, isn't always a bad thing... Indeed, it can be a very good thing as a lot of the most brilliant people historically probably had asperger. Sir Isaac Newton? Albert Einstein? Bill Gates? My brother is autistic... He goes to a normal school, but he's not "normal"...

He didn't present any documentation of his transistion (besides his obviously masculine appearance and testosterone-affected voice) to the court as he should not be required to do so. If a man can change his name to Superfly Flamboyant or Flavious Flava just because he wants to, a transgender...