tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post6333310829757193880..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Iran says Obama's offer to talk shows US failurePastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-77561486856534077492009-01-31T20:09:00.000+00:002009-01-31T20:09:00.000+00:00Pastorius,Sad but true. From time to time free pe...Pastorius,<BR/><BR/>Sad but true. From time to time free people must defend themselves against those that would take their freedom away, and often that requires war. I think it was Thomas Jefferson who once said, "From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots."Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691850040385670009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-17222796903154307832009-01-31T19:54:00.000+00:002009-01-31T19:54:00.000+00:00Damien, As dictators, they recognize that their po...Damien, <BR/><BR/>As dictators, they recognize that their power comes from force, so that's the only power they respect.<BR/><BR/>The truth is, even a culture based upon the height of reason still needs to be backed up by a gun.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-51548405537948221082009-01-31T18:20:00.000+00:002009-01-31T18:20:00.000+00:00Pastorius,Personally this is one of the few things...Pastorius,<BR/><BR/>Personally this is one of the few things that I would expect to agree with Ahmadinejad on. If he didn't say so openly, most dictators see attempts to reason with them as a form of weakness.Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691850040385670009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-31794142144196124182009-01-31T17:45:00.000+00:002009-01-31T17:45:00.000+00:00Epa,I think we can be pretty damned sure Obama has...Epa,<BR/>I think we can be pretty damned sure Obama has not read Shirer.Pastoriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-40695370829012290752009-01-31T17:33:00.000+00:002009-01-31T17:33:00.000+00:00What will it take?Has anyone read Manchester's sec...What will it take?<BR/><BR/>Has anyone read Manchester's second volume on Churchill, or Shirer on what the germans leadership were saying to each other and doing while baldwin and chamberlain fell over each other to prove how harmless and well meaning they were?Epaminondashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811906954763827459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-57198607675327805322009-01-31T17:31:00.000+00:002009-01-31T17:31:00.000+00:00APPEASEMENT = WEAKNESSAPPEASEMENT = WEAKNESSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com