Fw: RC: Re: Re: The beauty of democracy

["Beth Gunn" <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Beth Gunn <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com>
To: <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>; <ridecampe @endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: RC: Re: Re: The beauty of democracy


> Heidi,
> Isn't that the truth.  I know it all points to Osama, and our President
and
> military will leave no stone unturned to make sure before they hit anyone.
> All eyes are apon  the U.S.  We cannot afford to go off with twitchy
trigger
> fingers:)
> History channel ran a program today called "Shadows of the Six Day War",
of
> the conflicts occuring in the middle east during 1967.  I was 6 yrs old at
> the time (I know, do the math! I turn 40 next week:))  Extremley
informative
> for an "ignorant" but looking to educate myself Me!
> Really steep learning curve....I Love That One..only way I got a B+ in
> college Chemistry:))
> Ride Well
> Beth Gunn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
> To: <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com>; <reshan@deyr.ultranet.com>;
> <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 4:45 PM
> Subject: Re: RC: Re: Re: The beauty of democracy
>
>
> > In a message dated Tue, 18 Sep 2001  7:53:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> "Beth Gunn" <happyhoofprints@hotmail.com> writes:
> >
> > > Do you think his followers, I don't know what else to call them, will
> let us
> > > bring him in?  I don't think they have any laws of their own and
surely
> wont
> > > respect ours, the people they hate.
> >
> > I doubt that we are realistically looking at bringing him here and
having
> an American-style trial.  The main point is being sure to examine evidence
> and get the right guy(s).  Also, I think it may be important HOW we go
about
> this, if we want to get rid of terrorists without starting WWIII.  And of
> course, trying to trigger us into that is part of the terrorist agenda as
> well.  This is a new form of warfare for us, and it is gonna be a real
steep
> learning curve, I fear.
> >
> > >Are they teaching teenagers
> > > in high school what this conflict is all about?  I hope so.  Apathy is
> > > becoming a real problem in our U.S.
> >
> > No truer words were ever spoken.  And again, the sorts of fanatics
> perpetrating last week's outrage are banking on that.  I don't think they
> realize that America can look pretty apathetic but get un-apathetic in a
> hurry when attacked...
> >
> > Heidi
> >
>