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Geronda Jenkins
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Date Posted: 18:13:31 01/05/06 Thu
>Dear Bill:
>
>I found this piece, supposedly written by you, on the
>web:
>
>"It's The War, Stupid By: Bill O'Reilly for
>BillOReilly.com
>Wednesday, Sep 10, 2003"
>
>*If you DIDN'T write it, please disregard the
>following. However, if you DID, I'd LOVE the
>opportunity to "step up", and debate you over the
>issues at hand. The following is a line by line
>dissection of your wrongness:
>
>For a country smack in the middle of World War III, we
>are certainly a blasîSunch.
>
>We're worried about how much fighting the people who
>want to kill us will cost and whether we have an "exit
>strategy" in Iraq.
>
>*Well actually, We just want to know when we can
>declare weˇŻve 'won' the War. What has to happen so
>that we can declare a moral victory in this conflict?
>I mean who exactly do we have to kill, what capitol
>city do we have to occupy? What we want to know is,
>"What do we have to do to win?"
>
>Craven politicians and crazed columnists are second
>guessing President Bush who, at times, looks like he's
>first guessing the nation's foreign policy.
>
>*Name-calling accomplishes nothing, except to identify
>YOU as a 'name caller'.
>
>Since Mr. Bush, for some inexplicable reason, will not
>spell it out for you it falls on me to do so.
>
>*He CAN'T spell it out for you or me. (no pun
>intended) Because if everyone knew we were in the
>middle east to secure our economic needs, we wouldn't
>be there at all.
>
>There are around the world thousands of Islamic
>fanatics who want to kill Americans because they
>believe Allah is down with that.
>
>*There ARE in THIS country THOUSANDS of individuals
>who preach hate and violence against someone or some
>group. Some of them have bombed buildings and killed
>innocent Americans. But we don't 'dismantle' their
>organizations. We hold 'individuals' accountable for
>the crimes they commit. Look at how 'violent' the KKK
>has PROVEN itself to be. Its political jargon is no
>less vile, or "evil" than it was years ago, so why is
>IT allowed to exist still to poison young minds?
>
>These people are taught from the time they are
>children that Jews and Americans are undeserving of
>life on this planet.
>
>*So, what!? They 'think' there are evil people in the
>world, and that evil ways will lead to hell. Aren't
>YOU saying the same thing about them, right now? Who
>cares if I 'think' YOU don't deserve a T.V. show? It
>isn't until I ACT to rid you of it, that I am guilty
>of some crime. I thought Americans were FREE to read,
>learn, and THINK about anything they wish??? Are
>those who would paint the ˇ°Americaˇ± in a bad light,
>suddenly not allowed to do so? Since when is teaching
>people wrong things a bad thing?
>
>There is no negotiation with the most of these
>zealots; there is nothing one can say to dissuade them.
>
>*Dissuade them from what? THINKING the way they do,
>or ACTING they way they do? You see, the two are
>completely different pursuits. Indeed, there is
>nothing you can do to dissuade someone from THINKING
>something, but you CAN deter them from ACTING out
>those beliefs. If the kid reaches for the cookie jar,
>after you said no. Then you hit him hard across his
>knuckles with a wooden spoon. If he does it again,
>you cut his hand off and make stew out of it.
>Eventually the kid gets the idea, so he STOPS reaching
>for the cookie jar. However, in his head he still
>WANTS & desires the holdings inside the cookie jar.
>AND indeed, there IS nothing you can do to dissuade
>desire...
>
>They want blood and they will use any and all means to
>get it.
>
>*Well, they want 'specific blood', not just ANY blood.
> And indeed, they WILL use any means necessary.
>
>A number of nations help these killers and allow the
>murderous anti-American indoctrination to continue
>generation after generation.
>
>Iran, Indonesia, Syria, and Saudi Arabia are the most
>threatening to us, although the Saudis do have some
>pro-American government officials like Prince Bandar,
>its ambassador to the United States.
>
>*WAIT a second, hold the truck! You can't just name
>off a few countries and especially gloss over Saudi
>Arabia like that. "Anti-American indoctrination to
>continue"...? What does that mean exactly? I mean is
>there ANYTHING about America that isn't 'perfect'?
>And if a father tells his son in China, that to desire
>the life of a billionaire is folly, does THAT fit your
>depiction, of ˇ°generational indoctrinationˇ±?
>MOREOVER, you didn't even mention what Saudi Arabia
>really represents, in this global formula. Look, I am
>going to break it down for you- We get cheap oil from
>a Monarchy in the Saudi Family. The common people are
>taught hate toward America, and oppression toward
>women, but they want to throw off the shackles of this
> Oppressive Monarchy. We are literally guarding the
>palaces and oil fields in Arabia,. However our oil
>needs are oblivious to the masses needs therein.
>Osama bin Laden was cast OUT of Arabia because of his
>fighting for the rights of the common people, and in
>so much receives much support from the common people
>in the region. 15 of the 19 hijackers came from Saudi
>Arabia, and if you'll read the 9-11 Commission report,
>you can see where the country "Saudi Arabia" was
>blacked out. And WHERE is North Korea on that list???
>
>Iraq used to be a terrorist enabler primarily by
>helping the homicide bombers kill civilians in Israel
>but Saddam Hussein was open to causing trouble for the
>USA however he could.
>
>*I'd like you to provide ANY evidence that Saddam EVER
>attacked us directly. Not liking us and invading a
>neighboring country years ago, isn't exactly an
>ˇ®imminent threatˇŻ today, now is it?
>
>The Islamic killers thrive on the Palestinian
>situation. As long as the Palestinians are denied a
>state of their own, the propaganda machine that
>demonizes Israel and America will roll along
>unchallenged in the Arab world.
>
>*They "thrive"...? Is this like saying that
>anti-inner-city initiative republicans "thrive" on
>seeing low test scores, that allow them to close down
>schools? OR are you saying that 'some people' just
>love to fight, and will do so anytime they see an
>injustice or conflict arise? I just don't understand
>your complete line of thought there...
>
>So the only way to break down the hatred many Arabs
>have toward us is to forge a Palestinian-Israeli peace
>agreement that both sides can live with.
>
>*Actually, this is only PART of the problem, and even
>if we succeed in doing so there will still be
>anti-American sentiments alive and well.
>
>In order for Israel to cooperate in this effort fully,
>it needs to feel secure. Having the Americans in Iraq
>helps that effort.
>
>*How the hell do you feel secure in the tender-box
>that is the middle east, during WWIII??? You DON'T.
>Since we have been in Iraq, how many bombing has
>Israel suffered. is that number greater or smaller
>than the number BEFORE the invasion and occupation?
>
>Also, the USA needs a democratic outpost in the Middle
>East to put pressure on the terrorist states of Iran
>and Syria.
>
>*I'll give them this, an 'artificial target' in the
>middle east isn't necessarily a bad idea, but it will
>NEVER be a democratic outpost. At best, we will only
>manage a danger gas station.
>
>A foothold in that region makes it infinitely more
>difficult for Al Qaeda to carry out its evil doing.
>
>*Actually, it HELPS them to garner support, because
>they have evidence in their very country that we are
>not only invaders, but occupiers.
>
>Just the huge CIA presence in Iraq alone, gives the
>USA a major advantage in learning about terrorist
>operations before they hurt we the people.
>
>*I think you are wrong. You can't stop someone will
>to give their life for a cause if they are properly
>motivated and trained. ALL that you can hope to do is
>catch them, and try NOT to allow them to repeat an
>attack.
>
>This nonsense about the United Nations rescuing
>America in Iraq is something Aesop would have
>published.
>
>*Hey, when you wanna take on the world, and defy its
>global institutions, then you gotta put up, or shut
>up. WE said WE were going with or without the UN into
>Iraq. Now mis-planning, and improper public relations
>has us somewhere we don't want to be, alone. If
>someone DOESN'T help us, we will not succeed.
>ˇ°ˇrescuingˇˇ± is EXACTLY what we need.
>
>The UN is a chaotic chamber with no sense of urgency
>about terrorism and no sympathy towards the USA.
>
>*Could or would you apply that sentiment to the U.S.,
>in regards to the needs of other nations, also?
>Meaning that WE are a member of that chaotic chamber.
>Do you mean to say that WE don't have a sense of
>urgency about the terrorist attacks that occur, say in
>Ireland?
>
>Now some of that antipathy might be justified but not
>when American lives are at stake.
>
>*They ARE at stake. American lives are at stake each
>day, but not from terrorist attacks. A brief look at
>the numbers show us to be in far greater danger from
>car accidents caused by drunk drivers, than almost
>anything else, besides Cancer. I mean in the last 10
>years, less than 5,000 people have been victims of
>international terrorism. Last year alone 18,000
>innocent people DIED from drunk drivers. What are we
>actively doing to save those lives next year, aren't
>THOSE lives "at stake"???
>
>In a perfect world, all countries that aid and abet
>terrorism would be isolated and embargoed. But this is
>far from a perfect world.
>
>*This is NOT a perfect world, that I agree with.
>However, I DISAGREE with you, in that I think that
>even if we DID manage to force everyone to think like
>us, we would have only created a more imperfect world.
>
>The failure of France, Germany, Russia and China to
>aggressively help America neutralize terror states is
>an outrage of historic proportions. France is the
>worst.
>
>*Okay, if everyone in the world thinks you are wrong,
>but you think you are right, what does that make you?
>I mean, if you weighed the People's Opinion in the
>U.K. you'd see that they aren't with us either. In
>fact, HALF of America isn't with you. So if ALL these
>people,(I hesitate to say 75% of the world) are
>against you, what makes you think you are right???
>"...neutralize terror states"...? What if I told you
>that many nations view the U.S. as a terror state?
>
>The Chirac government lied to Secretary of State Colin
>Powell about enforcing the UN resolution demanding
>Saddam cooperate with the weapons inspectors.
>
>*It would seem that lies are not an uncommon thing to
>anyone anywhere.
>
>Then France actively undermined both the war and the
>occupation. President Bush should level with the
>American people about the duplicity of France and, to
>a lesser extent, Germany.
>
>*So you want our leaders to actively work to further
>separate ourselves from life long allies...? With all
>due respect, "You are an idiot." We live in a global
>community, we can't afford to shun neighbors who can't
>move.
>
>I know this would cause an uproar by what the French
>have done to hurt America and Israel is unconscionable.
>
>*"..unconscionable..."...? Okay, YOU don't get to use
>that word! Everything is conscionable. We lock
>people up in this country for smoking cannabis as
>medicine, and then federally subsidize tobacco farmers
>to be THE leading cause of Cancer in this country.
>When it comes to economic gain, ANYTHING is
>conscionable.
>
>At the same time, the Bush administration must begin
>earnestly persuading nations that are not overtly
>hostile to us that we don't want to dominate the
>world, we want to make it safe for everyone.
>
>*No, we DO want to dominate the world, And we want to
>use our military to unbalance the free market, by
>aligning ourselves in strategic locations that insure
>us access to cheap oil and labor. It isn't really
>global domination, but rather global market
>manipulation.
>
>Finally, World War III is unlike any war in history
>and mistakes will be made in the fighting of it.
>
>*Ahem, mistaked HAVE been made, and will continue to
>be made. Just hope that YOU aren't one of the
>causalities.
>
>The Bush administration has the correct global view
>regarding terrorism but poor communications skills
>both within the country and abroad.
>
>*"...poor communication skills..."...? Don't you mean
>they LIE, and hide their real agendas?
>
>The sad truth is that most people don't even know that
>World War III is underway and have little
>understanding of the strategies and stakes.
>
>*The sad truth is that too many Americans get their
>'news' from entertainers like YOU. The sad truth is
>that although we are the free-est nation in the world,
>we are also the most ignorant and uninformed.
>Americans don't see the world outside of their
>immediate environment, and have little to no concept
>of the international world or market. Look, I am a
>well-informed, partially educated, fully informed,
>Patriotic American. 'I' know that my Liberty and
>Freedom are only in danger from those citizens who
>would trade Liberty for Security. America isn't a
>building or a person. It is an idea, and ideas can't
>be defeated. We are Free, to think, read, and write
>whatever we want. The only people who can take away
>these Freedoms are Our Lawmakers, and they canˇŻt do so
>with our authority and approval.
>
>But believe me, you and your family are in danger. We
>must stop the partisan bickering and acknowledge that
>brain-washed fanatics have us in their sights.
>
>*The only sincere danger we Americans face has already
>struck me. I am in a wheelchair now, for the rest of
>my life, because of a drunk driver. And 'I' think YOU
>are the "brain-washed fanatic" that we should all be
>cautious of.
>
>And this time there's no Geneva Convention and no
>limits on deadly weaponry. This time there is no "exit
>strategy."
>
>It's us or them.
>
>*Hey, all that I have to say is that when you or
>anyone else comes into MY home, then we have a
>problem. And if ever you DO try to come into MY home,
>I've already got your "exit strategy" waiting for you.
> Keep reaching for the cookie jar, my friend, and
>pretty soon you are gonna come back without an arm.
>
>---
>
>THIS is why I DON'T watch "the Factor" with any kind
>of regularity. You'll go off on a mis-characterizing
>spiel, and 'program' a bunch of dumb wannabe beltway
>intellectuals, to think like you. Then you refuses to
>allow anyone 'qualified' to rebut your findings. I
>have written scores of letters and e-mails to you,
>asking & pleading for the opportunity to "step up" and
>debate you. I'll bet I've been doing so for at least 2
>years...and in return NOTHING. Not a single word in
>response to what must be a mounded pile of paper
>outside your offices. My rule is that if you don't
>respond, I don't watch or listen. F-you, you coward,
>and God help your mindless minions.
>
>King,
>North Texas
Mr. O'Reilly, Im not sure if this will make a difference or mean anything to you or others but I thank you for your show,actually my whole family does. My son who really likes you says hello.
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