Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Another thought for the mix - I suspect the administration did not want any US warships involved in the evacuation - if they were fired upon it would raise the stakes for an all out conflict. ernie At 08:57 AM 7/19/2006, you wrote: >Bill, Bill, Bill, > >How pathetically stupid does an American tourist/college student >have to be to ignore the U.S. government's posted warning to stay >out of Lebanon--a warning that has been in effect at least since >January 2005--and get caught in...oops!...a surprise Middle Eastern >skirmish.* And then whine that Uncle Nanny isn't dropping EVERYTHING >and rush to their aid? > >Can you say Darwin Award Candidates? > >Wait, Bill, I get it! The American tourists in Lebanon are products >of the NEA's unionized, tenured, feel-good, >No-Dummy-Left-Ungraduated faux educational system. Which, unless I >miss my guess, is exactly what your prayed-for new administration >will continue to support. > >-Chris Lawson > >*One might say a New Orleans corollary is how unutterably illogical >is it to live BELOW SEA LEVEL when you are SURROUNDED BY WATER? If >you have to live at negative elevation, do so in Death Valley, where >the biggest annoyance (next to dessication) is a bit more dust on your >sensor. > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> > > Is FEMA in charge of the "evacuation" of our fellow Americans? > Shades of post > > Katrina--once again we're the laughing stock of the world. I pray > for a new > > administration that doesn't screw up everything they touch. > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information