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<br><div><div>On Nov 17, 2006, at 4:14 PM, kevinfreels.com wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Amen brother Robert. I am completely with you there. Unfortunately "we" only have limited power to solve these problems. Most people don't have the stomach to do what needs to be done. That can be seen in Iraq.</font></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes. Most don't have the stomach to admit we had no legitimate reason to invade Iraq, had no idea of what we were getting into and have no business remaining there. Most haven't the stomach to apologize profusely, pay some reparations and ask the UN to clean up the mess to the extent it can be cleaned up. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Robert wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><font face="Arial" size="2"> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></div><blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><div><div>P<br>What is surprising is that we debate endlessly day in and day out what happens after nanotechnology arrives and we all upload or the fine points of what it means to be an individual and it seems we place little value on thousands to millions of lives being lost due to the actions of a few we choose to ignore ( e.g. Sudan president Omar <span class="post_item">Al-Bashir).<br><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><blockquote style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><div><div><span class="post_item">It makes me wonder if "we" deserve to be uploaded. I for one would view the rationalization as difficult. If we cannot make good judgements now, how can we be expected to make them in the future? <br><br></span></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>I do not see why it follows that I personally or the US or some other group has to become involved in every nasty conflict on the face of the earth. I certainly don't see why our doing so or not determines if we are deserving of being uploaded. I also doubt very much based on the evidence of our past and current engagements that "we" are at all intelligent and wise enough to actually fix much in such conflicts. To the extent this is so working to raise intelligence levels is more important to actually making a difference than many types of intervention would be.</div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(20, 79, 174); "><div style=""><blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=""></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>- samantha<br></body></html>