I heard the story too, Chant. I have the address to the pizza place and have been encouraged to send a thank-you letter! I find the entire thing quite funny.

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Re-reading this, rather than amend what I've written, I should add that I do appreciate your comments, Cowgirl Jack. Rob has told me before that I can sound snide, and I do get carried away with the slow venom drip. -- Dave
Hey, free speech is what it's all about. You have your opinion, I have mine. I tend to have a sarcastic tone, and I do a poor job of clarify the passages in which I am sarcastic (ex. the portion on China). I will try withhold the sarcasim if it continues to be a problem.

I'm also in an awkward position. I am only 18 and have only been given one opportunity to vote (which, I am proud to say, did participate in). That means that I have never seen Regan or Carter other than old men and JFK has always been dead to me. I was in elementary school when Former President Bush went into the gulf. In middle and early high school, the Clinton scandles errupted. My senior year in high school, we were attacked by terroriest in NYC and the Pentagon.

It is these events that have shaped my opinions. However, I think the past is very important (be it Roman culture or WWII airplanes) and I do my best to learn about the things that have affected my country. Considering how shity my high school history education was (except for US History--thank you Mr. Trojak) I am constantly trying to gather more information.

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When? The Gulf War? Bush I had no UN mandate to invade Iraq. He wanted to go further but could not. No other opportunities spring to mind. If you can think of any, let us know and I'll debate them with you.
Like I said, I am new to being a student of history, but wasn't there a treaty where we were obligated to aid Kuwait? Either in the 40s or 50s, I'm not quite sure. And Former President Bush could not go foreward. This is one time I really have issues problems with him. There was some delima where Iraqi rebels of some sort (I'll try and look up more info saw it, I saw it on TV so I don't know where its written down) that were hoping for US aid, but Bush told the troops not to move because getting rid of Saddam was not one of the goals of the Gulf War. Those rebels were killed off while nearby American troops watched, horrified.

If anyone has any info on this, I'd be glad to hear it!