tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post5011966975002857066..comments2023-11-02T03:51:26.343-07:00Comments on Coalition for Fog: So let me get this straight ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-78508092983403866312007-05-30T22:02:00.000-07:002007-05-30T22:02:00.000-07:00Well put, Shawn. As usual, you make very solid, so...Well put, Shawn. As usual, you make very solid, sound points. And, as usual, I tend to overreact to most things Wojtylan. Appealing to my ability to out-Shea Shea is usually a good way to get me to calm down.<BR/><BR/>Still, it should be pointed out that, regarding the 1990-91 Gulf War, one didn't need the 9/11 paradigm shift to criticize the pope's prudential judgment on this matter. Neville Joseph D'Hippolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571554907399914529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-25838758698173900792007-05-30T17:41:00.000-07:002007-05-30T17:41:00.000-07:00Torq:As usual, I see a lot to concur with in your ...Torq:<BR/><BR/>As usual, I see a lot to concur with in your article.<BR/><BR/>Hi Joe:<BR/><BR/><I>Everyone must remember why Mark is so passionate on this subject. It has nothing to do with torture, Chaldean Christians, the Bush administration or any other secular reason. It has everything to do with the fact that Mark's One True God, John Paul II, opposed American intervention in Iraq and Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750131692705468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-40415815022942576632007-05-30T12:45:00.000-07:002007-05-30T12:45:00.000-07:00Paul,Agree.Paul,<BR/><BR/>Agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-40453715057907987232007-05-30T12:43:00.000-07:002007-05-30T12:43:00.000-07:00So Pope John Paul II was a "fraud" because he had ...So Pope John Paul II was a "fraud" because he had less belicose feelings towards Muslims than you, Joe? I didn't agree with the Pope's prudential political judgment, but I respected his viewpoint and completely understood where he was coming from. There's no need to attack the Pope for his cautious attitude towards war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-34418498247745838312007-05-30T11:46:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:46:00.000-07:00Everyone must remember why Mark is so passionate o...Everyone must remember why Mark is so passionate on this subject. It has <I>nothing</I> to do with torture, Chaldean Christians, the Bush administration or any other secular reason. It has <I>everything</I> to do with the fact that Mark's One True God, John Paul II, opposed American intervention in Iraq and questioned (at best) whether it fit into "just war" criteria (That's why Mark hasn't Joseph D'Hippolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571554907399914529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-69252984354046666352007-05-30T11:39:00.000-07:002007-05-30T11:39:00.000-07:00Susan B,I don't think Mark would want Bush/Cheney ...Susan B,<BR/><BR/>I don't think Mark would want Bush/Cheney dead but I think there is something to your suggestion that such people want America destroyed. Given that the greatest threat in their minds is Western culture which is, according to Mark, the future source of the Antichrist, this makes sense.<BR/><BR/>In a way, they are like those ultra-orthodox Jews who wouldn't mind if Israel was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-88315564360240487962007-05-30T10:52:00.000-07:002007-05-30T10:52:00.000-07:00Bubba,It wouldn't surprise me in the least if that...Bubba,<BR/><BR/>It wouldn't surprise me in the least if that is what Shea is implying.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I would like to say Victor and torquemada05, thank you so much for this blog. It is like a soothing balm after being continuously irritated by blogs by the Catholic/Christian Hatriots (great word, BTW...most appropriate). Maybe I'm being too harsh, but I really don't think these people give two Susan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14075079470118678320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-12639845685325704042007-05-30T09:41:00.000-07:002007-05-30T09:41:00.000-07:00In quoting that Chesterton poem, is Shea implying ...In quoting that Chesterton poem, is Shea implying that he laments the fact that George W. Bush is alive and that he wishes he were dead?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-68190819148538862462007-05-30T07:17:00.000-07:002007-05-30T07:17:00.000-07:00I had heard about Andrew Bacevich before and read ...I had heard about Andrew Bacevich before and read some of his opinions. While I disagreed with his position on the Iraq War I always held him in respect as a fellow officer. I also respect those officers who, when out of uniform, express opinions contrary to the leadership when those opinions are reasoned and well informed.<BR/><BR/>That's why I lost a great deal of respect for Mr. Bacevich Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405512.post-43448830845387869792007-05-30T06:51:00.000-07:002007-05-30T06:51:00.000-07:00Anyone who at this point thinks there is a conserv...Anyone who at this point thinks there is a conservative cult of personality surrounding Bush is either ignorant or a liar. Richard Cohen published an article yesterday that suggested Bush was a liberal, and most of the commentariat agreed or thought it was a compelling argument. Other than the occasional blogger like Anchoress, it's hard to see much support for Bush anywhere.<BR/><BR/>As for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com