[Austin-ghetto-list] a modest proposal?

[Bill Irwin]

That's a modest proposal?  Guess I don't want to hear the radical proposal.
A threat like that would bring out every kook and crazy in the world trying
to provoke the US.  Might as well paint a sign on our butt saying "kick me
again". What do you think would happen to the world oil supply?  We are
dependent on them.  No Mid-East oil would mean world wide depression.  You
have heard about the depression - your mom and dad probably told you all you
need to know about an economic depression.  Now is the time for some cool
heads not precipitous actions.  So far, all I see is everyone marching along
the path that Bin Ladin designed, he must be very happy.  If he saw your
e-mail he would have that sly little smile on his face - another convert to
the war he wants.  A better "modest proposal"  would be to work toward
solving the problems that make Bin Ladin's radicalism work.  Bin Ladin
didn't  just wake up one day and decide to declare war on the US because he
found a cock roach in his Big Mac.  There is a whole history behind this
going back long before the US was in charge of the Mid-East concession.  He
is a product of his times and history.  Make another proposal.
Bill "Ewie" Irwin

----- Original Message -----
From: J. David Moriaty <moriaty@austin.cc.tx.us>
To: <dmcqklaatu@netscape.net>; <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:54 PM
Subject: [Austin-ghetto-list] a modest proposal


> I understand that if you're a true moslem believer and die
> defending the faith you will be instantly transported to
> paradise, no matter what else you've done, so whiskey and strip
> clubs are no big deal as long as you're reasonably sure you
> won't die in a car wreck on the way home.
>
> Instead of bombing the desert and threatening to kill people
> who believe they'll be instantly transported to paradise should
> we succeed, maybe we should try the mutually assured
> destruction that has prevented atomic war for so long.  All
> we'd have to do is announce that upon another terrorist
> incident we'd immediately blast Mecca and Medina into twin
> glass-lined craters, and since we'd announced our intent in
> advance, leave it to the true believers to figure out how much
> blame God would assign them for another such attack.
>
> Dave
>