From: William Clark on
In article <alangbaker-1B34F1.21135022072010(a)news.shawcable.com>,
Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote:

> In article <8arstsF33vU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> > <bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message
> > news:6teh46lub9c8d66b00erj2obavr1vc1qsp(a)4ax.com...
> > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:12:40 -0500, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >><bknight(a)conramp.net> wrote in message
> > >>news:k46h46tkt4v0j0c7mfi72hjuqnv4idf4as(a)4ax.com...
> > >>> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:30:09 -0700 (PDT), "John B."
> > >>> <johnb505(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>On Jul 22, 1:02 pm, "MNMikeW" <MNMiik...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>> Well, my opinion is that removing Saddam was a good thing for the
> > >>>>> region.
> > >>>>> The timing is debatable but I believe we would have had to do it
> > >>>>> eventually
> > >>>>> anyway. I think Saddam did indeed have WMDs, but they were moved
> > >>>>> elsewhere
> > >>>>> before the invasion.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>A good thing for the region? So, we went to war there to make life
> > >>>>better for Iran and Syria? Where do you suppose the WMD was moved to?
> > >>>
> > >>> A better question is where was our CIA spy planes when they were
> > >>> moving all of this equipment? There were no WMDS.
> > >>>
> > >>> BK
> > >>
> > >>The truck convoys were photographed by satellite in 2002.
> > >>
> > > There were reports of such to Syria, but never confirmed by our
> > > intelligence sources. There were no WMDS.
> > >
> > > BK
> >
> > They were confirmed.
>
> Really?
>
> Let's see a quote... ...for once.

Expect the usual "you do your own research" cop out.
From: William Clark on
In article <vfWdnbIZyq0PgdTRnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d(a)nventure.com>,
Jim Lovejoy <nospam(a)devnull.spam> wrote:

> William Clark <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in news:clark-
> 15F200.14145521072010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > You obviously do need to use smaller words and type slower. Right now
> > you are clearly well beyond their reading and comprehension levels.
> >
> >
>
> I'll try. But one syllable is as small as I can go, so I doubt I can get
> to his reading level.

I doubt that my beagle could get to his reading level :-)
From: John B. on
On Jul 23, 7:31 am, Moderate <nos...(a)nomail.com> wrote:
> Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote:
> > On Jul 22, 12:20 pm, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote:
> >> "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message
>
> >>news:alangbaker-0E2AA9.09351722072010(a)news.shawcable.com...
>
> >>> Armitage wasn't a Clinton appointee.
>
> >>> He served as an aide to Senator Bob Dole, a foreign policy advisor
> > > > to
> >>> Ronald Reagan, was promoted to Deputy Assistant of Defence for Asia
> > > > and
> >>> then further promoted to Assistant Secretary of Defence for
> >>> International Security Policy by his administration.
>
> >>> In 1993 -- when Clinton was president, he entered the private
> > > > sector...
>
> >>> ...where he remained until George W. Bush's presidency.
>
> >>> So not only is your smoke screen rather obvious, it's just plain
> > > > wrong.
>
> >> Armitage served in the Clinton State Department until May 1993.
>
> > So you acknowledge he wasn't a Clinton appointee. He was there when
> > Clinton arrive and didn't lose his job immediately.
>
> > He worked for Republicans, got his government job and promotions from
> > Republicans, was re-hired by Republicans.
>
> > In what way does that make him a "Clinton appointee" when he outed
> > Valerie Plame?
>
> > Were you lying our just ignorant when you made your earlier claim?
>
> He was appointed by the Clinton administration. You were ignorant in
> your claim. Don't try and spin this on me.

He was appointed by the first Bush administration and he stayed on for
a couple on months after Clinton took office. You're trying to make
him out to be a Clintonista in the context of his outing of Valerie
Plame, and that is a stretch to put it mildly.
From: Alan Baker on
In article
<76974938301577272.827204nospam-nomail.com(a)news.suddenlink.net>,
Moderate <nospam(a)nomail.com> wrote:

> Alan Baker <alangbaker(a)telus.net> wrote:
> > On Jul 22, 12:20 pm, "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote:
> >> "Alan Baker" <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:alangbaker-0E2AA9.09351722072010(a)news.shawcable.com...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Armitage wasn't a Clinton appointee.
> >>
> >>> He served as an aide to Senator Bob Dole, a foreign policy advisor
> > > > to
> >>> Ronald Reagan, was promoted to Deputy Assistant of Defence for Asia
> > > > and
> >>> then further promoted to Assistant Secretary of Defence for
> >>> International Security Policy by his administration.
> >>
> >>> In 1993 -- when Clinton was president, he entered the private
> > > > sector...
> >>
> >>> ...where he remained until George W. Bush's presidency.
> >>
> >>> So not only is your smoke screen rather obvious, it's just plain
> > > > wrong.
> >>
> >> Armitage served in the Clinton State Department until May 1993.
> >
> > So you acknowledge he wasn't a Clinton appointee. He was there when
> > Clinton arrive and didn't lose his job immediately.
> >
> > He worked for Republicans, got his government job and promotions from
> > Republicans, was re-hired by Republicans.
> >
> > In what way does that make him a "Clinton appointee" when he outed
> > Valerie Plame?
> >
> > Were you lying our just ignorant when you made your earlier claim?
>
> He was appointed by the Clinton administration. You were ignorant in
> your claim. Don't try and spin this on me.

No, he was not.

And when he outed Plame he was there because the Bush administration
re-hired him.

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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From: dene on

"William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in message
news:clark-CD45BB.08085023072010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> In article <vfWdnbIZyq0PgdTRnZ2dnUVZ_sydnZ2d(a)nventure.com>,
> Jim Lovejoy <nospam(a)devnull.spam> wrote:
>
> > William Clark <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in
news:clark-
> > 15F200.14145521072010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu:
> >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > You obviously do need to use smaller words and type slower. Right now
> > > you are clearly well beyond their reading and comprehension levels.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'll try. But one syllable is as small as I can go, so I doubt I can
get
> > to his reading level.
>
> I doubt that my beagle could get to his reading level :-)

Somebody who owns/tolerates a beagle shouldn't be bayin' about intelligence.
:)

-Greg