Comments on: Anti-War Is Not Anti-American http://ccannizzaro.com/2007/anti-war-is-not-anti-american/ "To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy." Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:04:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: cuje http://ccannizzaro.com/2007/anti-war-is-not-anti-american/#comment-362 cuje Fri, 25 May 2007 11:29:06 +0000 http://ccannizzaro.com/2007/anti-war-is-not-anti-american/#comment-362 Since most of those quotes turned out to be wrong, I guess we should probably figure the same quotes we are hearing now about the current war are likely to be wrong as well. Since most of those quotes turned out to be wrong, I guess we should probably figure the same quotes we are hearing now about the current war are likely to be wrong as well.

]]> By: Chris http://ccannizzaro.com/2007/anti-war-is-not-anti-american/#comment-363 Chris Fri, 25 May 2007 13:49:23 +0000 http://ccannizzaro.com/2007/anti-war-is-not-anti-american/#comment-363 :rofl: Not only are you basing that assumption on the false pretense that the past accurately predicts the future, but you aren't even using it correctly. The only way that history might even come close to being able to tell you something about current foreign policy criticism is if the same people were making the criticism, since their past quotes would tell you something about their ability to make predictions. But that's really beside the point, try re-reading them... with the exception of conservative TV host Joe Scarborough, the quotes are <em>not</em> predictions. They are, however, indicative of a philosophy that is used to govern foreign policy and war. A philosophy that, apparently, only applies when a democratic president is in power. Furthermore, I think we're done making predictions about the current president's foreign policy. The predictions that were made long ago, in the form of criticism, have already come true. And all the things we were told to the contrary have proven false, all of them. :rofl: Not only are you basing that assumption on the false pretense that the past accurately predicts the future, but you aren’t even using it correctly. The only way that history might even come close to being able to tell you something about current foreign policy criticism is if the same people were making the criticism, since their past quotes would tell you something about their ability to make predictions.

But that’s really beside the point, try re-reading them… with the exception of conservative TV host Joe Scarborough, the quotes are not predictions. They are, however, indicative of a philosophy that is used to govern foreign policy and war. A philosophy that, apparently, only applies when a democratic president is in power.

Furthermore, I think we’re done making predictions about the current president’s foreign policy. The predictions that were made long ago, in the form of criticism, have already come true. And all the things we were told to the contrary have proven false, all of them.

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