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If you receive this list with more than 500 names signed, please send a copy of the message to

Even if you decide not to sign, please consider forwarding the petition on
instead of eliminating it.

My response is printed below verbatim


Hi __________,

While I wouldn't presume to debate politics with you (everyone is entitled
to their own opinion) I happen to think that this particular item is spam.
There is no specific resolution in this petition. Say no to WW3? Who
wouldn't? But there is no specific point to this petition.

How do we say no to WW3? Which side is this petition advocating? And the
UN is collecting entries for what purpose? What would signatures do in this
situation? See what I mean? People put their names to things too quickly,
I think.

I will write later on a more social note, but right now this pro-war,
anti-war stuff has got me steamed (no not at you, _______!)

If you want to know my position on this you can ask and I'll send you
another email detailing it (I won't presumptuously think that you care at
this moment)

My quick response: Bush is an idiot (OPINION) but on Sadaam he is right
(OPINION). Sadaam is evil (OPINION). Sadaam has used chemical weapons on
Iranians (FACT) and on the Kurds (FACT). Sadaam has been trying to get his
hands on nasty weapons for the last 10 years (FACT) and needs to be stopped
(MY OPINION as well as others).

Do you see anyone advocating disarming North Korea? NO. Why? Because they have the Nukes that make them unassailable, the nukes (or bio or chem) that Sadaam wants. WMD=power and we can't wait for more North Korea's to spring up.

The US supported him early against Iran (FACT) which was stupid (OPINION)
but between 2 lousy choices they made their deal with the lessor of 2 evils
(the Iranian brand of Islamic fundamentalism would destroy all infidels
without thinking and were threatening to over-run the region in the early
80's) and now they have a big mess which they (along with the rest of the
world) have to clean up.

I was quite amused by the pictures of protesters holding up signs saying
"Peace In Our Time" because they were obviously ignorant of the historical
context. Those words were spoken by Neville Chamberlain just before Hitler
made him bend over by taking Poland after he'd told the world that he and
Hitler had come to "an agreement." I am always amazed at how consistently
history repeats itself.

Peace has a price and that price is blood. The only thing Sadaam will
understand is a loaded gun pointed in his face.

Sorry to get all heavy on you, but I've needed to vent on this for awhile
now....

Take care.


My friend then emailed me back that she had just "passed it on" as she thought it might do "some" good. I didn't feel like pointing out the fact that just passing this note on with your name on it IS SUPPORTING THE POSITION of the article. Somebody will take this and say that these people SUPPORT OUR POSITION.

Or at the very least their names and addresses will be harvested by the true evil in this world: Marketers.

Putting your name on a document should mean something dammit!
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