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[thepeel]

[dogbert]

We're spending literally trillions of dollars fighting insurgents in Iraq. How much have we been willing to spend to fight these far more dangerous insurgents in our own nation?

Peanuts.

For all the Bush-mongered hysteria over "terror", gang-affiliated criminals have caused far more deaths of Americans as well as made our inner cities as dangerous to decent Americans as Baghdad outside the "Green Zone".

Yet, for all the National Guardsmen we ship to Iraq, we can't spare any to keep the peace in the U.S.

One more reason why Bush is the hands-down worst president we've ever been cursed with.

[thepeel]

I agree dogbert.

I do think that this is going to change. Or, should I say hope it is going to change? The democrats are better on public policy, foreign policy and well, not fucking up the country. The crazy Christians and bizarre "conservatives" have had their time and it is time for them to go away. They simply stunt the legislative process with their scare tactics (Mexicans are overrunning our country!) and obsessions with messages (what message does it send to our kids to let coke be legal?).

Iraq is a mess, but the biggest mess is that under the watchful eye of that fool Bush and his idiotic cronies, America lost a CITY! New Orleans is STILL a mess. How does the New Roman Empire sacrifice an entire city? How is it that Bush isn't pushed on this every day?

Oh, I forgot, the democratic "activists" are busy "proving" that Bush was behind 9/11.

[contrarian]

Put a no questions asked bounty on the suckers.

[thepeel]

Which suckers? The ones selling coke and shooting up the streets of LA or the ones letting a city die, shotting up Iraq and selling guns to the whole bloody world?

Which suckers?

[contrarian]

I was thinking those selling coke and such on the streets. No redeeming social value there. No one is letting the city die, except those that won't take positive action on the bad guys.

You sound like a nice liberal fellow Canadian!

[seoulshock]

A little over 10 years ago, I was almost killed by MS-13 gang members, while walking out of a liquor store -- Once I saw that gun coming out of that car window, I hit the floor. The target was a rival gang member who happened to be standing at the entrance. After I got up -- there it was, my first time seeing a freshly dead body.

[thepeel]

[dogbert]

[thepeel]

Dogbert,

While I sympathize with your frustration, declaring a kind of martial law in poor neighborhoods will not address the root causes of this violence. Firstly, the war on drugs IS the second civil war. Secondly, the immigration situation is a massive problem and the whole policy needs an overhaul.

I'm in the very early stages of immigrating to the USA. It is a really long, drawn out process. I find it very frustrating that those who are bringing in-demand skills that will benefit the economy are made to go through this process while those who won't benefit the economy (the day laborers from Mexico without documentation) just cross the border. Sanity must be brought to the system. Right now, the incentive structure is backwards. People like me are starting to look for other more friendly places and unskilled workers just freely break the law.

The whole thing is broke.

[dogbert]

I agree with you. We need to legalize drugs and restrict immigration as good first steps.

In the meantime, however, these criminal minorities have figured out how hobbled law enforcement is and need to be stopped now from taking advantage of our weaknesses.

[contrarian]

BJWD:

Try to find a job under NAFTA.

[thepeel]

Contarian,

Actually, that is one of my choices. Still a process.

[Ya-ta Boy]

[thepeel]

Unfortunately for you, no. With my masters in economics and the second one in finance in addition to the CFA designation, NYC is the place for me (maybe Miami). But I wouldn't worry about it, eh, yu'll be dead in the ground from old age not long after I start converting your countrymen to my position that their culture is better than islamic culture.