ucicare
01-03-2005, 03:06 PM
Have you ever noticed that (in America) a police office is not allowed to ticket someone outside of his jurisdiction? Or that a State Police ofiicer cannot cross State lines to arrest a felon? Or even that your neighbor cannot build his house even one inch over on your property?
Boundaries are those invisible walls that enforce order on society.
One of the reasons I get so upset at people who bash Amerca is because of the boundary violations. These people sit outside the bounds of our country, yet they would like to dictate how we maintain law and order.
It is the same as a cop from Canada or Mexico trying to cross the border and arrest someone. Hey, we appreciate your good intentions, but keep your ass on your side of the fence. If you have a legitimate complaint that a crime has been committed, go through the proper channels to register it. Our People will handle it. Don't sit on the other side of the fence and take pot shots at the leaders and people. We call that terrorism.
It is naive to assume that the US can't or won't police itself. Don't we have more people people in prison than any nation on Earth? Does that sound like a nation that lets people get away with murder? (Even O J Simpson was eventually convicted, the civil courts succeeding where the criminal courts failed.)
I can hear you now screaming that the war in Iraq is a boundary violation. Let me see if I can help you understand the diiference.
The boundary violation occurred when Iraq invaded Kuwait, who is an ally of the US. Did you know that the US embassy in Kuwait is considered soveriegn US soil? Do you think lobbing scud missles unprovoked into Israel is a boundary issue?
The overthrow of Saddam was simply a continuation of that war, due to his repeated violations of the inspections agreements. The fact that he was sympathetic to terrorist and may have had WMD's did not hurt the decision to remove him, but the decision would have come anyway. Violations of boundaries justify measures to insure that boundaries are observed the next time.
It is a nice concept that boundaries make good neighbors. Lets show respect for each other by honoring boundaries.
Barry
Boundaries are those invisible walls that enforce order on society.
One of the reasons I get so upset at people who bash Amerca is because of the boundary violations. These people sit outside the bounds of our country, yet they would like to dictate how we maintain law and order.
It is the same as a cop from Canada or Mexico trying to cross the border and arrest someone. Hey, we appreciate your good intentions, but keep your ass on your side of the fence. If you have a legitimate complaint that a crime has been committed, go through the proper channels to register it. Our People will handle it. Don't sit on the other side of the fence and take pot shots at the leaders and people. We call that terrorism.
It is naive to assume that the US can't or won't police itself. Don't we have more people people in prison than any nation on Earth? Does that sound like a nation that lets people get away with murder? (Even O J Simpson was eventually convicted, the civil courts succeeding where the criminal courts failed.)
I can hear you now screaming that the war in Iraq is a boundary violation. Let me see if I can help you understand the diiference.
The boundary violation occurred when Iraq invaded Kuwait, who is an ally of the US. Did you know that the US embassy in Kuwait is considered soveriegn US soil? Do you think lobbing scud missles unprovoked into Israel is a boundary issue?
The overthrow of Saddam was simply a continuation of that war, due to his repeated violations of the inspections agreements. The fact that he was sympathetic to terrorist and may have had WMD's did not hurt the decision to remove him, but the decision would have come anyway. Violations of boundaries justify measures to insure that boundaries are observed the next time.
It is a nice concept that boundaries make good neighbors. Lets show respect for each other by honoring boundaries.
Barry