On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 01:01:12 +0900, B Robson <Xb-robsonX@gol.com>
brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>Michael Cash wrote:
>> On Fri, 01 Oct 2004 12:34:27 +0900, Brett Robson
>> <deep_m_m@hotmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>> 
>> 
>>>
>>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>>
>>>>John W. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Michael Cash wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>The AP radio news, in characteristic unbiased fashion, informed me
>>>>>>this evening that in the debates Kerry will call Bush to account for
>>>>>>"the mess in Iraq".
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Just out of curiosity, do you think it's not a mess and think we were
>>>>>absolutely right for going there and taking our eyes completely off the
>>>>>ball?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Which war do you think wasn't a mess?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Is the War of Terrorism (TM Fox News) as there was no formal 
>>>declaration of war?
>> 
>> 
>> What does a formal declaration of war look like? The framers of the
>> Constitution forgot to include a fill-in-the-blank form for us to use.
>> 
>
>Of course I was being facetious. But surely you know that congress alone 
>holds the power to declare war? The Vietnam not-War was unconstitutional 
>as the president waged war but congress never declared war.

Use of force doesn't always equal war. Just as soon as I find somebody
to explain the difference to me, I'll share with you what it is.





--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College