tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.comments2009-09-24T07:36:41.750-05:00@chicagoseannoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-40974445535464732892009-09-24T04:30:43.378-05:002009-09-24T04:30:43.378-05:00Very thoughtfull post on prosperity .It should be very much helpfull.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Karim - <a href="http://www.creatingpower.com" rel="nofollow">Creating Power</a>karimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113177931970999545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-42321162778944990492009-08-27T09:46:33.037-05:002009-08-27T09:46:33.037-05:00You may be right, I&#39;ll concede.Sean McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09313833033634402722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-18364017802452721602009-08-26T20:20:49.301-05:002009-08-26T20:20:49.301-05:00I&#39;m pretty certain that while Galt acknowledges an army is there to protect from foreign invaders, that&#39;s the end of his opinion on the military (in this section of text). He&#39;s referring to the force the government takes on its own citizens... such as through ridiculous, contradicting rules/ absurdly high taxes on prosperous businesses/ etc. <br />I&#39;m not sure Ayn Rand would have agreed with the specific policy you described above, Sean. Interesting application.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-29093422870657808832009-08-24T13:43:13.761-05:002009-08-24T13:43:13.761-05:00Saddam Hussein was an aggressor who used force. His force was met with force - the only option available when dealing with an aggressor. If you doubt he used force to get his way, perhaps you should ask the families of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens who were murdered or tortured because they didn&#39;t agree with Saddam&#39;s brand of oppression.Sean McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09313833033634402722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-64981029855945004322009-08-24T12:06:53.330-05:002009-08-24T12:06:53.330-05:00we should have never entered the iraq war, agreedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-8230696671864961342009-02-23T15:32:00.000-06:002009-02-23T15:32:00.000-06:00I've been called a lot of things. ....but Wanker?Sean McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09313833033634402722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515243378947847739.post-51845609427828331592009-02-23T15:30:00.000-06:002009-02-23T15:30:00.000-06:00Credit spreads are for wankers!!!!<BR/><BR/>The Slippery OneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com