The best and worst of 2004

[OnyxCougar]

and by the way, tee...

This is (unfortunately) a well proven lesson from history. I have advocated more death (in the short term) to cause less overall death and destruction (in the long term).

Isn't that exactly what George W Bush advocated in Iraq? More death in the short term to cause less overall death and destruction in the long term (ie Saddam gassing, experimenting on, and torturing his own people)...

Careful. Starting to sound like an MBA....