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We should occupy them and give them the blessed King James Bible (the only real bible) make them celeibrate christian things like Christmas and thanksgiving, otherwise I would not consider Iraq to be truly intergrated into the United States.

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old comment by Giveitaday

We should occupy them and give them the blessed King James Bible

Shit like this is why the US is hated across the middle east. You are not proposing anything close to a viable solution. You are, in fact, part of the problem.

King James Bible (the only real bible)

So in the 1600 or so years before the KJV was translated there were no "real" bibles, and by extension no "real" christians? If the KJV is the only "real" bible then would you care to explain all the obvious mistranslations and differences between it and the oldest biblical manuscripts? Do you honestly think that christianity sprang forth fully formed in 1611 with the KJV? What makes the KJV the only "real" bible other than the fact that it's written in the language that you happen to speak?

make them celeibrate christian things like Christmas and thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is not a "christian" holiday, and is not even remotely grounded in christianity. And christmas has it's roots firmly in pagan traditions that have been co-opted by christianity only recently. Further more I don't think that people will find cause to celebrate holidays that are not their own and are forced on them by the barrel of a gun.

otherwise I would not consider Iraq to be truly intergrated into the United States

Why would it be? It's not part of the united states nor was it ever intended to be. An occupation is not an annexation, nor has anyone in either administration so much as suggested "integrating" Iraq into the US. And that's not to mention the shitstorm that would result from such a event.

Further more how could you possibly expect to keep to freedoms that make the US what it is if you have to throw them out the window while forcibly "integrating" people whom you think should be viewed with open and obvious contempt.

That you advocate or even assume that such a policy could, or should be implemented shows both your ignorance and your contempt for the ideals that generations of americans gave their last full measure of devotion to uphold. You disgrace their sacrifice and you disgrace yourself

old comment by Zeus Almighty

"We should occupy them and give them the blessed King James Bible (the only real bible)"

Yes, I'm sure it would be educational for ARABIC SPEAKERS to have copies of the KJV. Or did you mean a translation of the KJV? Which would kind of defeat the purpose.
And Al Queda would just love the reaction of Iraqis -- who, last time I heard were nearly all Muslims -- to having Bibles shoved down their throats.

"make them celeibrate christian things like Christmas and thanksgiving,"

Right. Remember Bill O'Reilly's annual "war on Christmas?" You guys can't even make Americans celebrate Christmas. At least not in a way that you find acceptable to the baby Jeebus. What makes you think you will have any better luck with Iraqis, who again, are mostly Muslim?
And also again, Al Queda would love such an edict, being that it would piss the Iraqis off at the U.S.
As for Thanksgiving, some Indians helped the whites not starve their first year in North America. And to show their thanks the whites took their land and slaughtered them. Do you really think we want to use that example with the Iraqis? They could get the idea that that's what we plan for them.

"otherwise I would not consider Iraq to be truly intergrated into the United States."

Integrated? You mean like Poland in 1939, Sparky? That kind of thing?
I think you're missing the point. The only thing Bush and Cheney wanted to integrate was the Iraqi's oil into our Hummers. And fuck the 1.2 million Iraqis who died and the 4 million who moved to other countries to get out of the clulsterfuck we created there.

old comment by SleepNeed

We should occupy them and give them the blessed King James Bible

No. That right there is two things that would give more fuel to the fire of anti-Americanism that Al-Qaeda feeds on throughout the world.

([T]he only real bible)

So what do you call the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek tablets? Also the KJV has numerous translation errors, that's what happens when you use a translation of a translation to make a translation.

[M]ake them celeibrate christian things like Christmas and thanksgiving,

Christmas was moved to December to coincide with Yule, a pagan holiday lasting twelve days. Where do you think the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and the Yule log came from?

Thanksgiving on the other hand in the forth Thursday of November is purely an American thing (Canadians use the second Monday of October), the only thing Christian about it is that the Puritans where thankful for the harvest.

[O]therwise I would not consider Iraq to be truly intergrated into the United States.

There are more religions in the United States than Christianity. Also integrating Iraq into the United States is truly a horrible idea, politically, militarily (after all, if it became a state, we'd have to defend it like we would defend all the others), financially and diplomatically speaking.

old comment by Xotan

We should occupy them and give them the blessed King James Bible (the only real bible)

==== King James was a homosexual. So now he's blessed? When was he beatified?

==== The KJV is riddled with mistranslations and misunderstandings.

make them celeibrate christian things like Christmas and thanksgiving,

==== Christmas is an adaptation of the pagan festival of Dies Natalis Solis Invicti: The Birthday of the the Unconquered Sun God. Some religious feast that!

otherwise I would not consider Iraq to be truly intergrated into the United States.

==== Iraq is a sovereign country, like it or not. Any attempt to integrate it into the the US would show your country to be an aggressive, imperialist power as evil and selfish as the former Soviets, who took over eastern Europe from 1948 until 1998.

old comment by Brenz

First and foremost, the OP is hilariously parsed into a living Maria Bamford quote:

"My friend invited me to an event at his church... I didn't want to go, but it got me out of the house and there was free food! This was a life changer for me."

As for the quote at hand:

--We ARE occupying them.
--Do you seriously need that parenthetical among your fellow cultists?
--Thanksgiving fail.
--Who wants to integrate them? I just want us to fix as much of the damage we did as possible and then leave them to repair their lives and I pray forgive our country. I mean, it's terrific Saddam is gone, but there's hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis who would still be alive right now.

Frankly the sooner we're out of there, the more American troops are safe at home, and the immense budget we'll have back to fix our own Bush damage.

Actually, looking it over...what does this guy know that we don't?

old comment by Anon-e-moose

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"otherwise I would not consider Iraq to be truly intergrated into the United States."

So you agree with 'Empire Building', eh? And there's me - and a Brit no less - thinking that you & your ilk being so opposed to being ruled by the UK was precisely why the fledgling USA had a War of Independence?

...oh well. If you want to hand over the keys to the White House, Capitol Building, Supreme Court etc - and the 'Football' - to our Prime Minister David Cameron, get rid of the Stars & Stripes and replace it with the Union Flag, scrap that 'Star Spangled Banner' and replace it with 'God Save The Queen', and agree to become the United States of Britain, you go right ahead, Americ-anus. I'm not stopping you. >:D

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You clearly love Imperialism, after all.

...what's that, Americ-anus? You don't want that? Well then. You've just destroyed your own argument.

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