# Dear God(Allah, Budha, Pan, Gaiea, insert your god here) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 20, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716 "2003-03-20T03:51:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/1 "2003-03-20T03:51:37Z")
Why are the americans such idiots? I mean, do they really believe bombing Iraq with almost no provokation, and no real threat posed against them, will cast them in a favourable light? Also, why do they think calling French toast and french coffee, etc., is going to improve the situation with them at all? All the best, Billy, age 6. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/2 "2003-03-20T03:54:32Z")
Dear Mod: Why can’t Billy find a more constructive way to use his time, like maybe braiding his toes? Sincerely, 2trew ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/3 "2003-03-20T03:55:36Z")
Read the news, Billy. Not all Americans agree with the war. Now go ask Mommy and Daddy what “asshat” means. ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/4 "2003-03-20T03:56:42Z")
Oh boy. I wonder if I’m gonna get an actual debate, or if it’s gonna be responses like that. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/5 "2003-03-20T03:57:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Read the news, Billy. Not all Americans agree with the war. Now go ask Mommy and Daddy what “asshat” means. \*\* Is there a poll that shows what the numbers are for people against the war? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/6 "2003-03-20T04:01:07Z")
Write a stupid OP, get stupid replies. You want debate, make intelligent points. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/7 "2003-03-20T04:01:25Z")
Oh, I get it. You searched and searched and just couldn’t find a thread to debate the war, so you had to start your own. It makes sense now. Since you wanted a serious debate, you decided that a patronizing fake letter from a six year old to God was the best way to get a serious response. Nicely done. ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/8 "2003-03-20T04:06:25Z")
I find it strange that I am getting attacked for defying the beliefs of the american public, on a MB populated by americans. OH WAIT, NO I AM NOT! ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/9 "2003-03-20T04:11:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MachineHead \* > \*\*Is there a poll that shows what the numbers are for people against the war? \*\* Gladly: > [@](#): > > Sixty-five percent of Americans believe the United States should take military action against Iraq, but a majority also believes a war will increase the threat of terrorism inside the United States, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday. The level of support for war was the highest in seven NBC/Wall Street Journal surveys conducted over the past year. According to [this article](http://www.msnbc.com/news/886732.asp?0si=-) Which means 35% are aginst it. Hardly a landslide. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/10 "2003-03-20T04:16:52Z")
Hey, by the way, they haven’t anexed Saskatchewan yet, asshat, so you’re not being attacked by Americans in this particular case. Do you have a point? ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/11 "2003-03-20T04:16:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Gladly: > > According to [this article](http://www.msnbc.com/news/886732.asp?0si=-) > > Which means 35% are aginst it. Hardly a landslide. \*\* Imagine, if there was a vote, which would actually affect if they went to war, who would win? Oh, it would be the people for war. And the people for it are almost double the people against. In a democratic country, that would equal them GOING TO FUCKING WAR! So, please shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/12 "2003-03-20T04:18:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 2trew \* > \*\*Hey, by the way, they haven’t anexed Saskatchewan yet, asshat, so you’re not being attacked by Americans in this particular case. > > Do you have a point? \*\* My point is, that america is attacking and killing people for a cause that is unfounded. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/13 "2003-03-20T04:20:04Z")
There, we have a point. No Billy, no God, no Americans are stupid, we have a fucking point. Finally. I concur. ---
**Author:** ![Tertius01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Tertius01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tertius01)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/14 "2003-03-20T04:22:21Z")
Apparently some people think the cause is founded. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/15 "2003-03-20T04:22:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MachineHead \* > \*\*My point is, that america is attacking and killing people for a cause that is unfounded. \*\* Then why didn’t you just say that in the first place, Billy. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/16 "2003-03-20T04:23:18Z")
I said not **all** Americans support the war. That poll backs up that statement, as you requested. I never claimed a majority did not. So, **you** fuck off. ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/17 "2003-03-20T04:24:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tertius01 \* > \*\*Apparently some people think the cause is founded. \*\* Can you give me a proper cite? ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/18 "2003-03-20T04:25:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*I said not **all** Americans support the war. That poll backs up that statement, as you requested. I never claimed a majority did not. So, **you** fuck off. \*\* So what? They’re still killing people, for no proper reason. And the majority agrees with it. Very depressing ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/19 "2003-03-20T04:28:11Z")
Would it make you feel any better if I told you I’m not one of them? My point was not all of us support this, so please qualify your statements. Sweeping generalizations don’t carry much weight. ---
**Author:** ![MachineHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@MachineHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachineHead)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716/20 "2003-03-20T04:28:42Z")
No one’s debating with me. Must be because I have a valid point, I’m going against the majority of america, and for that I’ll be called an idiot. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-allah-budha-pan-gaiea-insert-your-god-here/162716.md?page=2)