Moron

[Strike For The South]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/01/teen.iraq/index.html

He shouldve gotten killed just to be tuaght a lesson.

[Leet Eriksson]

Kid has balls, but yes i agree, that was stupid of him.

Also he only went out once, the rest of his time he spent it in a hotel, i bet it sucked for him immensely :laugh4:

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Execute him for high treason and deport his family. Only thing we could do.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

This is an odd one even for you, Capo...He tried to join the AP, not the insurgents!

[Byzantine Prince]

Maybe according to Capo anybody who has gone to Iraq or eaten french food is a traitor that deserves to be executed and have his entire family deported to France where they would torch their cars and keep eating french food.

[LeftEyeNine]

Strange expression of empathy combined with nationalism..

Stupidity stands for him for sure, but somehow I just can't describe it all that way :


..In an essay he penned before his journey, Farris expressed his desire to help the people of Iraq and said he felt guilty for living in a large house in South Florida, driving a nice car and hanging out with friends without the fear of suicide bombers..

Let me say "he has balls as well as her is stupid" for the second time in order to keep off any crossfire for the time being. See, it's 2nd of January and I'm still trying to keep it peaceful.. :balloon2:

(What?.. No, that AK-47 is for defensive purposes only.. Ok.. Ahem..) :sweatdrop:

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Who cares? Let the kid see his true homeland destroyed by his present leader, before it's completely destroyed...

He's 16, I'm sure plenty smart and I'm sure he knew the risks. He took the risks and must have had his reasons...

[Kaiser of Arabia]

This is an odd one even for you, Capo...He tried to join the AP, not the insurgents!
He went because he felt bad for the Iraqis because the US were there. He's practically and insurgent!

[Del Arroyo]

Huh? :inquisitive:

When I was 18 I took passage on a narco-boat between Panama and Colombia and ended up marooned on a small Cuna island for most of a week. When we contracted a second boat and made it to the mainland, I went to the streets to celebrate Mardis Gras with my drunken Spaniard friends and we ended up being imprisoned by the National Police and deported from the country.

Do you want to shoot me now??

DA

[Del Arroyo]

I'm sure plenty smart and I'm sure he knew the risks. He took the risks and must have had his reasons...

Actually I don't think he is very smart and if he knew the risks, he doesn't seem to have taken very many precautions. Learning a little Arabic might have been a good first step. :idea2:

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Or possibly just getting over there to help the people of a wartorn country from a war they didn't ask for?

If India needed my help this badly I'd go over there without learning any of the languages in a heartbeat...

[Strike For The South]

Who cares? Let the kid see his true homeland destroyed by his present leader, before it's completely destroyed...

He's 16, I'm sure plenty smart and I'm sure he knew the risks. He took the risks and must have had his reasons...

His true homeland yay. No Arbic wearing jeans anda gap t-shirt:dizzy2: Somebody shouldve put one right between his eyes whata dumbass

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Huh? :inquisitive:

When I was 18 I took passage on a narco-boat between Panama and Colombia and ended up marooned on a small Cuna island for most of a week. When we contracted a second boat and made it to the mainland, I went to the streets to celebrate Mardis Gras with my drunken Spaniard friends and we ended up being imprisoned by the National Police and deported from the country.

Do you want to shoot me now??

DA
*polishes AMR / IWS 2000*
Eh? You say something?

:laugh4:

[Strike For The South]

Or possibly just getting over there to help the people of a wartorn country from a war they didn't ask for?

If India needed my help this badly I'd go over there without learning any of the languages in a heartbeat...

This kid didnt do anything! He was a thorn in everyones side! Hes nothing TREASON I say:skull:

[Alexanderofmacedon]

I don't know, I didn't read the article too carefully, because I don't think it matters, but from what I saw, his intentions were to help his people. I'm sure you'd do the same if Texas were in need of you...

[Strike For The South]

I don't know, I didn't read the article too carefully, because I don't think it matters, but from what I saw, his intentions were to help his people. I'm sure you'd do the same if Texas were in need of you...

Thats diffrent I live here. He didnt do anything and couldve been killed. What did he think he was goinig to do

[bmolsson]

No wonder there is a problem with foreign terrorists. Even a 16 year old walks like he want through the border..... :(

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Thats diffrent I live here. He didnt do anything and couldve been killed. What did he think he was goinig to do

All true, but his intentions were good. Just because he made some poor choices in judgement doesn't mean he deserves to die...

[Strike For The South]

All true, but his intentions were good. Just because he made some poor choices in judgement doesn't mean he deserves to die...

I was being sarcastic. The kid is a moron:wall:

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Yeah see, I don't even know if I'd go that far...:shame:

[Devastatin Dave]

Good for him. Unlike any of us pontificating about how good or bad Iraq is, he went to see with his own eyes. God bless this young man. For those calling him a traitor, I believe that you should see that he, by his actions, put his life on the line voluntarily to get a first hand account on whether democracy or oppression will be the future of Iraq. I for one hopes that he continues his "see with my own eyes" approach and becomes an honest journalist. He has shown great resourcefulness and would be a great asset to the media. I've read several stories that say that the majority of the news reported from Iraq have been from journalists that stay in their hotel rooms.

A believe a democratic Iraq is the key to the future of the Middle East and the very fact that this young man has shown the courage to see and the desire to help the Iraqi people should be a lesson to us all, whether if you are for the war or against. Those calling him a traitor should feel shame, he is no more a traitor or a moron than someone slapping keystrokes on a computer opining on a young man braver than most with the courage to see and report what he sees.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Thank you!:wall:

[Strike For The South]

Good for him. Unlike any of us pontificating about how good or bad Iraq is, he went to see with his own eyes. God bless this young man. For those calling him a traitor, I believe that you should see that he, by his actions, put his life on the line voluntarily to get a first hand account on whether democracy or oppression will be the future of Iraq. I for one hopes that he continues his "see with my own eyes" approach and becomes an honest journalist. He has shown great resourcefulness and would be a great asset to the media. I've read several stories that say that the majority of the news reported from Iraq have been from journalists that stay in their hotel rooms.

A believe a democratic Iraq is the key to the future of the Middle East and the very fact that this young man has shown the courage to see and the desire to help the Iraqi people should be a lesson to us all, whether if you are for the war or against. Those calling him a traitor should feel shame, he is no more a traitor or a moron than someone slapping keystrokes on a computer opining on a young man braver than most with the courage to see and report what he sees.

He shouldntve gone in the first place.He shouldve learned some arabic got some clothes.He went into Iraq yay hes brave but hes still a moron

[Del Arroyo]

More or less what I was thinking, DevDave. I was going to say something along the lines of "The young lad may have potential." It is, of course, not possible to say whether we have seen true potential which will develop and be realized, or mere impulsive foolishness-- but regardless, I would say that this boy's attitude and initiative are, in some ways, examples for us all.

SFTS's analyses are clouded by jealousy, and Alex of M's by the hope of his own adolescent dreams-- both of them are quite close in age to Farris.

..

bmollson-- As I understand it Farris' visit was not illegal, merely unadvisable.

DA

[Strike For The South]

SFTS's analyses are clouded by jealousy, and Alex of M's by the hope of his own adolescent dreams-- both of them are quite close in age to Farris.
DA

Jealous? no I think the kids a moron going into a war zone jealous I am not

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Hmm...interesting theory...

Maybe your fotune telling could use some more work though, because my experience with SFTS would indicate the opposite of jealousy!:laugh4:

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Oh...SFTS was sarcastic...erm...so was I? ~D

Gah lets give him a trail, technically we can because he's a runaway...

[solypsist]

this thread is done.