Goodbye. Hello. Goodbye.

Jeff Emanuel bans a commenter not just once, but twice in one day:

First, in comments to a post by Mr. Strieff, Mr. Emanuel grows exasperated by the refusal of a commenter called "Valley" to obey orders:

Are they terrorists? Do you by Valley

Are they terrorists? Do you have proof? Or is this another ghost train with the WMDs? Where are the weapons? Or is a WMD just like God? I just have to believe and they'll be there?

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All right, pal. by Jeff Emanuel

You're gone. Buh-bye

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A short while later, Mr. Emanuel dismisses "euni84", with the accusation that this is Valley under a new account name:

War is not the answer by euni84

While I do believe in a timeline for eventual withdrawal to bring some order to this war, I also think that it would be foolish to pull out of Iraq without thinking about the repercussions and alternatives for this war. I think that for Iraq to escape turmoil, insitutions and funding need to be in place to address and prevent further poverty.

If the original principle of why we are fighting this war is as important as Bush claims, the $340 billion already spent and the further $100+ billion to be spent should be redirected toward plans to fight poverty and develop the country to prevent another Afghanistan. According to the Borgen Project, just $19 billion annually can end starvation and $15 billion provides water and sanitation all over the world. If ending terror is the goal, programs such as the Millennium Development Goals to end poverty is the way to to go for our leaders. Poverty is at the root of many of the world's problmens today; ignoring it is a mistake.

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Welcome back, Valley by Jeff Emanuel

Go away and stay away this time.

-The Mgmt