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To: Bill who wrote (230455)	5/10/2007 3:21:01 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (2) of 281500

Bill, re: "So even though my opinion of what ought to be done now in Iraq may be similar in substance to that of many of the Bush bashers, I am comfortable that my view is based on information and not venom. As for the bashers, they were bound to get one right, for even the blind squirrel finds the occasional acorn. Bill, if you're honest with yourself you'll have to admit that more than 90% of the "Bush Bashing" was directly or indirectly generated by opposition to what many felt was the fatally flawed decision to preemtively attack Iraq and to continue the occupation of Iraq. In that sense most of us were not "blind squirrels" but rather reasoned thinkers who saw reality more clearly than those who were cheer leading the war. In fact, many of your earlier posts that accused those of us on the other side of "Bush Bashing" were based on our articulation of the position that you now share with us, i.e., the continuing war in Iraq will not be "won" and it's in America's best interest to declare victory and get out. Speaking for myself, I detest what Bush represents. He's an incompetent man empowered far beyond his abilities. He's stubborn and full of false pride fostered by his belief in magical thinking (the power of optimism fueled by his belief that God is working through him) and he's a black and white thinker in a world that's filled with shades of gray. And because of him we've killed a lot of people and a lot of our young men and women have died. Because of him we're looking at a generation to dig ourselves out of this hole and rise to the same level of power, prosperity, prestige and hope that we enjoyed a few short years ago, if that's even possible now. If my wholehearted rejection of that policy and the man who is in charge of implementing that policy makes me a "Bush Basher" then my only question is why aren't the rest of Americans Bush Bashers? Ed

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