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To: brian1501 who wrote (149315)	8/9/2002 12:50:31 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579777

Well, Bush Sr. didn't have nice hair and probably can't or won't get it up. Yet, he didn't take Saddam out. Why do you refuse to answer my question? Why is Clinton at fault but Bush Sr. is blameless? I guess I see them as apples and oranges. Bush Sr had the task of defending Kuwait, and we accomplished that. It would have been a great time to get rid of Hussein, but an objective above and beyond the original (successful) mission. And one that the left would have wussed out of anyways. Once the cease-fire was in place, defying the terms was a slap in the face of the US. Certainly not on the same level as a direct attack ala 9/11, but very different (worse) than a threat to one of our allies. I am unclear whether conservatives are intentionally illogical so that they can find a way to demean liberals, or they truly think as the arguments are presented on this thread. My form of logic tells me that in the 90's there were two instances where Saddam provoked the US. One was under Bush Sr.'s watch where he invaded Kuwait, an American ally, with the intent to annex it. The second is when he said "no" to weapon inspectors during the Clinton administration. I am not sure how you can conclude that "a slap in the face" is the much bigger provocation, but logic suggests otherwise; that when Iraq invaded Kuwait, that was the time to nail Saddam. Unfortunately, Bush Sr. backed away from that position. Why, I will never understand.....particularly given the attitude of the current administration. Hussein picked a fight with one of Uncle Sam's friends, and Sam beat him up. Then later Hussein shoved Uncle Sam himself into a wall and Sam wimpered in the corner. That's the difference in my opinion. Maybe Hussein is a pretty good judge of character and resolve after all? From where I am sitting, compared to dubya, Clinton was a class act. Clinton didn't have big daddy to buy his way into Yale so that he could be a cheerleader and get Cs. He didn't have a big daddy to get him into the governorship of Arkansas. And he didn't have a big daddy to get him into the White House. Now, I will take a self made man over a suckling any old day. ted Enter symbols or keywords for search: QuotesStock TalkChartsNewsPeople Symbol Lookup Subject Titles Only Full Text Go to Top Terms of Use