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To: FaultLine who wrote (56171)	11/8/2002 8:18:17 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 281500

Happy to. Yes, the reality of US mideast policy is quite different from the normal rhetoric about it. US mideast policy is not usually described as pro-Arab or pro-Muslim, for example. But as the article showed such a claim can be made based on numerous and substantive actions taken by the US in support of Arab and Muslim governments and leaders. Israel vs the Palestinians is the one significant conflict where the US hasn't sided 100% with the Arab/Muslim side. And even in this conflict, US policy has been more balanced than is usually thought.

To: FaultLine who wrote (56171)	11/8/2002 8:22:53 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Now for something very differet - is this funny or should I get my head examined? Saddam unimpressed by G.O.P. victory margin Fell far short of 100%, iraqi strongman says newsandopinion.com \| Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein attempted to pour cold water on G.O.P. election victories, saying in an interview this morning that the Republicans' margin of victory fell far short of the 100% necessary to be considered a true mandate. "Everyone's crowing about what a big win this was for Bush," Saddam told reporters in Baghdad. "One hundred percent is big. These numbers are pathetic." Saddam singled out Gov. Jeb Bush's "squeaker" of a victory in Florida as a striking blow to brother George W. Bush's prestige. "Jeb's victory margin was, what, thirteen percent?" Saddam said. "Ouch! That's nowhere near one hundred percent." The Iraqi strongman said that the Republicans' retaking of control in the U.S. Senate was nothing to brag about, either, since they failed to take all one hundred seats. "I think the G.O.P has got to do some real soul-searching to try to figure out what went wrong," Saddam said. In Washington, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer offered a tart response to Saddam's disparaging of the Bush team's victory margin, calling the Iraqi strongman's comments "really jerky." "While I hate to argue with a democracy 'expert' like Saddam Hussein," Mr. Fleischer said, "I should remind him that in America, unlike Iraq, we don't have the luxury of running unopposed." "They were running against Tom Daschle," Saddam shot back. "Same thing."