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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (627)	1/9/2003 11:48:30 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25898

>>> Your memory is very selective. Americans were dying all over the globe during the Clinton years and BillyBubba and his henchment did nothing.<<< Seems the GOP presidents, during recent history, are responsible for more dead American soldiers: web1.whs.osd.mil web1.whs.osd.mil And don't forget, under Reagan and Bush 299 people were killed in the 1983 attack on the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut and 270 died on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. So I think you're leaving some important stuff out. And of dead Americans, I'd also point out the GOP was very slow, if it moved at all, to combat AIDS/HIV, both domestically and internationally. How many died from this under GOP watch? >>>That's a major reason we suffered 9/11.<<< wsfi.net Sudan, 1.5 million; Afganhistan, 1 million; Kashmir/Indian/Pakistan, 65,000; Israel/Palestine, 125,000; Turkey/Northern Iraq/Iran, 125,000; Indonesia versus East Timor, 100,000; Algeria, 75,000; Ethiopia/Eritrea, 50,000; Sri-Lanka, 50,000; Somalia, 30,000; Armenia-Azerbaijan, 30,000; Chad, 15,000 and the list goes on and on and on. Nice, huh! Ever give the possibility that the war on Iraq could severely strain Turkey's stability? Indeed, Turkey is in conflicted on southern fronts from Cyprus and the Kurds from Iraq and on its northern front with Nagorno-Karabakh to the north. No wonder Turkey doesn't wish for U.S. ground troops in its country. Oh, not many know about Nagorno-Karabakh? Here's a link: umd.umich.edu So let's just agree, jlallen, that death has been all around. The difference between you and me is that I believe Republican policies contribute greater to the grim reaper, than do the policies of the Democrats. And I qualify this comment by my belief that Democrats could do better. >>>The economy was a phony economy, a bubble precipitated by corporate shenanigans which went unchecked by an Administration without a moral or ethical compass. The rest of your nice little fantasy is just that...fantasy.<<< Perhaps you'd like to comment on the Bush economic appointments. Why'd that change come about? 'Cause of something Clinton did? I don't think so. >>>The country learned to define "is". Our children learned that oral sex is not sex from our President. Our President, a lawyer and officer of the Courts, who took an oath to defend and uphold the Constitution and laws of this land was impeached, disbarred and fined for misleading a federal court. Nuclear secrets were lost. Fundraising irregularities were overlooked. Missiles were launched to move the President's troubles off the front pages of the nation's newpapers. A very bad deal was struck with NK which has come home to roost.<<< I'm not even gonna dignify your GOP-laced, very lengthy and very, very expensive Whitewater Report which only mentioned Whitewater about a half a dozen times. But I will comment that Ken Starr's protege, now Judge Bates, is certainly doing his best to protect Bush and Chency. >>>From my vantage point, this Administration has a number of tough issues to deal with....but it is dealing with them and we are now paying the tab for allowing an obviously corrupt scumbag to occupy the highest elective office in the land for 8 years. And yes, things are going to get better and that process has begun....<<< Clinton got eight years; the first Bush got four. I suspect your man will only do four also. I'll close with the below accomplishment of the elder Bush. Let's hope his son doesn't make a similar mistake for both the American and Iraqi people and for those living in nations near Iraq. gulfweb.org