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To: i-node who wrote (160809)	2/12/2003 9:12:25 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575380

On 9/12/2001, I immediately recognized the war we were entering into wasn't synonomous with Bin Laden, would take MANY years (10, 20?) and that the events of 9/11/01 would quickly be politicized by the Left and forgotten by the population long before the war was over.< Its taking many years 'cause nothing's happening. To suggest that Al Queda should have been eradicated by now is just one more demonstration of how weak you are. It may be years before Al Queda is dealt with. Should we just give up on all national defense until the job is done? I never said that they had to be eradicated but rather that they did't become reinvigorated which they have. This wouldn't be a problem if Your Guy hadn't gutted our military over the last 8 years. Sad. Its the third year of the Bush presidency. When do you think you will stop blaming others for his shortcomings? I do, because he has thus far proven to be trustworthy. I didn't say he was not trustworthy. He's incompetent. How many clues does it take for you to wake and smell the coffee? Our foreign policy is so deep in the muck I don't how it will be repaired. Singlehandedly Mr. Bush is creating a new world order that does not benefit us. The economy is trashed. The stock market will make history when it goes down for the fourth year in a row. Backbiting is becoming the norm. And he has a Sec. of Defense that everyone hates. And you think this good? ted

To: i-node who wrote (160809)	2/12/2003 10:50:00 PM
From: Rob S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575380

America is strong because it is the champion of freedom and the free enterprise system. What teach people flock to is fair delaing and prosperity. Our State Socialist military industrial-complex as the solution to perceived problems is anal-retentive dogmatism that goes against the grain of the age we are entering and the constitutional democracy we defend. Yes, Saddam is a dictatorial ass hole who suppresses centuries of tribal rivalries of the various peoples in what has artificially been configured as Iraq. yea, and N. Korea is a troublesome state that would sooner starve it's people than join the free world toward greater prosperity. Uhuh, and what has changed about that recently? Nothing but the level of rhetoric spewed from the right wing radicals who have swayed the very virtuous and well meaning but limited intellect of our President. The problems are complex and will take time, blowing them away with smart bombs is not the answer. In the wake of our military industrial complex haste to avenge the mistakes of 9/11 we are ruining the economic recovery, turning opinion of America as a leader of democracy and free enterprise into that of our being a bully state ready to run over anyone who doesn't agree. Bush could well win the battle in Iraq and lose the war against terrorism and world wide opinion and cooperation. Oh, I guess our troupes will get restless if we wait a year or two to depose Saddam on the credence of accepted mandates and with the backing of worldwide opinion. Terrorism is no more a threat today than it was two years ago. Getting at it and rooting it out will take smart people more than smart bombs. ------ Let's just nuke Saddam. And Nuke Iran, And nuke North Korea. Might as well nuke Malaysia while we're at it. Kill all the bastards, make 'em fry and eat their innards with mustard sauce. Were the only ones righteous enough to have weapons of mass destruction and we've paid a holy war tribute to have them . . . we damn well ought to use them. That'll teach anyone who doesn't think like us or we just don't like at the momment (remember when Saddam was our great ally against Iran?) not to mess with the good old U.S. of A.