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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve dietrich who wrote (362526)	2/22/2003 4:34:57 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

They will blame...and LOVE EVERY MINUTE of the American people and economy eating dogcrap for the sake of their OIL BOYZ in Texas Disgusting CC

To: steve dietrich who wrote (362526)	2/22/2003 4:36:07 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

In the meantime everyone on the staff is trying to get the hell out of this W Fiasco White House Advisors Looking for a "Way Out" of War With Iraq From Capitol Hill Blue By CHB Staff Thursday 20 February 2003 Some strategists within the Bush Administration are urging the President to look for an "exit strategy" on Iraq, warning the tough stance on war with the Arab country has left the country in a "no win" situation. "At this point, the United States and Britain does not have the support for passage of a second UN resolution," admits a White House aide. In addition, Republican leaders in both the House and Senate are telling the Presidently privately that he is losing support in Congress for a "go it alone war" against Iraq. "The President's war plans are in trouble, there's no doubt about that," says an advisor to House Speaker Dennis J. Hastert. "Some Republican members want a vote on military action and some of those say they would, at this point, vote against such action." Some White House advisors are urging the President to consider complying with the UN position or to look for other "face saving" ways to avoid war with Iraq. President Bush, however, is reported to be "hanging tough" on plans to invade Iraq, even though his closest advisors tell him such a move could be "disasterous" politically. "The President has backed himself and the nation into a corner in a no win situation," says political scientist George Harleigh. "World opinion is against him. Public opinion polls show support eroding among Americans." Republican campaign strategist Vern Wilson says he is advising his clients to "put some distance between themselves and the President" on war with Iraq. "When you have former military leaders questioning the wisdom of war, then you have Vietnam and Gulf War veterans marching against the war, when you have Republicans in Congress questioning the President's judgment, it tells me we could have a problem," Wilson said Wednesday. The escalating loss of support for the U.S. officials has led to an increase of defiance by Iraqi officials, who have yet to live up to promises of increased support and aid to U.N. inspectors looking for the country's suspected weapons of mass destruction. Taking heart from the split in the Security Council regarding possible military action against the country. and the world-wide protests against war, Iraq has changed from saying that its officials are complying with U.N. demands to asking for a lifting of sanctions instituted against Iraq after it was forced out of Kuwait more than 10 years ago. "We have not seen any positive moves on the part of Iraq," one U.N. official in Iraq told The Washington Post, while another said, "They are not fulfilling their promises." U.N. inspectors returned to Iraq in November after the Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1441, a strongly worded document that promised "serious consequences" should Iraq not live up to the stipulations outlined in the document. Those included giving U.N. inspectors unrestricted access inside Iraq and orders to report any interference by Iraq with the inspections. However, since last Friday, when lead weapons inspectors Hans Blix and Mohammad ElBaradei reported to the Security Council, the United Nations has not seen Iraq carry through on promises to deliver documents about old weapons programs nor have there been interviews with scientists involved with possible weapons technology. Large anti-war demonstrations were staged in several cities around the world. The United States and Britain are having trouble finding support for anything stronger than additional inspections in Iraq in their Security Council deliberations. CC

To: steve dietrich who wrote (362526)	2/22/2003 6:39:30 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 769670

During the so-called energy crisis in 2000 Frank Murkowski, a big oil Senator/lobbyist was actually quoted as saying gas prices weren't high enough (for them to justify and pay for drilling in the wildnerness and wildlife refuges) he wanted them higher. Bush actually has the clout to lower energy prices but it's the last clout he would ever use. So long as oil prices are sky-high his people have us by the wallets. Problem is, 90% of the economy goes down the tubes. We're entering another recession now thanks to high energy prices and the war brouhaha. The whole world economy is at a standstill thanks to the Bushies. Everything except energy and military. His buddies.