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

To: Vitas who wrote (18813)	3/10/2003 9:24:23 PM
From: 49thMIMOMander	Respond to of 25898

Yes, Bush II is in a desperate situation, withdrawing from UN as frorm the League of Nations might be the best solution. (Well, premature withdrawing is an intersting thing habit) Probably as easy as not ratifying neither the Kyoto nor the ICC, as well as waiting, and vetoing for France for Yugoslavia. But who would have guessed Viagra-Bob had to be activated?? While the troops need more toilet paper, Kellogg's cornflakes and better oil and airconditioning, not to forget handling all that sand (I hope they got the same blessing as the roman soldiers in their time, facing the sand, tougher for the women) Maybe some Agent Orange might help??

To: Vitas who wrote (18813)	3/11/2003 10:38:22 AM
From: tsigprofit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

US develops superbomb thisislondon.com US develops superbomb By Jeremy Campbell in Washington, and Charles Reiss in London, Evening Standard 11 March 2003 The US has made a superbomb which could be used to frighten Iraq into submission. • The 21,000lb big blue bomb The giant device contains 21,000lb of high explosive and dwarfs the huge "daisy cutter" bombs used against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Pentagon intends to test the bomb and videotape the results as a warning to Iraq of what the US could inflict. Military planners believe just the sight of the bomb exploding could frighten Iraqi soldiers into surrendering. Tape of a test of a superbomb was shown on American TV last night, the cloud of its explosion almost as large as a small atomic blast. The development demonstrates the length to which US military planners are ready to go but risks an international outcry and yet more opposition in the United Nations. Washington and London suffered a double setback in their desperate effort to secure a second UN resolution when France, backed by Russia, said it would vote against. President Jacques Chirac declared that his country would vote no "whatever the circumstances, because we do not think war is necessary to achieve the goal we've established." Russia's Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov said that his country would also vote against. The White House appeared to have accepted that France is ready to use its power to veto a resolution, fracturing the United Nations and creating a massive transatlantic split. However, the US continued its effort to win the nine votes necessary to secure a majority of the 15-member Security Council.