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To: Rascal who wrote (83468)	3/18/2003 5:00:52 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

Are we making any friends over in the Arab world...? Arab opinion of US hits all-time low (3/18/2003) - By James J. Zogby, Jordan Times zogby.com <<...ARAB PUBLIC opinion towards the United States has dropped to dangerously low levels, even before an anticipated US-led attack on Iraq. Following are the findings of a recent Arab American Institute/Zogby International (AAI/ZI) poll of 2,600 individuals from key Arab countries. The poll was conducted in early March 2003 and had a margin of error of between ±3.8 to ±5. The countries polled included Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In an earlier AAI/ZI poll, done in March of 2002, it was found that US favourable ratings were already quite low and that the factor that drove these negative opinions was the unbalanced US policy towards the Palestinians. It appears that this year's poll results have been impacted as well by the US' unilateralist approach towards Iraq. The most significant drops in US ratings occurred in Morocco and Jordan...>>

To: Rascal who wrote (83468)	3/18/2003 5:08:51 PM
From: bacchus_ii	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Bush Doctrine invented new Ultimatum definition: You have 48 hours to leave Baghdad or we invade. If you leave ... we still invade anyway. whitehouse.gov Q Will U.S. troops enter Iraq, no matter what, at this point? In other words, even if Saddam Hussein, in some off chance, takes this ultimatum, leaves the country with his sons, will U.S. troops, nevertheless, enter Iraq? MR. FLEISCHER: The President addressed that last night. And the President made clear that Saddam Hussein had 48 hours to leave, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time last night. The President also made plain to the American people that if Saddam were to leave, the American forces, coalition forces would still enter Iraq, hopefully this time peacefully, because Iraqi military would not be under orders to attack or fire back. And that way Iraq could be disarmed from possession of weapons of mass destruction.

To: Rascal who wrote (83468)	3/18/2003 5:30:13 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

Rascal@ Lindy'stanksmustbeoffside.com Naaah, we are sending the announcer over from the "Indianapolis 500" to give the order.

To: Rascal who wrote (83468)	3/18/2003 5:37:24 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

There Will Absolutely Be No Dissension By Stanley I. Kutler The Chicago Tribune Published on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 commondreams.org <<...As we march to war, the Bush administration's interest is to discredit, even foreclose, dissent. Passivity and a sense of powerlessness are pervasive everywhere. Tabloids and cable channels refer to the "treason" of celebrities who oppose President Bush. Our political leaders march in lockstep with the president. The so-called "opposition" hedges its bets, "patriotically" supporting Bush's actions, but ever hopeful he will stumble on the economy and give them the opportunity of 1992 all over again. The freedom and diversity we so cherish for others is strikingly lacking in our public discourse. We must not forget our traditions of challenge and dissent. For openers, we can invoke the injunctions of Theodore Roosevelt, the most red-blooded and manly of our presidents--if that is to be the litmus test for strong leadership. In 1918, ex-President Roosevelt challenged Woodrow Wilson's sweeping crackdown against dissent after the American entry into World War I. "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong," Roosevelt said, "is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."...>> *Stanley I. Kutler is the author of "The Wars of Watergate." Copyright © 2003, Chicago Tribune