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

To: TigerPaw who wrote (382777)	3/31/2003 12:29:28 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769667

LOL,, tigie and the ding dong school is in session.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (382777)	3/31/2003 12:38:24 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

It all depends on how Iraq turns out. They will eventually be able to occupy Iraq, but at what cost will that be achieved? And what continuing costs will have to be incurred? Those are the questions. Iran might well go nuclear within a few years. Once it does so, the chances of a US invasion will come down. If the US invades Iran even with a shaky footing in Iraq, it can be a disaster. WHichever way one looks at it, this is turning out to be such a total fiasco. Amazing that a handful of people can make these things happen, even in a democracy.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (382777)	3/31/2003 12:40:51 PM
From: Enam Luf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

The people in charge are sometimes wrong, but they are very rarely stupid. (note: Bush does not qualify as one who is "in charge") I think the Iranian nuclear threat is a bluff by the zealots intended to create a chasm between american and irani ideaology, which is becoming increasingly secular, and moderate. If the U.S. succeeds in Iraq (big if) and Iran continues to evolve, I think the Saud family could be in deep sh*t. Though I do wonder about how U.S. big business (and big oil in particular) would feel about this, and how much influence they can muster. I don't see how invading Iran does us any good at all, nor do I see how the neocon mindset could justify it. Think about this fact. When the U.S. was propping up the Shah, Iranian terrorists abounded. Since the fall of the Shah, how many irani terrorist acts have there been. I believe that the situation is very much the same in S.A. today and we need to be very careful not to wind up in this situation in post-Saddam Iraq.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (382777)	3/31/2003 12:49:44 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 769667

Now Bush is making sure this becomes a Right Wing Christian HOLYWAR as if it wasn't already...no wonder the Euro nations ain't buying this crap US soldiers in Iraq asked to pray for Bush They may be the ones facing danger on the battlefield, but US soldiers in Iraq are being asked to pray for President George W Bush. Thousands of marines have been given a pamphlet called "A Christian's Duty," a mini prayer book which includes a tear-out section to be mailed to the White House pledging the soldier who sends it in has been praying for Bush. "I have committed to pray for you, your family, your staff and our troops during this time of uncertainty and tumult. May God's peace be your guide," says the pledge, according to a journalist embedded with coalition forces. The pamphlet, produced by a group called In Touch Ministries, offers a daily prayer to be made for the US president, a born-again Christian who likes to invoke his God in speeches. Sunday's is "Pray that the President and his advisers will seek God and his wisdom daily and not rely on their own understanding". Monday's reads "Pray that the President and his advisers will be strong and courageous to do what is right regardless of critics".