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To: Moominoid who wrote (31380)	4/12/2003 3:37:05 PM
From: smolejv@gmx.net	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>>There wasn't a swing to the right so much as a hawk-dove polarization.<< Fine, but where's the doves now? You're not talking Madonna ad Susan Sarandon I guess. Twas stormig and the slithy doves did gyre and gimble in Irague all mimsy were the centcom groves, and the mome Rums outgrabe

To: Moominoid who wrote (31380)	4/12/2003 11:51:17 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Bush Sees Celebrations, Not Anarchy, Sweeping Iraq Sat April 12, 2003 02:39 PM ET <<Contestants: 1) Al-Sahaf, 2)Rumsfeld 3) Bush. Who's the best character on the dventure in the sands of Iraq?>> By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush warned on Saturday of possible "hard fighting" ahead for U.S. troops in Iraq, where he said civilians were celebrating Saddam Hussein's downfall even as looting and lawlessness spread. Recalling television pictures of a giant statue of the Iraqi president being toppled in the heart of Baghdad, Bush said in his weekly radio address that the world witnessed a nation released from 24 years of iron rule by Saddam. Bush said the U.S. military was providing food, water and medical treatment "to all in need," though international aid officials warned that assistance could be delayed unless U.S. and British troops imposed law and order. "As people throughout Iraq celebrate the arrival of freedom, America celebrates with them," said Bush, who spent the weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat. But he warned, "The conflict continues in Iraq, and our military may still face hard fighting." Aides said Bush consulted -- in person and by phone -- with his war council on Saturday, including Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, CIA Director George Tenet, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell. After Congress approved a $79 billion emergency package to fund the war and other priorities, Bush issued a statement saying it would "help secure enduring freedom and democracy for the Iraqi people." CONFLICTING IMAGES The celebratory images evoked by Bush contrasted sharply with news reports chronicling widespread looting in major Iraqi cities. In the capital, armed men and youths roamed the streets, robbing buildings and hijacking cars. "Is this your liberation?" screamed one shopkeeper at the crew of a U.S. M-1A2 Abrams tank, who watched as youths helped themselves to everything in his small hardware store. Looting also raged in Basra, where humanitarian agencies said it was not safe to visit even during daylight hours. Rumsfeld and U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, insisted on Friday that the period of unrest would yield to law and order. They said Washington planned to help set up an Iraqi police force and interim government services. Bush made no reference to the looting in his radio address. Instead, the president focused on rejoicing Iraqis and the "valor" of U.S. soldiers, whom he credited for averting clashes with civilians by pointing their weapons at the ground and with freeing children who had been jailed for refusing to join Saddam's Baath Party Youth Organization. Bush quoted one of the Iraqi men who took a sledgehammer to the pedestal of a giant statue of Saddam as saying, "I'm 49, but I never lived a single day. Only now will I start living." "Millions of Iraqis feel the same as their country is finally returned to them," Bush said. "The nightmare of Saddam Hussein's rule in Iraq is ending. Soon, the good and gifted people of Iraq will be free to choose their leaders who respect their rights and reflect their character," the president added.