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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (5643)	7/12/2003 8:49:16 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15991

All I can say, Chinu, that if a large segment of the disaffected left-wing Democratic Party continues to hold your sentiments, i.e, Bush is a moron, Cheney & Rumsfield are his eminences grises, etc, it was just dumb luck that Bush has got most of his programs passed in Congress, won back the Senate in 2002, and did the war in Iraq despite the UN's best efforts to hog-tie him, then...well then, I think you and they are going to be really surprised in 2004. Ever heard the old saying that it is a stupid idea to underestimate your opponent?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (5643)	7/12/2003 11:22:06 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15991

Did you know that Rumsfeld ordered the missile strike on Saddam(the second one not the one at the start of the war) withour consulting the President. Please document that Chinu.. Thank you. And even if true, given it was the second attempt, and the original mission order to kill Saddam had likely not be rescinded, why should Rumsfeld have to consult with Bush AGAIN?? If I'm President and I give an order to find and kill Saddam, I don't expect that every attempt at doing so requires my personal approval. I've given an order and expect the mission to be carried out. Micro-managing the tactical execution of missions at the executive office level is what got us in all that trouble in Vietnam. Hawk