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

To: American Spirit who wrote (463250)	9/22/2003 11:10:21 PM
From: FastC6	Respond to of 769669

He has the cojones to say what the rest you dumbf*cks believe.

To: American Spirit who wrote (463250)	9/22/2003 11:14:53 PM
From: MSI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

His views resonate with those who believe the ME policy has been a fiasco for 50 years. That's a large majority of Americans. That's a major qualifier, imo. The rest of the field can't even speak their minds on that subject, other than to parrot the current self-defeating state of affairs.

To: American Spirit who wrote (463250)	9/22/2003 11:15:44 PM
From: sylvester80	Respond to of 769669

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To: American Spirit who wrote (463250)	9/22/2003 11:17:12 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

Is there any difference between media bias and kerry bias? On Iraq kerry bias == media bias == clark bias == dean bias Because... Monday, Sept. 22, 2003 Democrat Congressman: Media's Bias 'Is Killing Our Troops' U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall, D-Ga., went to Iraq to check out the war for himself. What he saw has him angry ... at America's media establishment. "The Iraq war has predictably evolved into a guerrilla conflict similar to Vietnam. Our currently stated objectives are to establish reasonable security and foster the creation of a secular, representative government with a stable market economy that provides broad opportunity throughout Iraqi society. Attaining these objectives in Iraq would inevitably transform the Arab world and immeasurably increase our future national security," he writes in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "These are goals worthy of a fight, of sacrifice, of more lives lost now to save thousands, perhaps tens or hundreds of thousands in the future. In Mosul last Monday, a colonel in the 101st Airborne put it to me quite simply: 'Sir, this is worth doing.' No one I spoke with said anything different. And I spoke with all ranks. "But there will be more Blumbergs killed in action, many more. So it is worth doing only if we have a reasonable chance of success. And we do, but I'm afraid the news media are hurting our chances. They are dwelling upon the mistakes, the ambushes, the soldiers killed, the wounded, the Blumbergs. Fair enough. But it is not balancing this bad news with 'the rest of the story,' the progress made daily, the good news. The falsely bleak picture weakens our national resolve, discourages Iraqi cooperation and emboldens our enemy. ... "Throughout Iraq, American soldiers with their typical 'can do' attitude and ingenuity are engaging in thousands upon thousands of small reconstruction projects, working with Iraqi contractors and citizens. Through decentralized decision-making by unit commanders, the 101st Airborne Division alone has spent nearly $23 million in just the past few months. This sum goes a very long way in Iraq. Hundreds upon hundreds of schools are being renovated, repainted, replumbed and reroofed. Imagine the effect that has on children and their parents. "Zogby International recently released the results of an August poll showing hope and progress. My own unscientific surveys told me the same thing. With virtually no exceptions, hundreds of Iraqis enthusiastically waved back at me as I sat in the open door of a helicopter traveling between Babylon and Baghdad. And I received a similar reception as I worked my way alone, shaking hands through a large crowd of refinery workers just to see their reaction. "We may need a few credible Baghdad Bobs to undo the harm done by our media. I'm afraid it is killing our troops," concludes Marshall, who shows that Sen. Zell Miller isn't the only decent Democrat in Georgia (call them the antidotes to Sen. Patty "Osama Mama" Murray, Rep. "Baghdad" Jim McDermott and Rep. Marcy Kaptur). Yes, Iraq certainly is becoming like Vietnam ... in the astonishing bias shown by Big Media. newsmax.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (463250)	9/22/2003 11:26:09 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769669

There is a war being fought over there and as long as we keep taking sides, there will be no JUST & FAIR solution. Dean was the only REAL man to call spade a spade. I congratulate him for it. He is the first president with a real conviction towards a real long lasting solution to the ME problem. And you can NOT do that till you totally disengage yourself from both sides. Bush has taken one side and only one side. The right wing fascist Ariel Sharon side. The US should NOT pick sides. Both Sharon and Arafat are the democratically elected leaders of their people, no matter if I think they are both sh*theads. If their people, Israelis and Palestinians, want them as leaders so be it. And an objective US president should be able to deal with both of them. I congratulate Dean for again showing leadership and wanting to engage the ME problem in an objective manner in order to find a true, just and fair solution to the ME problem.