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

To: Srexley who wrote (522893)	1/12/2004 3:05:53 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

>Please provide the quote where he said it would be short or easy. Any reference at all would be nice. Didn't say he said that either. But, I did read quotes from multiple administration officials, of which I believe Doug Feith was one, that said it wouldn't cost that much nor would we be there longer than six months and that the people who were predicting high costs were greatly mistaken. I don't really keep quotes bookmarked though. Sometimes, I wish I did. >I think he was planning on regime change from the beginning. Are you sure he wanted a war? There are other ways to get a guy out of power, and he was exploring that from the very beginning. Just as Clinton should have been doing from the time he made regime change the policy of the United States in 1998. From today's NYTimes: nytimes.com "Mr. Suskind told "60 Minutes" that he had documents dating from before Sept. 11, 2001, showing planning for the aftermath of a war with Iraq, covering peacekeeping forces, war crimes tribunals and Iraqi oil fields." They showed one of those maps on 60 Minutes last night. Stupid liberal media. >>"but it's not too much to ask for a ballpark amount" >Yes it is. It would only be used as ammunition against him, and it CANNOT be predicted accurately. If he was too high, they would try to shut it down before it happened. If it was too low they would use it to try to take him out of power. He is a smart man, whether you realize it or not. America can afford it, and it had to be done. But as I'd asked before, why could he offer a figure to Congress just a couple of months later? You're offering a rationale for deception. >That is your opinion, and you are entitled to it. But I think you will have trouble finding "job provider" in the U.S. Constitution. I think if the dems are really for the downtrodden they should work on programs that increase the chances of success for those people. Not villify those who do make it. Who's vilifying those who make it? I'm pretty happy for the people around me (and myself) who have made it. >>"The picture isn't great here" >A common theme of the doubters and dems. You certainly do wear rose-colored glasses. Just a few days ago, I was speaking with a colleague and good friend of mine who is a staunch Republican. He agreed that the situation isn't that good, but supports the Bush plan because he believes that it's the best way to get everything back on track. He certainly isn't a doubter. -Z