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To: stockman_scott who wrote (41630)	4/7/2004 8:07:50 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

A Fool and His War Must Be Soon Thwarted By DOUG THOMPSON Apr 7, 2004, 08:00 How many more Americans have to die before the idiots who blindly follow George W. Bush admit this madman is destroying America? How many more lies must be told by this pretender to the Presidency before we all realize the America we used to know and love has disappeared right before our eyes? How many? One thousand? Ten thousand? Fifty-five thousand? Must we endure ten years of another Vietnam before the brain dead morons who call themselves Republicans wake up and admit their President is a certifiable, dangerous lunatic? “We’ve lost control of the streets in Iraq,” retired general Barry McCaffrey said today in describing the country-wide fighting that has erupted in Iraq – a near wave of violence that may well eclipse the war that Bush declared over a year ago. Got a news flash for you Barry. We never had control of the streets in Iraq, or anywhere else for that matter. You can’t have control of anything when an insane man is calling the shots. Bush’s war, built on lies, never ended, was never won and might never end. Wars, by nature, are insane acts but become even more lunacy when waged by unbalanced leaders who put their political agendas ahead of the best interests of their country. Every American who dies in Iraq adds to the blood that covers the hands of George W. Bush. They died needlessly for his war of pettiness. While Americans die for his folly in Iraq, the real threat against America rebuilds his army of terrorists in Afghanistan and plots even more murder of Americans. Professional military planners, who realized long ago that the madman of 1600 Pennsylvania wouldn’t listen to him, say we should have moved quickly against those who killed four American civilian contractors in Fallujah last week but calls for swift action were rejected by the White House. “The White House operates in this netherworld where logic and reality aren’t allowed to exists,” says a senior Pentagon planner. “The deaths of Americans mean nothing to these people. It’s disgusting.” Yes, it is. Iraq is turning into another Vietnam, another morass where Americans die to support political deceptions. But all the Republicans can do is circle the wagons and talk about “staying the course” in Iraq. Stay what course? A war built on deceiving the American people? A foreign policy based on lying to our allies? I used to dismiss George W. Bush as nothing more than an incompetent man who got in over his head once he took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania. I was wrong. Bush is a cold, calculating demagogue who doesn’t give a damn how many Americans die to support his insane policies. But who is more dangerous? The madman in the White House or the legions of mindless, moronic partisan zealots who follow him into the hell they have made of a once-great nation? capitolhillblue.com

To: stockman_scott who wrote (41630)	4/7/2004 1:14:34 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 89467

RICE AND 9/11 -- THE PROGRESS REPORT: April 7, 2004 PLAYING DEFENSE Rice Will Testify Tomorrow After weeks of stonewalling, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice finally is preparing to testify before the 9/11 Commission tomorrow. Since even before the Commission's creation more than two years ago, the White House has acted as if it has something to hide, trying to impede the panel's vital work by hindering access to documents, limiting funding and restricting testimony. The NYT reports the “White House is still deciding what kind of tone [Rice] should strike as she explains the intelligence lapses leading up to the attacks.” Members of the panel are meeting today to discuss the process. Some are opposed to a proposal which would allow each member of the panel 10 minutes to question her. "You can't get much done in 10 minutes," one member of the commission said. "That really might be seen as letting her off the hook." The Center for American Progress has put together a roster of documents and questions to assist in not letting the Administration off that hook. See the many ways the White House has tried to stall, obstruct and block the Commission since the beginning. americanprogress.org Follow along with National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's testimony with this viewing guide from the Center for American Progress. americanprogress.org Read the questions the country needs Rice to answer, but probably won't be asked. americanprogress.org Examine the unsubstantiated and contradictory assertions Rice made in her previous appearance on '60 Minutes.' americanprogress.org