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To: Dr. Id who wrote (133375)	5/18/2004 1:26:22 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Should Cowboy Bush Ride Into the Sunset? truthout.org Should Cowboy Bush Ride Into the Sunset? By Al Neuharth USA Today Thursday 13 May 2004 As a former combat infantryman in World War II, I've always believed we must fully support our troops. Reluctantly, I now believe the best way to support troops in Iraq is to bring them home, starting with the "hand-over" on June 30. Only a carefully planned withdrawal can clean up the biggest military mess miscreated in the Oval Office and miscarried by the Pentagon in my 80-year lifetime. In Journalese, the traditional five Ws of Who, What, When, Where, Why: Who? George W. Bush. What? His cowboy culture. Ride fast and alone or with just a few buddies. Shoot first. Ask questions later. When? After 9/11. Bush bravely took on a necessary fight against terrorists who attacked us. But then he diverted his attention to an unrelated and unnecessary "pre-emptive" war. Where? Iraq. He led us astray by falsely claiming Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction that threatened us. After the "Mission Accomplished" boast in May 2003, he put our troops in new jeopardy by taunting terrorists from other countries with his "Bring 'em on!" challenge last July 2. His anything-goes-against-the-bad-guys attitude and his total lack of postwar planning helped prompt the ongoing prison-abuse embarrassments and brutal retaliations. Why? Because he believes he can be re-elected as a tough-talking, self-proclaimed "War President." Maybe Bush should take a cue from a fellow Texan, former president Lyndon Baines Johnson, who also had some cowboy characteristics. LBJ, after mismanaging the Vietnam War that so bitterly divided the nation and the world, decided he owed it to his political party and to his country not to run for re-election. So, he turned tail and rode off into the sunset of his Texas ranch. How do you say do vu in Cowboyese?