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To: LindyBill who wrote (45118)	5/18/2004 4:43:40 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

The controversy over this book should suck the air out of Kerry's campaign in June. Pittsburg Herald Tribune editorial. Clinton's whitewash There's been plenty of buzz over Bill Clinton's memoirs two months before the book's street date -- assuming, of course, Bubba makes his deadline. Although the usual suspects already are gushing about the unfinished tome -- for which Clinton reportedly pocketed $10 million to $12 million -- we expect it to be as insightful as its title: "My Life." First, ex-presidents who put pens to paper usually don't get into their administrations' dirty laundry. And this one has quite a pile, topped by a stained blue dress. Second, who expects the "inside story" from one of the most scandal-plagued presidents in modern history, particularly one whose grasp of the truth extends only as far as his wagging index finger? From a purely practical perspective, as well, we doubt the former confounder in chief will drop any bombs in his book when his wife, the junior senator from New York, is setting her sights on the Oval Office. What readers can expect, according to a New York Post report, is classic Clinton espousing plenty of self-justification and dishing out blame. Whitewater land deals? Monica Lewinsky? Last-minute pardons of dubious dudes? We doubt there'll be enough information on these subjects to warrant index listings. A spokesman for Alfred A. Knopf, the book's publisher, assures that the ex-president's writing is "very strong." We're sure it is. Good fiction demands a flair for the fanciful.

To: LindyBill who wrote (45118)	5/18/2004 11:55:36 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793914

Iraq will be won or lost not in Baghdad or Najaf or Fallujah, but in Washington. Most interesting article, LB....and he's right, of course. He also brings up a good point...what's going on with Bremmer? And he certainly brings up another valid point... President Bush's recent assurances that the United States is determined to honor his promise of bringing democracy to Iraq have been qualified by less committed pronouncements from other members of the administration, not to speak of the growing "let's get the hell out" chorus, led by people like Sen. Edward Kennedy.

To: LindyBill who wrote (45118)	5/18/2004 12:02:14 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 793914

We may need democracy in pieces because the triangle is just not ready. But according to Taheri and others, Shiites and Kurds are. We may have to move ahead with self determination for two regions allied together with a promise to include the triangle when ready. We may need a DeGaulle for the triangle and a federation with the other two regions until a stable federal, somewhat democratic state can emerge. Mike

To: LindyBill who wrote (45118)	5/18/2004 12:04:44 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Wonder what the International reaction would be if Iraqi and American athletes walked side by side in the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Greece this summer? Would love to see it and especially the looks on the faces of Chirac and Teddy.-gg- Food for thought. M The Iraqi national soccer squad, having defeated its Iranian and Saudi counterparts, has won a place in the final of the summer Olympics in Athens, for the first time in almost a quarter of a century.