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To: beach_bum who wrote (208851)	10/27/2004 2:51:01 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574269

RE: "look a little deeper into the poll that came out 2 days ago. Some 45% of bush supporters still do not know that they did not find WMD and that Saddam had links to Al Queda. (Somebody explain me, how could this be true in a literate nation like US ?) Given their ignorance, is it any wonder that they think Bush is honest ?" Beach_bum, Wow, 45% of Bush supporters think Bush is honest because they are clueless. Regards, Amy J

To: beach_bum who wrote (208851)	10/27/2004 3:11:22 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574269

At the end of the day, instead of fighting Bin Laden, mohammad Omar and Al-Zawahari, we are battling Al-Sadr, baathists and people we dont even know. The above comment rings true. Especially the people we don't even know part hits the nail on the head. Frankly, I don't think the coalition really even knows who they are currently battling in Iraq. With all the "no go" zones, and limited local intelligence and limited pre-war knowledge of Iraqi society, I think it is probably as much a mystery to the generals as it is to us. I mean, who captures and executes 50 youngish Iraqis who's only offense appears to be that they just got jobs as policemen? Jihadists, Baathists, Osama's henchmen, Iranian infiltrators, roadside bandits? Israelis? That cult that killed themselves with purple shoes on in SoCal when that meteor came around a few years ago? I mean, who are these "insurgents" that would kill Iraqi kids trying to get their lives in order? It's really, really hard to understand.

To: beach_bum who wrote (208851)	10/27/2004 3:40:00 AM
From: AK2004	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574269

re: Some 45% of bush supporters still do not know that they did not find WMD you don't really believe that BS, do you? Assuming that it is true then let compare them to supporters of Kerry - after debates most liked Kerry because he sounded right. Not only they did not listen to the issues but many thought that issues were irrelevant..... re: Wow, has any republican done anything bad in your views ever ? Did I say that there were mistake made? Now, the biggest screw up is that Bush tried to justify himself way too much. There were more than sufficient reasons for US to attack Iraq just based on the Blix's conclusions. One should not volunteer unnecessary information even if one 100% sure. He created an impression that the only reason we went to Iraq is to find WMD. I argued that point even before we invaded Iraq. The 2nd mistake was not to take actions against Syria once terrorists started to cross the border. Regardless the past, in the current situation decisiveness is the key and Kerry does not measure up. re: Lets see, staying is course in a nightmare situation in Iraq is less idiotic than changing the approach ? or do you mean that Bush is more capable than Kerry to adopt a different approach ? Kerry is far more adaptable, that is true. In fact he is way too much adaptable; I am not sure that going with a flow is the right thing to do re: Try reading some newspapers and watch some news on TV (except FOX) to keep in touch with reality I usually read news from various US sources, UK, Russia, Byelorussia and few more places around the Globe. Also consider that troops support Bush and since their lives are on the line I tend to trust them. AK