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To: Elroy who wrote (223203)	3/10/2005 12:06:30 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576633

Bush appears to be only concerned with the sovereignty of the US. Ridiculous. If that were correct, why would he try to install a democratic government in Iraq? Duh! If you respect a country's sovereignty, you don't invade it and try to change its gov't. If his only concern was US sovereinity he would just kill all the Iraqis and take their oil for Americans. Right. Evil takes on the appearance of good for a reason. Think about it. What was there about Bush you did not like that prompted you to vote for Kerry? Lots of things. I don't like the fact that he is a child of political elite and was the front runner on that basis alone in 2000 primaries, I was not impressed with his pre-governor record, I don't like his views on abortion and gun control, and in regard to Iraq I think the speed with which control of the country and responsibility for internal security has been given back to the Iraqi population has been much too slow. For example, why weren't Iraqi patrols guarding the airport when the Italian hostage car approached? I don't see why it takes more than 2-3 months to train an Iraqi to be a decent policeman. Thanks. To answer your last question, the Iraqis are afraid. They have been afraid from the get go. And they have good reason to be afraid. My view that it's OK to use force against governments that worsen the lives of their people doesn't have much to do with Bush, or even with 9/11, but he's the first president in a long time to do that. Yes, I understand your view. It relies heavily on the benevolence of the invader.......IMO a risky proposition. ted

To: Elroy who wrote (223203)	3/10/2005 12:23:19 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576633

"I was not impressed with his pre-governor record" What, pray tell, about his record as governor impressed you? Admittedly parts were pretty creative. Like when his friends complained to him about pollution laws being, you know, enforced, he cut out all the funds for monitoring. So, without data on pollution levels, they couldn't be prosecuted for polluting unless TNRCC or TCEQ paid for the monitoring out of other funds. Though, I suppose they could have gotten a corporate sponsorship...