Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don Earl who wrote (10980)	6/21/2005 1:42:17 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 20039

Under fire, Bush acknowledges tough going in Iraq By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush acknowledged on Monday the Iraq war was "tough" going but refused to back down from assertions that progress was being made despite Republican complaints about the administration's rosy optimism. Bush's approval ratings have fallen to the lowest levels of his presidency in part because of growing pessimism about Iraq. Some prominent Republicans have openly questioned whether the administration's upbeat statements match events on the ground. Asked if he agreed with Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion that the insurgency was in its "last throes," Bush replied that he understood "how dangerous it is there," adding: "I think about Iraq every day, every single day. "And the report from the field is that while it's tough, more and more Iraqis are becoming battle-hardened and trained to defend themselves. And that's exactly the strategy that's going to work. And we will, we will complete this mission," Bush told a joint news conference with European Union leaders. Tuesday, Jun. 21 Lawmakers Want to Pull Troops Out of Iraq [Netscape News] Sunni-Shiite Compromise Struck Over Iraqi Constitution [Netscape News] A Day in Iraq: Deaths, Costs and Other Figures [BBC News] Photo Diary: Postwar Iraq [CBS News] Iraq: Transition of Power [CNN] Will the War Ever End? [Netscape Community] Should We Bring Our Soldiers Home? [Netscape Community] Lawmakers have also questioned administration assertions about the number of Iraqi troops that have been trained. Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, predicted on Sunday that it will be "at least" two years before U.S. troops can pull out. "Too often we've been told and the American people have been told that we're at a turning point," said McCain, who described Cheney's characterization as inaccurate. Another top Republican, Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, was quoted by U.S. News and World Report as saying the White House was "disconnected from reality" in its optimism over the war. "Things aren't getting better; they're getting worse... It's like they're just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we're losing in Iraq," Hagel said. Bush said he spoke to Army Gen. John Abizaid, head of U.S. Central Command, on Monday, and will talk to Gen. George Casey, top U.S. commander in Iraq, this week to get "an assessment as to how we're proceeding." "We're making progress toward the goal, which is, on the one hand, a political process moving forward in Iraq, and on the other hand, the Iraqis capable of defending themselves," Bush said. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush's views were based on assessments from military commanders on the ground. He defended Cheney's "last throes" comment, saying he was referring to the "great progress made in going after the al Qaeda network in Iraq." Bush has begun shifting more of his focus to Iraq to try to shore up support for the war and his personal standing. He will host Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the White House on June 24 and deliver a speech about Iraq on June 28 to mark the first anniversary since the transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis from a U.S.-led coalition. Fifty-one percent of Americans believe the United States should have stayed out of Iraq, according to a New York Times/CBS poll published on Friday.

To: Don Earl who wrote (10980)	6/21/2005 2:41:22 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20039

Don > The only way to eliminate insider sponsored terrorism is to take away the prize. I have always felt that ambition based on fantasy was more important than that directed to material acquisition although, clearly, there is an enormous overlap between the two. Thus I believe that "greatness" and to have his statue in the Pantheon alongside those of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln was much more of a motive to W than the mere acquisition of wealth. He had to prove to daddy -- and to everyone else -- who he was. Indeed, I would say that those who plotted "behind the curtain" made use of his inferiority complex and dreams of greatness to implement their own nefarious schemes, whether they be political or material. The influence of the Zionists/Israel/neocons in the events of the past three years cannot be overlooked as all roads lead back to them. In the circumstances, one must ask what is their agenda? The only conclusion I can come to is their motivation is based on the fantasy of Greater Israel -- the "Promised Land" stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates. For this to happen would clearly require the destruction of the neighbouring countries and ethnic cleansing the likes of which the world has not yet seen. globalsecurity.org Thus, while I accept that the immediate profits from arms sales, the oil price increase and heroin are all worthy of consideration, in my view, they are small beer compared to the "intangible" delusions and fantasies which I have just mentioned. PS. Who/what exactly is the Bush crime family? Is it just his father and brothers or does it include the military-industrial-complex, the banks, "big oil", the media and the drug business?