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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (11131)	8/22/2006 6:21:59 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

from your next gop presidential nominee gw misled the american people (of course( " McCain faults administration on Iraq By JOHN McCARTHY, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 27 minutes ago Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), a staunch defender of the Iraq war, on Tuesday faulted the Bush administration for misleading Americans into believing the conflict would be "some kind of day at the beach." The potential 2008 presidential candidate, who a day earlier had rejected calls for withdrawing U.S. forces, said the administration had failed to make clear the challenges facing the military. "I think one of the biggest mistakes we made was underestimating the size of the task and the sacrifices that would be required," McCain said. "Stuff happens, mission accomplished, last throes, a few dead-enders. I'm just more familiar with those statements than anyone else because it grieves me so much that we had not told the American people how tough and difficult this task would be." Those phrases are closely associated with top members of the Bush administration, including the president. Bush stood below a banner proclaiming "Mission Accomplished" on May 1, 2003 after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. The war has continued since then, with the death of more than 2,600 members of the U.S. military. Vice President Dick Cheney said last year that the Iraqi insurgency was "in its final throes." The Arizona senator said that talk "has contributed enormously to the frustration that Americans feel today because they were led to believe this could be some kind of day at the beach, which many of us fully understood from the beginning would be a very, very difficult undertaking." McCain was campaigning for Republican Sen. Mike DeWine (news, bio, voting record), who faces a tough fight in his re-election bid against Democratic challenger Rep. Sherrod Brown (news, bio, voting record). Ohio was decisive in the 2004 presidential election, ensuring Bush's win, and is certain to be critical in 2008. On Monday, McCain said at an appearance in suburban Cleveland that if U.S. troops announce a specific date to leave Iraq, insurgents will bide their time until they have an opportunity to act without interference. "The chaos that would ensue would have direct implications for our national security," McCain said. DeWine said Congress would not have had the chance to authorize the war if the intelligence on Iraq's military capability and intentions were accurate. "It would never have come up for a vote so it would have been an entirely different situation," he said. ___ McCain campaign site: straighttalkamerica.com DeWine campaign site: mikedewine.com

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (11131)	8/29/2006 2:29:43 PM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

If Bush Jr. was CEO of a mining company, let's say, shareholders would have given him the boot a long time ago. First off, he made the claim there were WMDs, but after great expense and a massive loss of life, none were found. He lied. He made the claim the war in Iraq was connected to the war on terror. Not so, Al Qaeda had zippo to do with Iraq. Not now, of course. Then there is the whole unseemliness of how the White House has conducted its business of war. Of course it makes sense for Cheney to see the sense in a protracted military venture. The privatization of the military has benefited Haliburton and KBR immensely. Oh my, Cheney is an old Haliburton exec... Of course, war makes sense to Cheney. I don't expect you'd recall Eisenhower's farewell speech. "This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together." Liberty is certainly not prospering in America today. Thank you George W. Bush.