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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (748081)	8/21/2006 12:24:59 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

2 articles.....read both headlines and then be outraged: Iran President Ahmadinejad: Israel and its supporters must compensate for Lebanon's damage Islamic Republic News Agency - Iran ^ \| August 16, 2006 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Israel and its supporters must compensate for all the damage they have inflicted on the people of Lebanon. On the second day of his visit to the Ardebil province, Ahmadinejad told residents of Kousar city on Wednesday afternoon, "the Zionist regime and the US and the UK are the ones who damaged Lebanon, so they must compensate for the whole damage." He added the United Nations and its secretary general are duty bound to take the compensation from those countries and pay it to Lebanon. Referring to the criminal actions of the Zionist regime in killing Lebanese innocent women and children and the US support for these crimes, Ahmadinejad said the UN Security Council and the UN secretary general, himself, must take these war criminals to the international court for punishment. Unlimited support of the US and the UK for the usurper Zionist regime made it clear for the whole world who are the main agents of creating insecurity and crisis in the world, Iran's president concluded. ****************************** Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid BBC News ^ \| 21 Aug 2006 \| BBC President George W Bush has announced that the US is to boost its aid package to Lebanon to $230m. The money would be used to help rebuild Lebanese homes and infrastructure, he told reporters at the White House. He also called for the quick deployment of a peacekeeping force for Lebanon. "The need is urgent," he said. The international community must designate the leadership of the force and give it a "robust mandate" as soon as possible, he said. A UN resolution calls for 15,000 troops to uphold the week-old ceasefire. Mr Bush said he hoped France would send more peacekeeping troops to Lebanon. Paris had been expected to provide the bulk of the troops for the force, but has so far offered only 200, saying it needed more information on the force's mandate. The US president said the US would do its part - giving help with logistical support, intelligence and command and control, although it is not contributing troops. The aid package, which adds to a previous pledge of $50m (£26m), includes 25,000 tonnes of wheat, $42m (£22m) to help equip the Lebanese army, and assistance in clearing an oil slick from a bombed power station. UN talks Mr Bush's comments come as a senior UN envoy is due to meet Israeli government ministers a day after warning that the situation in Lebanon could slide back into violence. Terje Roed-Larsen is expected to discuss Israel's ongoing air and sea embargo, which he has called "unhelpful". He warned in Beirut at the weekend that any violations of the week-old ceasefire could lead quickly to "violence and bloodshed". The issue of prisoner exchanges as well as the air-and-sea embargo are likely to be on the agenda during talks with Israel's foreign minister, defence minister and army chief of staff. "We are at the tilting edge still," Mr Roed-Larsen warned on Sunday. "This can easily start sliding again and lead us quickly into the abyss of violence and bloodshed." He also described as "not very helpful" Israel's raid in the Bekaa Valley on Saturday, according to Lebanon's leading Arabic-language An-Nahar newspaper. Israel said it was trying to disrupt weapons supplies from Iran and Syria to Hezbollah, and insisted the truce was holding. Israeli complaints Meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli army reservists are protesting over the authorities' handling of the conflict. They say the army leadership was indecisive and poorly prepared, and they suffered shortages in equipment, food and water. They are gathering outside the offices of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to call for a thorough investigation into their complaints. Israel has said it supports Italy taking charge of a strengthened UN peacekeeping force that will join the Lebanese army in policing the truce in southern Lebanon. Italy has already won the backing of Lebanon, whose cabinet is expected to approve the initiative. Mr Olmert's office has rejected the participation of nations that have no diplomatic relations with Israel. This would include Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh, which have all offered troops for the force. The Israeli prime minister also ruled out a call by Israeli Public Security Minister Avi Dichter to resume peace talks with Syria. "When Syria stops support for terror... then we will be happy to negotiate with them," he said on a tour of areas in northern Israel damaged in the conflict.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (748081)	8/21/2006 2:59:59 PM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The Islamic fundamentalists see us as Christian Crusaders that despoil there land, especially since we helped Saudi in the Gulf War. I stand firm that Bush is totally wrong when he says that he is fighting terrorists in Iraq so that they don't carry the war to America. This is total nonesense as they are content once the infidel leaves there sacred lands where Mohammed once walked. You are right about one thing. Your lack of knowledge about how religion is an important element in this war. In Iraq the majority of killing is being done by Iraqi Shites and Sunnis- over differences in opinion in there Muslim beliefs and to run the infidel (the U.S.) out of their land. Many intellectuals and retired generals have sent Bush letters dutifully signed telling him that we need to redeploy. How can Bush and his cronies buck people who have fought wars and are professional warriors and analysts? Aftganistan, yes- Iraq-no. Bush said his reasons best "They tried to kill my Dad." Just what you would expect from someone who is totally ignorant of world affairs. You can argue against this position all you want but look what it is doing to our national debt, jobs being shipped overseas, pensions dissappearing, high gasoline prices. Our dollar is going into freefall shortly. See how you like it then when we are run into bankruptcy through inflation caused by Bush and the FED running the money printing presses to no end. And our manufacturing base almost totally gone. And the most important. Over 2500 of our brave soldiers dying not for freedom but for King Bush and his neocon cabal. Over 10,000 maimed for life and 100,000 dead Iraquis. It's too high a price to pay for a man who lied his way into this debacle at the destruction of us all in our near future. I see us in a war against Islam starting with Iran in a short time. It will be too late then. Remember what I said GZ. Santi