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To: Road Walker who wrote (347469)	8/18/2007 7:04:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1588177

Here is a pretty good comment on the Ocama/Hillary thing from the New Yorker: I agree with the observation......neither Obama or H. Clinton are lightweights and both would do a much better job at foreign diplomacy than Bush. My only problem with H.'s approach......there's a little bit of gaminess to it......you show me the money, and maybe I will play. IMO that approach may be better used with a perceived equal like the ole Soviet Union than say with a lesser nation like Iran or Venezuela. I think we saw that in the NK negotiations recently. What do you think? BTW I can't tell you how many lawn signs for Obama have gone up already in my general area......only Obama, no one else.

To: Road Walker who wrote (347469)	8/21/2007 12:15:46 AM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 1588177

Fascinating thesis: Rummy didn't get fired for being too pro-war, rather he got fired for being too anti-war (opposing the surge). The disclosure that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned on Nov. 6, 2006 – the day before the election, not the day after as previously thought – means that he was pushed out of his job the same day he suggested a de-escalation of the Iraq War. When Rumsfeld’s resignation was announced on Nov. 8, with both his resignation letter and his de-escalation memo still secret, it was widely assumed in Washington political circles that President George W. Bush was reacting to the stinging Republican electoral defeat on Nov. 7 and was appointing Robert Gates as an olive branch to the Democrats. The reality now appears to be almost the exact opposite. Bush was preparing for an Iraq War escalation and was looking for a fresh face as Defense Secretary to buy him the necessary time to accomplish this extraordinary political maneuver. Bush also may have recognized the damage that might have come if Rumsfeld’s war doubts became known. [continued ...] consortiumnews.com Tom