Just Tired,
Your post was well said.
Taking control over the goverment and the country is exactly what is needed. We are a nation of people, not a nation of a political party.
Obama may not be the best candidate in the country, but he is the better choice for america.
Every country he visits, he is greeted by thousands of supporters. NOT HECKLERS and HATERS like when BUSH visits another country.
Sending a clown out would gather the same positive response but does not dicatate a viable presidential candidate.
There isnt a country on the face of the earth that Pres Bush can visit without having to face thousands of protesters and haters.
Whats that line about about doing whats right not doing whats popular?
As for Tieguys view of Iraq being a beacon for democracy in the middle east and thereby in the future shedding some positive light on BUSH, well, to that I say, dont hold your breath.
Nation building will not change the way the middle does business.
Bigger fish then that. I call region building. Build a democrat model to die for. Then watch the adjoining countries capitualate to a free society. West germany during the end of the cold war is an excellent model of this concept.
As I have said many times, the BUSH administration always wants to treat the symptoms and not the problem.
IE: If i have a stomach problem and go to the doctor and get examined only to find out that i have stomach cancer, and the doctor decides that the way to treat the pain (symptom) was to give me some pepto bismol to make me feel better, will that cure the cancer ?(problem) What if the doctor just gave me more and more pepto bismol? Will that cure the
cancer?
Bush didn't give you pepto bismal. He cut the cancer out and took half your midsection with it. Now comes the plastic surgery as he rebuilds you better then new.
Same in the middle east.
The problems of terrorism and the root causes of terrorism are not being addressed. Saudi Arabias funding of terrorists in many countries and the arming of the SUNNI Arabs in Iraq which are responsible for the majority of deaths of US personnel in Iraq is NOT EVEN ON THE TABLE with the BUSH administration.
Saudi Arabia provides more ARMS and MONEY into Iraq than IRAN does, yet, BUSH and his followers want to focus on IRAN.
(sypmtom/problem)
Prove it. Prove the country of saudi arabia is doing what you say.
In the begining, the concept was IRAQ was going to be invaded and the other muslim countries would fall in line after watching the US power (shock and Awe).
That was never the goal of Iraq.
This didnt happen. There are more terrorists today that hate the US today than prior to invading Iraq.
more of them dying on foriegn soil then before the invasion.
This is the BUSH legacy.
You all can wave your flags and wear your pins and pray every sunday, but it wont change this fact.
Our future as a Nation has only been threatened further by the Actions of the the Bush administration.
Really . How many terrorist attacks did we have on our soil prior to Iraq. How many since Iraq.
What time frame will an attack happen? Who knows. It took 10 years to plan and carry out 911. Bush has been in office for 7 1/2. Are we safe?
We didn't have 10 terrorist free years prior to 9/11 . we were constantly being attacked by terrorist before 9.11. We have enjoyed peace at home thanks to bush. We finally had the balls to go after the terrorist thanks to bush. We just keep turning the other cheek before Bush.
With the failures of the Bush domestic policies, the US dollar is worthless against foriegn currency (euro) and this has only made the middle east countries richer and cash rich ( in the quadrillions)
Dollar moves in constant cycles. Bush did not invent it.
Where do you think this cash is going? The stock market? The Bush administration has only made our enemies richer and this country poorer.
Man you're really making this stuff up.
A shifting of wealth.
Problem is that the wealth that the terrorists have, makes the war on terror harder because they can NOW buy the weapons they couldnt buy 5 years ago.
Show your stats. I'd love to now what auditor is tracking terrorist wealth.
This is the Bush legacy.
All the battle hymms in the world wont change this fact. All the flag pins in the world wont protect our troops from these weapons.
You've said that a few times now, does that mean we stop supporting our troops?
In Iraq, the rebels (anti US presence Iraqis) are better armed today than prior to the us invasion.
Really Al Zahawri was living better then in bagdad.
Supporting our troops has nothing to do with supporting the policy. Shall I support a policy that ends up in the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians?
How about one that protects millions of american civilans like his has.
Just the other day, US troops stormed a house they believed to be housing terrorists, after the shooting ended, the questions began, in the end, the marines killed the son of the Iraqi govenor in a case of mistaken identity.
You love badmouthing the marines.
Shall I support this policy??
How many innocent people have to die, in order to create this light that will shed on the BUSH legacy??
Zero have died since 9.11. Oh thats right you don't care about the safety of americans.
We can all slap each other in the face on this board and remain divided, or we can start finding some common ground by extracting rhetoric and political propaganda and find a way to protect america together as americans.
Dude I may need the space shuttle to meet you half way. you are way out there.
It is looking very good for OBAMA in Nov, his numbers look good in every state.
Good for him. Should we swear him in now or just go ahead and hold an election for kicks and giggles?
McCain only offers more of the same....and he isnt looking very good at all.
hey I agree with this one , the guy is kind of old and wrinkled from all that experience he has.
A major slap in the face for the BUSH/McCAIN administration when the Iraqi pm confirms he wants the US out of Iraq by 2010.
What Bush/mccain administration? Are you recommending a third term for Bush?
You guys have to hear this....we do not know whats best for Iraq, the Iraqis know whats best for them.
Sure do. Death Squads, suicide bombings, rape , murder , Sadaam hussien. Mass graves. Right on brother.
Peace