From: Casey (hidden@lucifer.com)
Date: Thu Aug 15 2002 - 17:43:05 MDT
[Casey 1]
Rice Tries to Rally British Against Saddam
>From Associated Press
LONDON -- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice called Iraq's
Saddam Hussein an "evil man" today in a broadcast interview, saying he
would wreak havoc on the world if the West does nothing to stop him.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-081502iraq_wr.story
"'Bush, himself the most intellectually backward American president of
my political lifetime, is surrounded by advisers whose bellicosity is
exceeded only by their political, military and diplomatic illiteracy,'
Kaufman wrote."
This gentleman is truly a scholar. :)
[Joe Dees 1]
He sounds as if his remarks were scripted by Hermit.
[Casey 2]
All kidding aside, Joe, there's only 1 person in the Bush administration that I have much respect for and can say think fondly of---that would be Colin Powell.
For the most part they're all part of the boys club----business and oils types---including Condoleeza Rice. That's not a true representation of their constituents. They've all lived in a degree of luxury that is unknown to the majority of US citizens Not that that's wrong, mind you, but rather that they are outta touch with the everyday Joe who lives on Main Street in Smalltown, USA. I question the policy decisions frequently, however I also give them a lot of thought. And, when watching Bush speak it seems as if the Republicans purposely chose a man who is like the majority. Someone who can reassure the US constituency, in his "common man" tongue, that everything is a-ok, while he and the rest of his Republican cabinet end up taking away civil liberties, detain individuals in violation of the Geneva Convention, pursue a war unjustly(?), among other things.
My mind is not made up about the US, nor the issues with Saddam Hussein. There's an idea that flickers off in my head every once in a while which is the thought that the US can act and do things much differently in the international arena. I think it can go the right direction, but there'll have to be a DRAMATIC event to start it rolling. And, that won't be something so simple as a war---yep, simple, since the US is the predominant military power on the planet. It'll take real gut churning decision making that's going to upset the apple cart---the power brokers in Washington, DC. Until that happens it'll all remain the same.
Fond regards,
Casey
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