rodeodance
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Wed Jan-16-08 10:48 AM
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"W.’s peace train quickly gave way to the warpath, however,.." |
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Whatever you think of the messenger----she hit it on the button on this one!
Faith, Freedom and Bling in the Middle East By MAUREEN DOWD Published: January 16, 2008
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Maureen Dowd ..........
It took Mr. Bush almost his entire presidency to embrace diplomacy, but now that he’s in the thick of it, or perhaps the thin of it — given his speed-dating approach to statesmanship — he is kissing and holding hands with kings, princes, emirs, sheiks and presidents all over the Arab world and is trying to persuade them that he is not in a monogamous relationship with the Jews.
His message boiled down to: Iran bad, Israel good, Iraq doing better.
Blessed is the peacemaker who comes bearing a $30 billion package of military aid for Israel and a $20 billion package of Humvees and guided bombs for the Arabs.
Like the slick Hollywood guy in “Annie Hall” who has a notion that he wants to turn into a concept and then develop into an idea, W. has resumed his mantra of having a vision that turns into freedom that could develop into global democracy.
W.’s peace train quickly gave way to the warpath, however, with Mr. Bush devoting a good chunk of time to the unfinished war in Iraq and the possibility of a war with Iran.
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:41 AM
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1. It was obvious from the start that Bush's primary mission in the |
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M.E. trip was to try to cook up a war with Iran.
Could America be dumb enough to vote Republican in the event Bush attacks Iran prior to the election?
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:46 AM
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2. hopefully we should have learned our lesson, and we will not |
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make the same mistakes over and over again. That would be just pure insanity.
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Wed Jan-16-08 11:51 AM
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3. Somehow, Reagan, Nixon and the two Bushes were |
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elected even though all were profoundly disastrous to American's best interests.
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