Declaring War?

“laqtis, I wasn't referring specifcally to my son. I was referring to the kids I see on the streets and shops, etc.

Most of the kids around here don't look or act like the Osborn Kids. Actually the Osborn kids are pretty tame compared to the way Ozzie acted in his younger days. More support for my opinion.”

“"war for oil" as a concept is terrifically simplistic. It is a *factor*. And it isn't just for the US. Mideast oil travels throughout the industrialised world: Europe, Japan, ...

Any decrease in worldwide supply drives up prices here and further hobbles our economy. Perhaps a jolt in that department would be character-building as well?”

“So lets drill in ANWAR and have world peace!”

“o #&%!$!!!!!!We just bombed Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

“We'll meet again
Don't know where
Don't know when...

But I'm sure we'll meet again, Some sunny daaaaaaaaay...”

“Remember that Alaskan oil goes to Japan--so would Anwar most probably.”

“You're right again.Americans and Englishmen alone in the mid-day sun.Never discount the intelligence of those countries that aren't signing up for 'Desert Storm 2'.”

“The reasons the US didn't "finish the job" in Iraq are a lot more complicated that just the UN or Powell. Bush had promised everyone that he would stop once Kuwait was freed. But there was more to it than just that - because just a little support for the Shiites in the South and the Kurds in the North might have toppled Saddam. The US feared the instability that could result from toppling Saddam and the entanglements the US might have in maintaining some kind of order.

Also, the Bush administration miscalculated in assuming that Saddam would be toppled by his own army after the devestating defeat by the US. I think this was a fairly easy miscalculation to make.”

“I think they were a little hesitant to give them armaments.”

“'Never discount the intelligence of those countries that aren't signing up for 'Desert Storm 2'.'

Of course, you are right. If you can get others to do your killing for you, why not hide behind a rock while the brave go forward?”

“the general wanting to continue on and crush the enemy. the commander and his advisors saying keep to the objective. macaurthur got fired over the whole deal. i trust in the president and his advisors more than one general. macaurthur wanted to start dropping nuclear bombs on china. thank god truman had balls. some say we should have crushed saddam, i'll trust those who made a decision based on information, not knee jerk home quarterbacking. congress and the american public tried to lynch truman when he fired "macaurthur the hero". macaurthur was a soldier and a good one. good soldiers don't always see beyond "victory" for the very reason they are good soldiers.”

“Ahhhh....

Nothing like waking up to a hot steaming bowl of revisionist history.”

“How about doing the right thing and declaring war on Saudi Arabia or do we have to continue to look the other way while they export terrorism and fund terrorists? Why do we insist that Cuba becomes more democratic before we lift the embargo yet we let our Chinese, Saudi, and many other international trade partners keep questionable governments?

How about declaring war on Israel for it's occupation of Palistinian land? This is what we did to Iraq when Kuwait was invaded...to Serbia when Kosovo was invaded.

When will our hypocracy end? It's easy to see why we don't have much respect or credibility amongst other countries when it comes to foreign affairs.”

“Yeah, but we've got Whoppers and Taco Bell.

Who needs the rest of the world?

I heard tell that Norman Schwarzkopf spent most of his war in his bunker screaming at subordinates.
Not a pretty picture.”

“Why do we insist that Cuba becomes more democratic before we lift the embargo yet we let our Chinese, Saudi, and many other international trade partners keep questionable governments?

Because oil is worth more than sugar cane. If Cuba had oil it would already be the 51st state.”

“Well, we could always cause trouble for Russia. They're playing a little political game over there with Stoli vodka and who owns the rights...Got lots of shipments of vodka bound for the US held up in port indefinitely. Bummer.”

“Declare war on cars-send your keys to Saddam.Remember,he is only as big as your gas tank.”

“52 state,Israel is 51.........isn't it?”

“Where is Ice Tea?

In retrospect I wouldn't mind seeing him go to war. He is a code talker (speller?).

I wouldn't want to fight him. He drives me crazy.”

“I'ts still to soon for a war mid term elections are not until November.”