Posted by jay on March 18, 2003, at 17:59:14
In reply to Re: Doubts about this war., posted by Gabbix2 on March 18, 2003, at 16:20:14
> The scenario is macabre to me. Didn't Bush last week make Saddam destroy the weapons he did
> 'declare" ? And now he's warring against now that they have fewer weapons. War is never fair or reasonable but that is appaling, no not appalling, there aren't words really.
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> The U.S. has previously forcibly invaded countries using breach of U.N policy as the rationale .. Now that Bush is on the playing field its time to change the rules, rules that were previously important enough to kill for.
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> I think what frightens me the most, is that what in my opinion is an act of greed and the act of a dictator is being done under the cloke of freedom and civility.
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>There are a number of things I have learned in the past few days that send a chill up my spine, but may also sound the bell for the end of the 'American Empire'. (I hope I don't get blocked for this...as I am being civil.) Dr. Bob..I am stating some opinion, but am honestly trying *extra-hard* to be as civil for debate, as possible. Please...you know this is such an important subject to many, on all sides.
-According to 'The Nation' (Washington based politics mag), there are many in the Bush 'inner circle' who are deeply fearful of this man. This includes people who have worked in Republican Administrations going back to Nixon. The thinking is that Bush Jr. is trying to show off muscle, and lacking much knowledge of international politics or history, will do whatever he pleases to make it look like he 'is the man in charge'.(Don't forget, he has never, before becoming President, stepped foot outside America!!) He has apparently even ticked off his father and family, the former President Bush Sr., who had told him it was absolutely dangerous to attack Iraq without U.N. mandate.
-There is now talk that the Eurpoean Union may start to slowly force smaller countries into trading with the Euro (which is valued higher than the U.S. Dollar), which will devalue the American dollar further. The sad part is it will hurt the middle-class average American most at first, but considering 47 percent of your tax dollar goes to military spending, you aren't getting much return to begin with.
-The American enconomy is getting worse, bad enough as it is. (Of course if you are one of the few rich folks, hey you are happy!) Like Bush Sr., Bush Jr. will quite possibly lose the 2004 election because of his inability to govern his own country. (Lack of good domestic policy, they call it.)
Everyone needs to take a good hard look at these things, these questions, because Mr. Bush Jr. is not getting popular, or majority, support for his actions. While the American economy crumbles to bits, the world is going to withdraw from America
further, and the sad victims will be the average, middlle and lower class folks. And of course, no man, no country, can be an island on it's own.Jay
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