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From Reuters: ((URL) ) - quote - When asked about the U.S. dollar's fall in value and market concerns about the deficit, Bush said: "We certainly need to send a signal to the capital markets that we're going to maintain spending discipline." - end (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Geneva Convention
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(...) Why indeed. Sorry. :-0 Scott A Have you had a look at Arthurs Seat Yet? (2 URLs) (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Geneva Convention
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(...) I don't believe it belongs in .general either. I imagine it was an honest mistake, not a deliberate attempt to stir up controversy or circumvent the topic guidelines, although I could be wrong. LUGNET doesn't enable you to just pick up a post (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Bush defends exclusion order on contracts
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(...) Who else should pay it. When a company gets a new CEO, does its debt usually get wiped? (...) That may be a reason for some *individuals* to appose the invasion. However, it does not explain the millions across the world who opposed the war; (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I'm not really surprised are you. (...) Wait why would Iraq have a debt? Saddam's regime had a debt but what does that have to do with Iraq? Of course that is the only reason certain countries opposed military action in the first place. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
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(...) Let's put some fresh meat on these bones: (URL) Iraqi civilian deaths 'avoidable'> ==+== Human Rights Watch raises some serious questions about the way in which specific weapons were employed. It strongly criticises the use of cluster (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Bush defends exclusion order on contracts
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I liked this: (URL) Scott A (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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Hmm. One would think that open competitive bids would be in the best interests of US tax payers and Iraq citizens? Heard the latest: (URL) Oil firm 'overcharged' US in Iraq> Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Bush defends exclusion order on contracts
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(...) Mmmmmm. I understand that these conditions (who may supply under these contracts) are in respect of the aid money being provided by the US. It would not be unheard of for donors to impose these sorts of conditions when giving money. I guess (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This is an interesting question in the macro-sense: can the debts of a government that is overthrown be collected, especially if that government was corrupt and engaged in wholesale theft of its nation's resources? Is it comparable to a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) is very simple. Our people risk their lives. Friendly coalition folks risk their lives. And, therefore, the contracting is going to reflect that. And that is what the US taxpayers expect," Surprise, surprise, the invasion was more about (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Democracy.... Dubya Style
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(...) Oh but of course... People speaking their minds is only good when they favour US policy. Eh, whatever. If you don't get this man out of office--if he wins in '04, heaven help the rest of the world. Dave K (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Democracy.... Dubya Style
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(URL) Taiwan defends China referendum> It appears Bush is trying to suppress a Taiwanese referendum to please his new friends in China.... perhaps the Taiwanese should only be allowed Chinese style democracy? Scott A (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
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(...) Geez, the guy gets airlifted into/out of a war zone and he still needs his mother to stick up for him? Oh, that's right... "major hostilities" ended several months ago. (...) That's Senator FLOTUS to you! - Chris. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) Yeah, but she feels "terrible" that all this death and destruction's going on--at least from what I read earlier this week, and the Prez's ma, the former first lady, wants folks to stop (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
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(...) Ok, I'll bite... "Flatulent Loser..."? "Foaming Lapdog..."?? "False Leader..."??? "Freakish Limp****..."???? Oh, you mean "First Lady"! (At least she hasn't killed anyone recently...) - Chris. (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) I always liked the acronym--FLOTUS :) Ahh, what I glean from West Wing (and other sources ;) ) Dave K (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Gee, didn't Dubya use Oil Money to get himself inserted into the office? Doesn't he have even more money and WoMD at his disposal than Hussein could ever dream of? Sounds like you've just proven that the current POTUS is a threat to the world. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) One possibility is that Dubya could publicly acknowledge that St. Reagan both supported Hussein and supplied him with weapons of mass destruction. Another possibility is that Dubya could publicly acknowledge that Uncle Cheney had business (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote: <snip> (...) And my point right back at you is that millions and millions of people, in your country as well as mine, and the countless millions from all over the world, protesting do not a 'few' make. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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