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Re: Future Speech Text of George W. Bush?
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Date: 
Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:17:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > =============================
> > > 
> > > If you are having deja vu all over again, it is because that was a portion of a
> > > speech given by President Clinton on December 19, 1998.
> > > 
> > > What I would like is for someone to explain why this action was fine for
> > > Clinton but outrageous for President Bush, or is it that the Left is just a
> > > bunch of partisan, self-serving hypocrites.
> > > 
> > > JOHN
> > 
> > Hmmm, let me search my faulty recollection--was there a war against Iraq in
> > '98?  Hmmm... not so much.
> 
> We bombed Bagdad with 500 cruise missles-- call it what you will.
> 
> > Did the Democrats get some sort of peaceful
> > worked out solution to the problem?
> 
> We bombed Bagdad with 500 cruise missles-- would you call that "peaceful"?
> 
> > Was Bubba hell bent on going to war or
> > was there a legitimate process to find an alternate way of resolving the
> > crisis?  Hmmm...
> 
> Hmmm, We bombed Bagdad with 500 cruise missles....

War?  Troops sent in to fight?  Was Clinton building up the forces, daring
Saddam to 'slip up even just a little bit'?

> 
> > You looking for Deja Vu?  Who started the last war against Iraq?  There's your
> > Deja vu.
> 
> If you are referring to the unprovoked Iraqi attack upon Kuwait, then I'd say
> Iraq did.
> > 
> > Here's a question--Is Kuwait any better off today?
> 
> Rather than being occupied by Iraq???? Are you goofy?? Why don't you ask that
> question to ANY Kuwaiti?

I would if I could, but there's a tinpot dictator in charge of that country
that, so the rumours go, is more of a 'dick'tator than Saddam is.  Just
because this new leader 'gets along' with US (or just 'Big Oil') does not
negate his own atrocities.

And I like being goofy :)

> > 
> > Who sold WoMD to the Iraqis and helped them develop their arsenal in the
> > first place?  There's your irony.
> 
> Umm, France?  Yeah, I'd say that's ironic.

Well, no, not really--

"We've always known that he's had weapons of mass destruction. The reason we
know that is that the United States encouraged him to begin that nuclear
weapons program, as I disclose in my new book. We gave Hussein a wink and a
nod to manufacture a nuke because we believe that he was going to vaporize
the Iranians in the 1980's during their war. That's how we know he has a
program -- because we built it for him. And no one wants to talk about that,
especially Mr. Bush since his daddy was the architect of the Iraqi program
-- using the Saudi Arabians as the "cut-out."

(from an earlier link in this debate)

> > 
> > Who's father says (paraphrased) "I hate Saddam.  I hate him.  I wish he
> > would cease to exist.  I really really hate him."
> 
> Mine?  My son's?
> > 
> > Hmmm...
> > 
> > So, well, whatever.
> 
> Whatever indeed.  You didn't answer my question.
> 
> JOHN

No, I think I did.

Dave K



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(...) We bombed Bagdad with 500 cruise missles-- call it what you will. (...) We bombed Bagdad with 500 cruise missles-- would you call that "peaceful"? (...) Hmmm, We bombed Bagdad with 500 cruise missles.... (...) If you are referring to the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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