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Re: Future Speech Text of George W. Bush?
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Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:32:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
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> > > 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
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> > Why don't you please note the actual speech, the actual circumstances and
> > then we can compare and contrast it with Bush, instead of this partisan,
> > self-serving attack? And why do I get the feeling that you lifted this
> > "speech" from some right-wing, partisan, self-serving source rather than
> > wrote it yourself? My apologies in advance if I'm wrong on that account....
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> Apology accepted:
> http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1998/12/19/98121913_tlt.html
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> The circumstance was the announcement of Operation Desert Fox, beginning
> December 19th, 1998.
Whoa! That changes my answer, too. When I read it I thought it was for
action against Milosovic, which I've also heard as a point of comparison to
the present Bush frenzy. My assessment of the difference between the
Milosovic ouster and the current crisis, but I have to fess up and admit
that I was shooting at the wrong target.
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| (...) And I may add that there are two entirely different scenarios here--Blix hasn't once said that he was at an empasse. Sure there has been 'slow down' but he hasn't given up on the inspection process. Further, Clinton didn't invade Iraq with (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Glad to hear it, because I read your post 3 times trying to make sense of it and giving you the benefit of the doubt:-) Basically, Clinton was in the same situation Bush is in now-- facing Saddam's non-compliance with UN resolutions. Clinton (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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