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2003-07-28 Home Front

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Posted by Rafael 2003-07-28 2:41:24 AM|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 LOL! Gosh, Steve, you're right: I have to admit, that silly notion did actually cross my mind...

Posted by Dave D. 2003-7-28 10:11:13 AM|| 2003-7-28 10:11:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Wolfowitz said he had not read the recently released 900-page House-Senate report on intelligence before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks . . . ."

I think the Saudis' duplicity (mendacity, corruption, etc.) need to be dealt with, and given Bush's (W's, not his dad's) track record, I think Dave D. may be right, but remind me again why the White House is taking all the heat for redacting pages from a House-Senate report? I know W can pressure the Republicans to shape the report's findings, but I thought that this report was a bi-partisan effort.

Posted by Tibor 2003-7-28 11:15:21 AM|| 2003-7-28 11:15:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 umm...because there's an election next year?

Posted by Frank G 2003-7-28 11:25:32 AM|| 2003-7-28 11:25:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 You mean why is he getting heat for it? Or why is he allowing all the heat to be focused on him and not on others? Doesn't matter: either way, Bush is going to get the heat for apparently trying to shield the Saudis, and that's the important thing. I strongly suspect he knows darned well he's going to get pressured to deal more forcibly with the oil ticks, and I also suspect he welcomes it.

If I were in his shoes, I'd have long ago concluded that with the 2004 election coming up and the Democrats pouncing all over every last damned thing I try to do, the surest way to build a consensus for action against the Saudis, would be to pretend that I'm trying to avoid it.

Posted by Dave D. 2003-7-28 11:36:42 AM|| 2003-7-28 11:36:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks for clearing that up, Frank G.

Just once, I'd like to see Shumer or Shelby or one of these clowns stand up and criticize CONGRESS for redacting pages of the report (even if it was at the White House's request). I would love to hear one of them say something like "Why did we act like a bunch of p*ssies and allow W (or Colin or Dick or Rummy) to bully us into shielding the Saudis from the criticisms in our own report?"

Posted by Tibor 2003-7-28 12:04:23 PM|| 2003-7-28 12:04:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 It is Saudi civilians who are attacking the US! The US needs to actively take them on. As I said before, blow shit out of some palaces then deny doing it. Do it some more and again deny it. Turn up the heat and the rats will scramble. Let France, the BBC, Rueters go on screeching and screeching.

Posted by Lucky 2003-7-28 12:17:19 PM|| 2003-7-28 12:17:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 You seem to be in a bit of a kinetic energy kind of mood today, Lucky.........

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-7-28 2:51:35 PM|| 2003-7-28 2:51:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 hmm... kinetic energy.. highly concentrated.. 17.4 MeV? hmmm.. maybe not.. that one's kinda dirty.. then again...

Posted by Dishman 2003-7-28 5:06:14 PM|| 2003-7-28 5:06:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Yup, Wolfowitz, Perle, Fleisher (is there a pattern here?--insert anti-Semitic accusation now) decided to expand the American Empire and working class kids with no prospects who volunteered for this Army were sent to further their agenda--which has nothing to do with American interests but all about you know WHO'S
Bring our boys home NOW!

Posted by Not Mike Moore 2003-7-28 10:35:08 PM|| 2003-7-28 10:35:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 bigot

Posted by raptor 2003-7-29 8:36:51 AM|| 2003-7-29 8:36:51 AM|| Front Page Top

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