Bush is in trouble – and it is entirely his own fault

[SoCalDem]

Freeps are still all lathered up over the WMD "issue".. They seem to think that WE are in the wrong for questioning it..

Gee.. I wonder what would have happened if when the WWII soldiers had gotten to Europe and found no Nazis..:eyes:

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Bush is in trouble – and it is entirely his own fault
Disaffiliates - Think Twice ^ | Tuesday, February 10, 2004 | Michael Hussey


Posted on 02/10/2004 10:56:03 AM PST by ratemy


Bush is in trouble – and it is entirely his own fault. Perhaps it is just politics, but from the sounds and history of John Kerry, I have very little faith in the democratic front-runner’s resolve to win the war on terror. He may be a war hero, but it was not long after his service that he was cavorting around with the traitor Jane Fonda. Never mind his desire to gut the intelligence budget after 911. His populist campaign tactics are disturbing, considering his old penchant to pull out the “Do you even know who I am?” line. However, this column is not about Kerry’s potential, but rather Bush’s self-inflicted potential demise.

The greatest mistake president Bush made when the conflict with Iraq was escalating was letting the left frame the terms of the Iraq argument. The mantra out of the Anti-Bush camp is “Where are the WMDs?” Yes, Clinton, Bush, Kerry and the rest of the Congress saw the same intelligence reports and were equally confident that the weapons everyone talked about truly existed. I honestly believe Bush is shocked that the stockpiles have yet to be found.

At the time, the threat of Saddam holding WMDs seemed like the easiest way to generate public support for an action the administration knew was necessary. Weapons of Mass Destruction in the hands of a dictator who has killed a million of his own people can scare the living hell out of people. I suppose the administration believes it would be much harder to explain what stabilization in the Middle East would mean for our national defense. Introducing freedom to a formerly oppressed country smack in the heart of the most dangerous region in the world will initiate a domino effect of freedom into neighboring countries that our guns never could achieve.


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[bloom]

1. AHHHHHRRRRGGGGGGG

"a domino effect of freedom" - the same arguement as the Vietnam War...

[Mari333]

2. Thats why we need a draft

so those armchair warmongering assholes have to send their kids over there to prop up their little Emperor.
Draft their sorry asses.
I hope the draft comes fast and soon.
www.bushdraft.com
or bring the troops home now
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com
the troops, btw, hate freepers.

[Sagan]

3. Well, let me know how that whole "stabilizing the MidEast" thing turns out

Something tells me that Chimpy wouldn't have gotten his war on if he had tried to justify it that way.

[agtcovert]

4. What I have a hard time understanding...

is how people still think that * is a "good person" or that, as this person states, thinks he is "shocked" that no WMDs have been found. The man always looks daft, and at this point, I have trouble believing anything that comes out of his mouth. I think he's a complete liar.

Why is it so hard to believe we've been completely mislead by a group of people with an extremely twisted world view?

I know, preaching to the choir, but I had to get it off my chest.

[drumwolf]

5. Well, whatever else he may have said....

...it's encouraging to see even Freepers acknowledging that Bush is in trouble of his own making.

That does *NOT* mean that we should let our guard down for even a moment, though. The WORST thing we could do would be to lose this race because we got complacent.