puzzla reckons:

But what if the 'people', who they miscalculated into
thinking would welcome us, what if they elect every Hussein cronies on
the planet?

Oh, and is Bush saying that Husseins cronies are worse than Chalabis?
They seem to be getting all the contracts to rebuild Iraq. And the
people shrug.


Yeah, well...I'm willing to bet that within 6 months to 2 years (way outside)
of the time we get out of Iraq, regardless of what happens between now and
then, some scumbag similar to Hussein is in power and will be just as bad as
ol' Saddas Insane the day we take our eyes off the place.

Why Bush, or anyone else, believes we're going to change a 20 century old
"culture" is baffling. Democracy is not something many in the Middle East
understand, at least on terms similar to those we understand it in.

Overall, our best bet all round is to make sure no one there has weapons that
can threaten us, then leave 'em the hell alone to do as they wish, which is
what's going to happen anyway.


Charlie Self
"I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use
our power the greater it will be." Thomas Jefferson