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If it wasn't getting nasty with Roberts' confirmation, just wait until now. The balance is going to be forced to one side.
"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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They just don't stop do they?
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They overtook the white house, the courts, brainwashed over half the country, started a war, and now wish to conquer the world!
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Originally posted by: Davis
I think that we were right to go over and fight the terrorists/Taliban and bring them to justice.
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It's 2005 now, y'know... how's that hunt for Bin Laden coming along?
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
In starting a war I should have been more specific. Of course Bush didn't start the original war in 2001. He started the 2003 Iraqi invasion. That was all Bush!
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My simplified opinion: I think that we were right to go over and fight the terrorists/Taliban and bring them to justice. We DID NOT start the war- the suicidal Al-Quida maniacs did that. The fact that we've stayed over there for so long is troubling, however. If Bush has a reason for doing this (besides oil), he apparently doesn't trust the public with it and I don't like that. If I was the father of a soldier that was killed in Iraq, I would be EXTREMELY upset because I still wouldn't know what we were fighting for.
So I disagree with Bush on his handling of this. But I didn't say they "started a war and now wish to conquer the world"; nothing personal, but that's just plain stupid.
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Originally posted by: JayQuote
My simplified opinion: I think that we were right to go over and fight the terrorists/Taliban and bring them to justice. We DID NOT start the war- the suicidal Al-Quida maniacs did that. The fact that we've stayed over there for so long is troubling, however. If Bush has a reason for doing this (besides oil), he apparently doesn't trust the public with it and I don't like that. If I was the father of a soldier that was killed in Iraq, I would be EXTREMELY upset because I still wouldn't know what we were fighting for.
So I disagree with Bush on his handling of this. But I didn't say they "started a war and now wish to conquer the world"; nothing personal, but that's just plain stupid.
Going into Afghanistan made sense. We thought Bin Laden was there.
As for Iraq, there weren't any "terrorists" in Iraq until we invaded. There was never a connection between Saddam and Al Qaeda. They used Iraq as a rallying point after we turned the country into a war zone.
I seriously question the intelligence of any middle class American who voted for Bush, especially his second term. Anyone find it interesting that the Bush family gets its wealth from oil? Anyone find it interesting that the Bush family is so very very tight with the Saudi royal family? Anyone with a reasonable view of the future can see the looming oil crisis and what it means to our country. Our entire economy is based on cheap, abundant oil. Tons of goods are made from petroleum byproducts, and the goods are all shipped on ships, planes, and trucks that require huge amounts of fuel. China is growing, India is growing. They'll need oil like crazy in a few years. Oil is getting scarce and you can bet the U.S. is positioning itself to have a firm grasp on middle eastern oil for the future. This "war" has nothing to do with terrorism--nothing at all.
And the Bush family is laughing all the way to the bank.
We're all playthings for rich people.
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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
In starting a war I should have been more specific. Of course Bush didn't start the original war in 2001. He started the 2003 Iraqi invasion. That was all Bush!
You know, I've made a real effor to keep my mouth shut about politics, but I just can't this time: It seems like the only war the left has ever agreed with in the past 100 years was a war that in their view was to save Stalin.
But, back on topic: RIP.
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Rehnquist has a lifetime of work on the bench to cite, while Roberts is a relative neophyte. I am surprised Scalia wasn't promoted up while Roberts is tapped to fill the O'Connor seat. I guess Bush realizes that 2 confirmations will be easier than three. More importantly, this ensure conservativism in the top spot for the next 35 years.