"bill" <ford_prefect42@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> the dot com bust NOT HAPPENING). In addition to this, Clinton left
> the US utterly devoid of intelligence services, the result of which
> was 9-11. Bush failed to improve on any of these situations, and
Bull. In the transition, Clinton's people warned Bush's people about Al
Qaeda. Then Bush proceeded to let bin Laden get away at Tora Bora.
Finally, Bush decide to go destroy an inherent enemy of radical Sunni
Islam
(the Ba'ath state in Iraq) instead of committing resources to fight
against
AQ.
> then, along comes peak oil. That ALSO wasn't bush's fault, in fact,
> he several times proposed measures that would have vastly improved the
> situation (anwr drilling, continental shelf drilling) but was
> resoundingly shouted down for "environmental reasons". Bush has been
Drilling in ANWR wouldn't help much, because oil is a fungible commodity
traded on the world market. It certainly wouldn't help nearly as much as
increasing CAFE limits or increasing gasoline taxes.
> the most ineffectual president in US history, partly due to... his
> own ineffectually, and partly due to rampant opposition on the
> political front by those who view his failures as their own successes
> regardless of the results to the nation (democrats). And all this at
Bush's greatest failure is, of course, the invasion and occupation of
Iraq.
How is the role of the Democrats relevant to his decision to invade at
all,
except insofar as they were insufficiently opposed to Bush on the issue,
which hardly bolsters your argument?
> a time when we desperately needed cooperation and... a hero. Pity
It's clear from the US political scene that, while the Democrats might be
bad and all, the Republicans are complete thugs.
> about the world, it was good while it lasted, but it's over now.
> Stock up on ammunition people, you're pretty likely to need it.
LOL! Right. When the tanks and fighter-bombers come after you, your
assault rifle won't do squat.
A necessary and sufficient condition for opposition to tyranny is
effective
organization. Guns are not necessary, insofar as a well-organized group
will be able to procure them even if they start without them; and they
certainly aren't sufficient.
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