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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-12-07 01:38 AM
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A cold blast of reality
Edited on Fri Jan-12-07 01:43 AM by Mythsaje
Okay, I realize that Bush's total disregard for anything resembling rational thought is unsettling. It's unsettling to everyone with half a brain. But I have to say that taking what is pretty much just more of the same crap we've been hearing for the past several years as some sort of sign or signal that something very, very bad is in the wind seems a little over the top.

From the day of the election, we've had every reason to believe that this administration would spit in the face of Congressional oversight. We've had every reason to think so. I don't take that as a sign of anything other than what we already know. They are immune to reality.

They don't grasp military strategy, or tactics, or even diplomacy. All they understand is the power of brute force, and even that they overestimate to an astonishing degree. If the current strategy isn't working, of course all that's necessary is to throw more force at it. No change in tactics necessary.

I personally think the fearful response by some people grants these assholes entirely too much credit. Bush doesn't know anything vital--he barely knows how to read. And he sure as heck doesn't really know his native tongue.

C'mon people--this sort of panicked "the sky is falling" crap doesn't do anyone any good. It makes us look silly, for one, and is probably weirding out the newbies.

This is just business as usual. Nothing more.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-12-07 01:41 AM
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1. people are being KILLED EVERY DAY because of this man's ego
and his fanatic puppet handlers - I don't know what you mean by "sky is falling" but the way things are, IT AIN'T GOOD
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-12-07 01:51 AM
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2. Well, no shit.
But what we heard from him was just more of the same bullshit...hardly evidence that something terrifying was on the wind.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-12-07 02:01 AM
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4. the fact we knew it was coming - ESCALATION
Edited on Fri Jan-12-07 02:07 AM by Skittles
does not make it any less scary......and it is obvious the psycho is poking a stick at Iran and Syria. Personally though, I have less fear about what he is gonna do than about what is happening because of the sheer incompetence of bush inc.
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Mythsaje Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-12-07 02:08 AM
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5. Yeah. That's my thinking too...
I'm not expecting a surprise. I'm just expecting a continuation of the same insanity.
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file83 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-12-07 02:01 AM
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3. I agree 100%. Same shit, Different pile.
Edited on Fri Jan-12-07 02:02 AM by file83
If Bush expands the war, it's just MORE of the same idiotic, America destroying policy. Nothing "new", just more of the same.
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