Chaos or Unity - - Accept the new authority or "slip into anarchy"

[bigtree]

and that, to Bush, represents democracy.

Government forces, trained and supplied by the invading army, defending the junta which was voted in under occupation after an increase in American forces in the weeks before the vote. Ruling party forces defending their junta. That's democracy?


from yahoo, first impressions from Bush's Iraq speech today:

Bush chose to focus in his opening speech on Iraqi security forces. He said that even though they need more training, they "turned in a strong performance" in the wake of the mosque bombing — which the president was intended by insurgents to provoke a civil war.

"From the outset, Iraqi forces understood that if they failed to stand for national unity, the country would slip into anarchy," Bush said. "And so they stood their ground and defended their democracy."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060313/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_2

[wtbymark]

1. Oh, I thought you were talking about America n/t

[bigtree]

2. and, you know, that isn't off the mark at all

that's how he sees America as well . . .

[TallahasseeGrannie]

4. Me, too

I was relieved to see it was Iraq.

[kenny blankenship]

3. Democracy is about giving people choices, eh?

as in my way or the highway. Obedience or death.

[bigtree]

6. with us or against us

[mod mom]

5. me too. nt