Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [POLITICS] what next?

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> I've said before that I felt the election was essentially tie and it 
> is not such a bad thing that it went to Bush, but that doesn't mean 
> that I think Bush has been anywhere near as competent as Gore would 
> have been.

I think Gore would have wussed out when it came to doing something post 
911. As it is I think Bush has waffled a bit to much but mostly that's 
an inability to control public opinion and not a lack of seeing to 
actually finishing the war we started so that it hasn't been a wasted 
effort.

Of course my original plan or raining hell and damnation on every 
country suspected at involvement withing the first 3-6 months after the 
attack would have worked better. Flattening the countries completely 
would scare the shit out of anyone considering future involvement and 
during that time period the rest of the world and local sentiment was on 
our side. We could have scorched earth Iraq and nobody would have 
objected. Having done that we could have poured out massive amounts of 
humanitarian aid to countries that helped us and won a lot of goodwill 
amongst those we'd frightened by our show of overwhelming force. All in 
all it'd have been cheaper, faster, and cost fewer US lifes. Fighting a 
gentle war is expensive, slow, and less effective.

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Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://kavlon.org


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