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Skriven 2009-10-14 13:50:08 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
    Kommentar till text 348 av Roy Witt (1:387/22)
Ärende: Now it's Iraq (was W
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Hello Roy,

>LL>President Obama wants our troops out of there before the next
>LL>presidential election (he wants to win a second term).

>WD>All presidents want a second term, I guess.

RW>This one may want a second term, but he's not going to get it.

Who do the Republicans have who can beat him?  Sarah Palin is a joke.
Bobby Jindal is a nobody.  Mitt Romney is a Mormon and not popular among
Christians.  Mike Huckabee is an evangelical nut.

>WD>A second term doesn't burden them with the issues of re-election and
>WD>they can work on their heritage.

RW>Some of them, like GWB, don't have time for that.

GWB has all the time in the world - to write his memoirs.

>WD>GWB's heritage was thousands of innocent Americans killed and

RW>So far, there have been more 'innocent' Americans killed on US highways
RW>than have been killed in both Iraq and Afghanistan. If those who were
RW>killed in those places were home, they would just as likely be killed on
RW>the highway. In any case, it's no burden on the person who ordered them
RW>off the highways and on to the battle field.

That is a very feeble argument, as folks need transportation in order
to get to and from they want or need to go.  Accidents happen, as in all
countries in the world.  In the case of war, that is a delibarate choice
of sending young men to their deaths.  And that is no accident.

>WD>a US$ today at 1.46 versus the Euro.

RW>We can't spend Euros here, so no big deal.

Yes you can.  But you'll have to exchange them for US dollars
at the bank before you can spend them.  :)

RW>Y'all can deal with the inflation of your own currency.

Inflation is a sign of a growing economy.  As long as it does not
get out of control.

>WD>In Reagan's days it was the equivalent of 0.45.

RW>No one noticed the Euro then.

The Euro did not exist then.  But as a whole, European currencies
were weaker then than they are today (in relation to the US dollar).

>WD>Euh .... Belgium was instrumental in blocking certain NATO-
>WD>decisions through its veto-power.

>LL>Yeah.  That's right.  It's all Belgium's fault.

>WD>Do not forget the waffles.

RW>Belgium didn't sit on the Security Council at the time, so it had no veto
RW>power that meant anything in the UN. BTW, the UN vote to pass resolution
RW>1441 was a 15-0 vote.

UN resolution 1441 was not an authorization for GWB to invade Iraq.
But it did give GWB an excuse to do what he wanted.  Not a reason, but
an excuse.

--Lee


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