You need new material. Liberals who think "______" for example. Or are you for concentration camps for all believers in environmentalism, are pro-choice, equal rights, and believe in fair wages for all Americans? How about the ones who believe in the government actually acting under the law, not destroying the Constitution by destroying habeas corpus, or eminent domain rights?
OK, well, I kind fo think it;s given thet GWB is the biggest problem this nation faces, but, coke-snorting, drunk-drving frat boys aside for a moment, which country of the axis of evil should we be most worried about? Frankly, I think Iraq falls way to the backburner and I think Iran scares me the most.
You Liberals are all the same. we have terrorists that want to kill us and destroy our way of life and yet you blame America for everything. You can always move to France, or better yet Iran....see if your freesom and rights are honored there
Both are equally dangerous. North Korea has the ability to hit the US already. Unstable leader and nuclear weapons, not a good mix for anyone. Iran, radical religious leader who hates, HATES anything that isn't Islam. Currently can't effectively hit the USA, but could damage southern Europe. In time will become a bigger threat, if not he biggest threat.
For the people who claim Bush is the bigger threat, explain why? And please leave the DNC/DLC moveon talking points out.
GDBush and associates...but I really do fear the North Koreans too...their leader is out of his mind completely and even a competent pres of the U.S would have a hard time figuring out what to do with him...much less this dumbcup
I believe Bush is a closed minded, know it all!! Everything is his way or no way, a very poor view for diplomatic problems. Of the three listed I say Iran, while the can not hit us directly, I think they could hit Israel and that is all it would take to start WWIII.
Stephen Desimone, I am part french and lived in France on and off much of my life and go back very often and I can guarantee France is in many ways a nation with more civil liberties and freedom than the US. You should stick to things you are knowledgable about and not attempt to speak of things you know zero about. You would do well to remember the US would not exist at all with out france. the French were extremely instrumental in guaranteeing that the continental army won the revolution. With out France you would be a monarchist singing god save the queen right now.
North Korea isn't that big of a threat. Our country is failing in the diplomacy department, unfortunately. Iranians want their society to open up more and we could be helpful in moving that process along but alas, we are not doing so well in that department, either. Iraq has never been a threat. We made the mess there and must stick around to clean it up.
The worst thing about this is the largest threat to the US is probably Iraq. The reason is very simple we are completely over extended there and the military is stretched to its limit. we could not deploy anywhere today if we wanted. to do so. Iraq has allowed US credibility to be destroyed. iraq is distracting the US from fully participating in the world affairs, war on terror and its leadership role.
i agree with david. i think we need to pull back from this road, there is still time. i think americans need to pull together on lots of things, the economy, our identity and what we should do/what we can do. hate bush or hate liberals, that's not the way to go. we don't have a good strategy for this war on terrorism stuff. military action is not doing the job. how can we send our military out for 4 or more tours. what are we gonna do next year? send them on another military tour.
While France may have helped us out once, we bailed out France twice and saved their country. We also tried to help them out in the whole Vietnam conflict. You need to include both sides here.
David...as an aside.I can only assume then that you also were against/protested the previous admins use of :the "raptor" program for electronic eavesdropping? The use of "rendition in extremis"? The infiltration of american religious organizations by law enforcement? The improper use/control of unknown number of FBI files of political opposition? Oh,and the entrapment of US citizens(Ruby Ridge) and assault of people with a wierd religion(Davidians) when other options were available? I happen to agree with your concern for overreachign government,but I agreed then too.
Do you guys realize that this war (on terror or Iraq) is always going to be a bitch to fight? We are not fighting a conventional war. These people are not loyal to a country, they are loyal to a religion or an idealology. Thats what makes this thing so difficult. The military is adapting to this the best they can, but its still going to take some time before we really know how to fight this war. We need to cut the political crap out and use every resource we can to win this thing.
"'America' is US. The CITIZENS. It is NOT the government. The fact of the matter is, it is YOU who is "Blaming America First" with your flippant and condescending attitude toward your fellow American citizens."
David ,thank you for the response. I believe I was showing that the potential for abuse/misuse of power was above party affiliation. I did not seek to rebutt your position.
"For the people who claim Bush is the bigger threat, explain why?"
Oh Lordy, do we really have to list the ways again?
Consider the fact that he's been in charge while all of these incredibly massive crisis situations have exploded. It's not been a coincidence, it's cause and effect.
1. 9/11 happened because he couldn't be bothered with national security 2. The national treasury has been destroyed because he did things intentionally to destroy it 3. The anthrax killer still roams freely because there was no real effort to capture him (it was used as a fearmongering tool instead) 4. Bin Laden still roams freely because he let him slip away at Tora Bora 5. The Taliban is rising to power once again because the job in Afghanistan was never finished 6. Global terror attacks are up exponentially, specifically because of Iraq 7. Not a single 911 commission recommendation has been put into place, because he's been too busy using terrorism as a political tool and weapon. 8. Our allies distrust us because we've lied to them so often, and have violated international laws and treaties 9. Our constitution lies in tattered shreds, because he's stripped away so much of it 10. Iran seeks nuclear weapons, because Bush has threatened them openly 11. N. Korea built nuclear weapons because Bush threatened them openly. 12. NOLA was destroyed because Bush cut funding required to finish the levee. 13. Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of people in NOLA died because Bush failed to lead 14. Political discourse in this country is shattered, because Bush (and his supporters) label anyone who disagrees with them a terrorist.
On and on and on and on and on. Cause. Effect. Disastrous, ill-thought, ill-advised, poorly executed cause. Disastrous effect. Every aspect of this miserable administration has been one colossal failure, EXCEPT their abillity to mislead, misinform, fearmonger, terrorize, and propogandize.
GRANADA...is the biggest threat...they're angry at the fact that they are the only country in the past 60 years to have actually lost a war with the U.S. They're just itching for a rematch and are pretty darn certain they can score a big upset win.
DoN't fOrGeT BuSh CrEaTeD HuRriCaNe KaTrIna WiTh HIs MaJiC PoWeRs AnD StErred ThE StOrm WiTh A jOySTicK In HiS OfFicE To WiPeOut NOLA.....because let me guess he's racists right? uh huh
Why don't we also blame him for marriages falling apart in this country? Why don't we blame him for violence in this country? Why don't we blame him for not making enought money? Everything else is his fault, so lets blame him for this too.
Blame Bush. He is the scapegoat for everyone's problems. If you got a problem, well you know who to blame.
And at the same time of your blaming, Cry me a river and just waaaa waaa waaaa
"12. NOLA was destroyed because Bush cut funding required to finish the levee. 13. Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of people in NOLA died because Bush failed to lead"
Actually, NOLA was destoryed because Katrina happened, and contrary to popular believe, Bush can't control the weather. Thousands of people died because, what do you know, Katrina happened. How can you say that one person is responsible for this tragedy? Bush is the president of the Untied States, not a monarch. He is not the only person in this country who has control over things. In fact, he has very little control over how strong the good people of New Orleans want to build thier levees.
In previous post you stated Bush purposely caused 9/11. It was a government conspiracy. Has your position changed? "
I've never said that he caused 9/11. I've always stated that he knew it was coming, and did nothing.
"Clark is for what ever the Bush bash of the day is. Good catch Mickey..."
Incorrect. Read above. You're both confused, which is no surprise from you.
"Well Clark? Which is it???? a conspiracy or could not be bothered??????"
Both.
"We all have figured you out Clark."
No, you haven't. You have no idea about me, because you're not bright enough to keep up.
"Radical loser"
See?
"Actually, NOLA was destoryed because Katrina happened"
Actually, Katrina did not destroy NOLA. It passed by, remember? It was the flooding that broke the incomplete levees that destroyed NOLA. Bush had previously cut funding for that levee project before it had been completed.
"Thousands of people died because, what do you know, Katrina happened."
No, they died because A) their city became flooded because of a failed levee, and B) Bush had privatized and gutting FEMA, reducing it to a completely inept organization that did nothing while people literally died and rotted in the streets.
"How can you say that one person is responsible for this tragedy?"
Bush cut funding for the levee project, which means that it was not completed. The levee was destroyed by flooding as a result, and when the waters destroyed NOLA, they caused the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands of people. The problem was exacerbated by the fact that Bush had gutted FEMA and made it nothing more than a profiteer's hangout run by an incompetent crony.
"Bush is the president of the Untied States, not a monarch. "
Please, tell him.
"He is not the only person in this country who has control over things. "
True, but he is the one who gutted funding for the levee project and then gutted and destroyed FEMA. Sorry.
"In fact, he has very little control over how strong the good people of New Orleans want to build thier levees. "
The project wasn't being run by "the good people of NOLA." It was a federal project. Bush cut funding before it was completed. Sorry.
i'm gonna respond ironically: Iraq. Why is it ironic? because they are the biggest threat to America now that they are a financial, political and an instable liability. Gee, thanks Bush. Now, if you asked me the same question before 2003, I would have said Afghanistan. Since that was not on the list, I am forced to stick to my original response. Iraq, for reasons completely of America's doing.
oh , I just noticed the usual cheerleader chants of doom and gloom: "terrorists want to kill us". Thats a huge "no duh". So whats the rational to that? Kill everyone before they become terrorists? That seems to be the justification for preemption. However, it leaves alot to be desired: psychics. Who knows where can we get some of them?
You thinks right, Isani Tea, FEAR is the biggest threat to America...and the neocons are milking it for all it's got. They'd have us all having delirium tremors where little rat sized Osamas pop up everywhere...the walls, the faucet...you name it. Gremlin-like creatures out to destroy our' way of life. Get real! They don't give a crap about our way of life...they're just a little pissed off because we get our nuts off mass murdering their' people in industrial sized numbers. The Bushites take umbrage at the report that says 6 hundred thousand plus have died because of our invasion of Iraq...maybe 300,000! but, not 600,000! Well, excuse me...that makes all the difference in the world. They have to keep people afraid...a little bomb scare here a little group of plotters there...oh, and your monthly Osama video...which has higher ratings than "Desperate Housewives". Keeping people afraid and making them believe that only they can protect us...even though 9/11 went down under their' watch. Makes me feel real safe...how do people buy into this malarkey, anyway...are they really such cowering fearful people?
It's all a ploy, Mark, make sure those big umbrella drinkys don't smell of almonds. I hear they're developing a Quantum Bomb...it's all in the waves...which become an Atomic Spectra...a prismic defraction ensues...the waves vanish...than you vanish. Holy Photon! All it takes is ten seconds. No one is none the wiser. It's the new Bermuda Triangle...people just disappear into another episode of the twilight zone.
As a Canadian, perhaps some will feel I don't get a vote. However, since our country is currently fighting and our soldiers currently dying in Afghanistan in the "War on Terror", I will assume the right and throw my two-cents worth in (sure, they're two Canadian cents, but the Loonie is getting pretty strong against the greenback these days, hold on to them they may be worth three Yankee cents in a few years ;)
Iran? Sure, they're trying to develop the bomb, though many observers say they are still a few years away on that one (of course, the same "intelligence" community thought Saddam had WMDs, so take it with a grain of salt -- perhaps we haven't got a bloody clue what they have). They also likely don't have the capacity to deliver a nuclear payload anywhere near North America. They have a leader, not their commander-in-chief mind you, who likes to spew hatred in his speeches, but they haven't attacked anyone since U.S. backed Saddam Hussein fought them in an eight year long war back in the 1980s-90s. Sounds like a lot of hot air most of the time.
North Korea: Okay, they have the bomb, though not the delivery capacity yet (working on it, will get back to you on that one). They have a leader who lives in La-La-Land, actually believes he is a "Great Leader" instead of a roly-poly wingnut with delusions of grandeur. Their society is pretty scary, though on the verge of starving to death most of the time. I doubt if the generals who let Kim Jong Il strut around like a reject from a Pride Day parade would follow his orders to nuke anyone, though. They'd probably just tell him it was already done.
Iraq? Well, the country is currently occupied by a smattering of US troops with a sprinkling of the remnants of the coalition-of-the-willing-but-not-too-swift. They have no effective government. They are very busy blowing each other to smithereens. They are the terrorist factory for the Western world at present, and as such probably present the greatest military threat to the US.
All of the above: Cannot possibly take on the US militarily under any scenario. Even if we grant that they all have access to nuclear weapons and some effective way to detonate one in the USA, that would be the limit of their ability to attack. It would be a great disaster, with perhaps a few million dead in the USA, which would be horrible. They would then cease to exist in a flash of nuclear fire so big that the very Sun itself would blink. They know this, even the really deluded ones. Russia had some pretty whacko leaders back in the day, and they had a really big arsenal and all the ICBMs you could shake a stick at and they never launched. Its called MAD, mutually assured destruction.
GWB: He has done a good job of screwing up every portfolio he's handled. Ignored the warnings of his intelligence community in the lead up to 9/11 (including Richard Clarke and the memos warning that terrorists planned to hijack planes). He did react to 9/11 by assuming his pet enemy and former ally Saddam Hussein was responsible when everyone else told him they were not. He did squander the goodwill of the entire world after 9/11 and, incredibly, turned it into the greatest amount of anti-American hostility in living memory. He did cut back government spending in many needed areas including the New Orleans levee system, allowing a predictable and predicted event to almost wipe out the city, killing hundreds at least. He did continue to repeat his mantra of "everything's going swell, stay the course" while the rest of the country actually watched as NOLA descended into third world chaos. He gave the entire budget surplus to the rich and then gave them even more in order to reward them for buying him the White House and ran up the largest deficit in world history while doing it (this means you and your family have had your future mortgaged to pay for GWB's payback to his wealthy backers). He let Osama bin Laden evade US capture and continue to thumb his nose at America every month.
Now the country is broke, divided, filled with fear, its military is stretched to the limit, its credibility is torn to shreds, its respect from the international community is at its lowest ebb, its soldiers are dying for a cause no one can define with no target for victory.
Hmm? Who is the biggest threat to the USA? The "axis of evil", a trite cliche supposedly coined by a Canadian speech writer named David Frum (who was fired when his wife started bragging about him having written the line, and who is still dining out on that story to this day), or the man who paid Frum to write it and actually used it.
If only the pilot of that jet had missed the deck of that aircraft carrier way back when Bush strutted out and declared major fighting was over, wearing a uniform he never earned, acting as though he had actually done the fighting himself. It would have been a tragic loss of a good pilot, but think of all the Americans who would be alive today if GWB had been dunked in the ocean that day. Then it would only be Cheney that would have had to be impeached.
Now there's hardly enough time to get rid of all the Republican deadweight that is in line for the Oval Office once Georgie boy is spanked and sent to his room.
" I've never said that he caused 9/11. I've always stated that he knew it was coming, and did nothing."
Clark,
You need to be more specific. Your previous posts specificaly indicate a government conspiracy. i.e., Norad, fighter pilots being diverted, ect. Please state whether you believe the government was behind 9/11 or not.
I guess you just can't be patriotic anymore and give the benefit of the doubt to our president. Because if you do then your labeled as a "hard core right wing neocon who worships bush day and night and your this big idiot who doesn't know anything and doesn't care about anything unless its to progress the republican agenda." Also, its the "cool" thing nowadays to waste your time screamin and ranting about how we have a fascist government and those in power are all a bunch of nazis. If you fall for this crap, you fall for anything. There is no basis for this and it's just politically fed garbage.
For those of you who despise Bush<<<< Can you honestly say, that you would rather of had Kerry in office? You say that Bush is the reason for 9-11, he was only in office 8 months when this happened, but Clinton was in 8 years and never got him. The documentary that I watched said it took Bin Ladin 5 years to carry this attack out. Not to mention that Bin Ladin bragged and took credit for this. Some of you said that Bush caused Iran and N. Korea to hate us. HELLO, Iran took Americans as hostages in the early 80s and N. Korea started showing theirselves while Clinton was in and wasnt it Madeline Albright and Jimmy Carter who taked with the nut in charge over there and had him agree to the US sending his country all kinds of goodies (at the taxpayers expense) which he did not live up to his end of the bargain..Which do you think is better for the US ? To keep letting all of the bombings in the past two decades to go on against Americans and American interest and look the other way, which is what we were doing before Bush took office. What about the food for oil program that Saddam was ripping us as taxpayers off. It was uncovered because of the invasion of Iraq. What amount all of the genocide, tortures, and rapes that went on due to Saddam and his sons? Most importans, you want to blame Bush for all the troubles in the world. Start blaming Hillary and Kerry as well, because they signed off on invading Iraq as well. But you seem to forget that. There has been mistakes made and Bush even admitted them in his speech this week. In away I too, hope that the Dems get in, I can almost guarantee ( if their track record is such as it was in the past) that under their leadership we will not have to worry about our rights being taken away, cause we will be worshipping the Islam religion. Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it.. Get the Koran ready so that you can all be obedient Muslims,,,,,
Yes, Vickey, I can honestly say that with no doubt I would rather have John Kerry (or most any other human) in office than Bush. As for the vote, I agree with Kelly. Bush is the biggest threat to this country and the world.
yah because obviously our president doesn't have a brain when he graduated from harvard with a history major. Of course! You could be as dumb as a rock and still be president of the U.S. It makes perfect sense.
Ron, he majored in history at yale and went to harvard for his mba. and that does really mean anything because ever here of the term LEGAYC? everyone knows he only got into these schools because of his family connections and money. even more recently, his nieve Lauren got into Yale even though she applied after the deadline and ger grades were sub-average and even thought W. Bush has publicly condemned the legacy system.
Thank you Lauren for correcting me. Bush did graduate from Yale. And you must of meant LEGACY right??? Yes I have heard of that but my point is this; HE IS NOT AS DUMB AS YOU MIGHT THINK HE IS. The guy knows his history and he knows something about business and politics. You have to have some level of intelligence to know these things. RIGHT??? Just because his speaking abilities are not quite there and just because he has made some mistakes does not make him dumb. And please don't get all political on me or give me any crap that I must be a neocon because I said this stuff.
i don't think he's dumb either, as in he's not functionally retarded or anything. but i don't think the fact that he went to yale or harvard should be an example of his brain power. while he was there, he got pretty mediocre grades- his gentelman's C's. Politics aside, from the way he delivers speeches and speaks and runs things and explains things, I'd say he's a man of pretty average intelligence. Defintely not as smart as our Rhodes Scholar president.
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Remember the old "Pogo" saying, "We have met the enemy, and he is us."
You need new material. Liberals who think "______" for example. Or are you for concentration camps for all believers in environmentalism, are pro-choice, equal rights, and believe in fair wages for all Americans? How about the ones who believe in the government actually acting under the law, not destroying the Constitution by destroying habeas corpus, or eminent domain rights?
Like I said, you need new material.
For the people who claim Bush is the bigger threat, explain why? And please leave the DNC/DLC moveon talking points out.
You should stick to things you are knowledgable about and not attempt to speak of things you know zero about.
You would do well to remember the US would not exist at all with out france. the French were extremely instrumental in guaranteeing that the continental army won the revolution. With out France you would be a monarchist singing god save the queen right now.
i agree with david. i think we need to pull back from this road, there is still time. i think americans need to pull together on lots of things, the economy, our identity and what we should do/what we can do.
hate bush or hate liberals, that's not the way to go.
we don't have a good strategy for this war on terrorism stuff. military action is not doing the job. how can we send our military out for 4 or more tours. what are we gonna do next year? send them on another military tour.
I happen to agree with your concern for overreachign government,but I agreed then too.
I agree with this 100%
I believe I was showing that the potential for abuse/misuse of power was above party affiliation.
I did not seek to rebutt your position.
Oh Lordy, do we really have to list the ways again?
Consider the fact that he's been in charge while all of these incredibly massive crisis situations have exploded. It's not been a coincidence, it's cause and effect.
1. 9/11 happened because he couldn't be bothered with national security
2. The national treasury has been destroyed because he did things intentionally to destroy it
3. The anthrax killer still roams freely because there was no real effort to capture him (it was used as a fearmongering tool instead)
4. Bin Laden still roams freely because he let him slip away at Tora Bora
5. The Taliban is rising to power once again because the job in Afghanistan was never finished
6. Global terror attacks are up exponentially, specifically because of Iraq
7. Not a single 911 commission recommendation has been put into place, because he's been too busy using terrorism as a political tool and weapon.
8. Our allies distrust us because we've lied to them so often, and have violated international laws and treaties
9. Our constitution lies in tattered shreds, because he's stripped away so much of it
10. Iran seeks nuclear weapons, because Bush has threatened them openly
11. N. Korea built nuclear weapons because Bush threatened them openly.
12. NOLA was destroyed because Bush cut funding required to finish the levee.
13. Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of people in NOLA died because Bush failed to lead
14. Political discourse in this country is shattered, because Bush (and his supporters) label anyone who disagrees with them a terrorist.
On and on and on and on and on. Cause. Effect. Disastrous, ill-thought, ill-advised, poorly executed cause. Disastrous effect. Every aspect of this miserable administration has been one colossal failure, EXCEPT their abillity to mislead, misinform, fearmonger, terrorize, and propogandize.
When are you getting back from lunch?
Clark,
In previous post you stated Bush purposely caused 9/11. It was a government conspiracy. Has your position changed?
Why don't we also blame him for marriages falling apart in this country? Why don't we blame him for violence in this country? Why don't we blame him for not making enought money? Everything else is his fault, so lets blame him for this too.
Blame Bush. He is the scapegoat for everyone's problems. If you got a problem, well you know who to blame.
And at the same time of your blaming, Cry me a river and just waaaa waaa waaaa
13. Hundreds, and perhaps thousands of people in NOLA died because Bush failed to lead"
Actually, NOLA was destoryed because Katrina happened, and contrary to popular believe, Bush can't control the weather. Thousands of people died because, what do you know, Katrina happened. How can you say that one person is responsible for this tragedy? Bush is the president of the Untied States, not a monarch. He is not the only person in this country who has control over things. In fact, he has very little control over how strong the good people of New Orleans want to build thier levees.
When are you getting back from lunch?"
Why?
"Clark,
In previous post you stated Bush purposely caused 9/11. It was a government conspiracy. Has your position changed? "
I've never said that he caused 9/11. I've always stated that he knew it was coming, and did nothing.
"Clark is for what ever the Bush bash of the day is. Good catch Mickey..."
Incorrect. Read above. You're both confused, which is no surprise from you.
"Well Clark? Which is it???? a conspiracy or could not be bothered??????"
Both.
"We all have figured you out Clark."
No, you haven't. You have no idea about me, because you're not bright enough to keep up.
"Radical loser"
See?
"Actually, NOLA was destoryed because Katrina happened"
Actually, Katrina did not destroy NOLA. It passed by, remember? It was the flooding that broke the incomplete levees that destroyed NOLA. Bush had previously cut funding for that levee project before it had been completed.
"Thousands of people died because, what do you know, Katrina happened."
No, they died because A) their city became flooded because of a failed levee, and B) Bush had privatized and gutting FEMA, reducing it to a completely inept organization that did nothing while people literally died and rotted in the streets.
"How can you say that one person is responsible for this tragedy?"
Bush cut funding for the levee project, which means that it was not completed. The levee was destroyed by flooding as a result, and when the waters destroyed NOLA, they caused the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands of people. The problem was exacerbated by the fact that Bush had gutted FEMA and made it nothing more than a profiteer's hangout run by an incompetent crony.
"Bush is the president of the Untied States, not a monarch. "
Please, tell him.
"He is not the only person in this country who has control over things. "
True, but he is the one who gutted funding for the levee project and then gutted and destroyed FEMA. Sorry.
"In fact, he has very little control over how strong the good people of New Orleans want to build thier levees. "
The project wasn't being run by "the good people of NOLA." It was a federal project. Bush cut funding before it was completed. Sorry.
We are so fearful we relinquish our rights and freedoms in trade for a little "protection".
And we still refuse to impeach the Predendident???
Holy Photon! All it takes is ten seconds. No one is none the wiser. It's the new Bermuda Triangle...people just disappear into another episode of the twilight zone.
Iran? Sure, they're trying to develop the bomb, though many observers say they are still a few years away on that one (of course, the same "intelligence" community thought Saddam had WMDs, so take it with a grain of salt -- perhaps we haven't got a bloody clue what they have). They also likely don't have the capacity to deliver a nuclear payload anywhere near North America. They have a leader, not their commander-in-chief mind you, who likes to spew hatred in his speeches, but they haven't attacked anyone since U.S. backed Saddam Hussein fought them in an eight year long war back in the 1980s-90s. Sounds like a lot of hot air most of the time.
North Korea: Okay, they have the bomb, though not the delivery capacity yet (working on it, will get back to you on that one). They have a leader who lives in La-La-Land, actually believes he is a "Great Leader" instead of a roly-poly wingnut with delusions of grandeur. Their society is pretty scary, though on the verge of starving to death most of the time. I doubt if the generals who let Kim Jong Il strut around like a reject from a Pride Day parade would follow his orders to nuke anyone, though. They'd probably just tell him it was already done.
Iraq? Well, the country is currently occupied by a smattering of US troops with a sprinkling of the remnants of the coalition-of-the-willing-but-not-too-swift. They have no effective government. They are very busy blowing each other to smithereens. They are the terrorist factory for the Western world at present, and as such probably present the greatest military threat to the US.
All of the above: Cannot possibly take on the US militarily under any scenario. Even if we grant that they all have access to nuclear weapons and some effective way to detonate one in the USA, that would be the limit of their ability to attack. It would be a great disaster, with perhaps a few million dead in the USA, which would be horrible. They would then cease to exist in a flash of nuclear fire so big that the very Sun itself would blink. They know this, even the really deluded ones. Russia had some pretty whacko leaders back in the day, and they had a really big arsenal and all the ICBMs you could shake a stick at and they never launched. Its called MAD, mutually assured destruction.
GWB: He has done a good job of screwing up every portfolio he's handled. Ignored the warnings of his intelligence community in the lead up to 9/11 (including Richard Clarke and the memos warning that terrorists planned to hijack planes). He did react to 9/11 by assuming his pet enemy and former ally Saddam Hussein was responsible when everyone else told him they were not. He did squander the goodwill of the entire world after 9/11 and, incredibly, turned it into the greatest amount of anti-American hostility in living memory. He did cut back government spending in many needed areas including the New Orleans levee system, allowing a predictable and predicted event to almost wipe out the city, killing hundreds at least. He did continue to repeat his mantra of "everything's going swell, stay the course" while the rest of the country actually watched as NOLA descended into third world chaos. He gave the entire budget surplus to the rich and then gave them even more in order to reward them for buying him the White House and ran up the largest deficit in world history while doing it (this means you and your family have had your future mortgaged to pay for GWB's payback to his wealthy backers). He let Osama bin Laden evade US capture and continue to thumb his nose at America every month.
Now the country is broke, divided, filled with fear, its military is stretched to the limit, its credibility is torn to shreds, its respect from the international community is at its lowest ebb, its soldiers are dying for a cause no one can define with no target for victory.
Hmm? Who is the biggest threat to the USA? The "axis of evil", a trite cliche supposedly coined by a Canadian speech writer named David Frum (who was fired when his wife started bragging about him having written the line, and who is still dining out on that story to this day), or the man who paid Frum to write it and actually used it.
If only the pilot of that jet had missed the deck of that aircraft carrier way back when Bush strutted out and declared major fighting was over, wearing a uniform he never earned, acting as though he had actually done the fighting himself. It would have been a tragic loss of a good pilot, but think of all the Americans who would be alive today if GWB had been dunked in the ocean that day. Then it would only be Cheney that would have had to be impeached.
Now there's hardly enough time to get rid of all the Republican deadweight that is in line for the Oval Office once Georgie boy is spanked and sent to his room.
God Bless America. You really need it now.
Clark,
You need to be more specific. Your previous posts specificaly indicate a government conspiracy. i.e., Norad, fighter pilots being diverted, ect. Please state whether you believe the government was behind 9/11 or not.
Iran? maybe a few thousand?
N. Korea? Maybe a few Hundred?
Irag? The government can't even secure its capital- a few thousand.
GW- Hundreds of thousands!
Ding Ding Ding
we have a winner!
I'd rather have my dog for president....at least I know he's loyal, faithful, and has my best interests at heart.
Ron, for once we agree on something. :D