Remarks by the President After Meeting with Economists (Including Iraq)

The White House ^ | 21 January 2003 | President Bush

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

http://www.ameritech.net/users/paulcarlisle/MoonCalendar.html

[PhiKapMom]

Febuary 1st sounds good!

[PhiKapMom]

Thanks much!

[EternalVigilance]

It's clear to me now that he is not disarming. And, surely, our friends have learned lessons from the past. Surely we have learned how this man deceives and delays. He's giving people the run-around. And as many of my advisors said on TV this week, time is running out. I believe in the name of peace he must disarm. And we will lead a coalition of willing nations to disarm him. Make no mistake about that, he will be disarmed.

Unequivocal.

Time to redouble our prayers for the President, all his advisors, and our men and women in uniform.

[rintense]

Quote of the Day material!!!

This business about, you know, more time -- you know, how much time do we need to see clearly that he's not disarming? As I said, this looks like a rerun of a bad movie and I'm not interested in watching it.

[rintense]

Agreed. I would have been a bit more succinct to the Germans and French... 'F_uck off!'

[rintense]

Italy has always been on board to my knowledge. They're just supporting us because they love the Sopranos too. ;)

[funkywbr]

My Guess, January 28th.

[concerned about politics]

jan 28th?

Isn't that the state of the union day? Do I have that right?

[PhiKapMom]

The Italians were really needed on board because of our Air Bases in Country especially Aviano. We needed their bases and the right to use their air space.

[PhiKapMom]

That is the State of the Union on the 28th and Tony Blair to Camp David on the 30-31st.

[concerned about politics]

That is the State of the Union on the 28th and Tony Blair to Camp David on the 30-31st.

Ok. Whew! Thanks. This is going to be a busy end of the month.

[mhking]

Pizza, beer & popcorn next Wednesday night!

Next week looks to be pretty damned busy - Super Bowl Sunday, (Dragnet premieres Monday) State of the Union Tuesday, hmmmmm. My calendar is clear on Wednesday; how about yours?

[aristeides]

No, I answered it. The courts will make the definition of the outer limits of the --

Thanks for flagging me to what Bush said about affirmative action. Bush is not right in saying the courts will necessarily decide this issue. In Bakke, when it had the issue, the Supreme Court punted, as Bush is doing now. Justice O'Connor may well follow the lead of the administration briefs to write an opinion making up a majority that is as opaque as Powell's opinion in Bakke was.

[PhiKapMom]

I am free on Wednesday as well!

[EternalVigilance]

Agreed. I would have been a bit more succinct to the Germans and French... 'F_uck off!'

My shorthand on this subject:

FUEU

[twigs]

I had thought sooner too, but I've heard somewere that we've been asked to wait until after the haj. During the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, there will be lots of extra civilian planes in the air, making a war much more difficult. It makes sense, as it was a request from our ME allies. In that event, we're talking March, I believe.

[MJY1288]

LOL, I already had it saved :-) GMTA

[My2Cents]

Frankly, I wish the White House had never pursued the WMD angle for going after Iraq. I'm reading WAR OF REVENGE about Saddam's continuing war against America, and there is a strong indication that Iraqi agents were involved in the planning and execution of the first WTC bombing in 1993 (the head of the NY FBI field office that investigated the bombings believed that Iraq was behind it), and hence, were likely involved in the 9/11 attacks. The reason Saddam should be deposed is that he's gassed his neighbors, gassed his own people, invaded neighboring countries, has lobbed missles into Israel, has violated every provision of the ceasefire to the 1991 Persian Gulf War, continues to shoot at our warplanes patrolling Iraqi skies, supports terrorism by making payments to the families of suicide bombers against Israel, and is a murderous thug. It may be that a direct link between Saddam and the two attacks on the WTC cannot be made with certainty, whereas there may be hard evidence of Iraqi WMDs. But regardless of whether Saddam has or is producing WMD, there is sufficient reason to take Saddam out.

[rintense]

Yep, I'm free next Wednesday too! Pizza and popcorn sounds good to me!