Posted on 09/26/2002 4:56:57 AM PDT by BigWaveBetty
Whoever came up with the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" knew what they were talking about.
Scary is right. Big Gay Al almost got away with all his shenanigins and our country would be in a horrible downward spiral. Too scary to think about it.
I don't think we need to go all out to confuse them with bulbs, they prolly can't figure out "dims".
Wow, they printed his address? I don't suppose there will be a tractor back up in his front yard tomorrow? heh heh heh!
Federal prosecutors mistakenly turned over 48 classified F.B.I. reports to Zacarias Moussaoui in what a federal judge described as a grave security breach, the government acknowledged in court documents released today.(Wash Post)What is it with the FBI? Are these all people the toons brought in or something?
Albright laments rash 'exuberance' over Iraq
Madeleine Albright, the US secretary of state under Bill Clinton, on Thursday accused some members of the Bush administration of an "irrational exuberance for this conflict" with Iraq.
Speaking before the Senate committee on foreign relations, Ms Albright said: "It is not an American trait to want war.
"And it is not a sign of sound leadership to understate the risks of war or to offer constantly shifting rationales - as this administration has - for undertaking such a venture," Ms Albright said.
Her comments followed a speech earlier this week by Al Gore, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the presidency in 2000, who criticised the Bush administration for its handling of the war on terror and warned against a unilateral assault on Iraq.
Taken together, the criticism offers a rallying call for what has so far been generally muted Democrat opposition to Mr Bush's approach to Iraq.
The president on Thursday met 17 members of the US House of Representatives to encourage support for a tough resolution from Congress authorising the use of force to oust Saddam Hussein.
Ms Albright on Thursday urged Congress to give Mr Bush that authority, but she also called for a more restrictive resolution.
She noted that the language presented by the White House would authorise the use of force unrelated to any specific countries, threats, American interests or periods of time.
Ms Albright warned against pursuing Iraq when the "more urgent threat" remains al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
"This is not the time or place for short attention spans," she said. [that would be why we got rid of you, you bleeping worthless gasbag.]
She also warned that the US could face a "no-win choice" in the post-Saddam Hussein era.
"A prolonged US military occupation of the country that served as the cultural capital of Islam during that civilisation's Golden Age. . . would hand a new organising tool to anti-American terrorists worldwide."
On the other hand, a quick withdrawal could plunge the country into factionalism and civil war.
"It is naive to think that a peaceful and democratic Iraq will automatically emerge from the ashes of our invasion," Ms Albright said. [where do these clowns come up with this crap?]
Also appearing before the Senate foreign relations committee was Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state.
Mr Kissinger also urged Congress to give the president the authority to use military force, but he raised concerns about the Bush administration's commitment to the principle of pre-emptive military action.
"It cannot be either the American national interest or the world's interest to develop principles that grant every nation an unfettered right of pre-emption against its own definition of threats to its security," Mr Kissinger said.
He also called on the administration, in conjunction with other great powers, to establish a new international order to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Forgot, I heard the rain you spoke of yesterday, on the radio, the news played a natural sound clip. It was coming down hard!
See you tomorrow.......
Current U.S. foreign policy is the combined product of Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Paul Wolfowitz and the president. Meanwhile, the pretender is huddling with Meathead.LINK TO KRAUTHAMMER[Priceless!]
Also, after you read it, tell me if you've ever heard the part about Putin and Clinton?? New to me.
Don't forget, today's the start of The Ryder Cup! Go USA!
I taped the opening ceremonies, but couldn't spot my sister in the crowd. I figured she would be the one floating about 20 inches off the ground :)
Like the Time To Bomb Saddam, thanks!
Have a very busy day shopping and cooking. I'll try to sneak by between flipping the chicken.
HLL said to leave this thread up till tomorrow. But if anyone has a great idea for a thread and you want to start one, please feel free to do so. :-)
Back asap.
Let's see if I can get you to the Krauthammer column. It's soooo good. If this link doesn't work, go to washingtonpost.com and go to the Editorial pages.
KRAUTHAMMER--Gore's Glass House
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