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Will We Face a Madrid Mistake?
Special to FreeRepublic ^ | [March 18, 2004] | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

Posted on 03/16/2004 9:13:25 PM PST by Congressman Billybob

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This is only the third time in eight years that I've written more than one column a week. This one had to be written, is timely, and is on a broad subject of obvious interest to the FR community.

Hope you find this worthwhile.

John / Billybob

1 posted on 03/16/2004 9:13:25 PM PST by Congressman Billybob
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To: Constitution Day; mhking; JohnHuang2
Folks,

Y'all (and other FReepers) may have felt short changed that I hadn't done a column this week on hard-nosed politics, foreign or domestic. That lack is supplied by the column above. Please ping it out if you consider it worthwhile.

John / Billybob

2 posted on 03/16/2004 9:16:41 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com Visit. Join. Help. Please.)
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To: Congressman Billybob
bump - brilliant, as usual
3 posted on 03/16/2004 9:21:29 PM PST by mcenedo (lying liberal media - our most dangerous and powerful enemy)
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To: Congressman Billybob
Let’s see if some leaders arises in the American press.

Assuming you are referring to the mainstream press, it would be a "first". Their heads are so deeply buried into Kerry's butt, they could never see beyond their own agendas, namely, protect Kerry/democrats/socialists/elitists at all cost.

4 posted on 03/16/2004 9:32:00 PM PST by Stewball
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To: Congressman Billybob
Bump
5 posted on 03/16/2004 9:32:42 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ... Support Our Troops! ... Thrash the demRats in November!!! ... Beat BoXer!!!)
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To: Congressman Billybob
That guy, Beau, was a total tool. I could not believe what I was hearing. What's worse is that this jerk is most likely selling this stupidity to the Uni students @ Chico.
6 posted on 03/16/2004 9:34:04 PM PST by Jon1679
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To: Congressman Billybob
Spain is such a nothing country. I can't even find a single product of theirs to boycot. We have truly hurt the quizling French by boycotting their products. Can anyone help me out. Do the silly spaniard actually export anything?
7 posted on 03/16/2004 9:58:35 PM PST by mercy
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To: Congressman Billybob
That's an excellent question, albeit one I don't think there's an easy answer to. If there's another 9/11 here on American soil, what do you expect even Bush to do? With so many troops tied down in stabilizing Iraq (a long-term project), what other country can we invade? If it turns out the terrorists were trained and recruited in a nominally allied nation (i.e. Pakistan), we're screwed. The enemy we now face is a borderless, protean entity. We've already taken out his main sanctuary and training ground (Afghanistan) and set an irresistible bait for him (Iraq). If he still manages to hit us here, we're obviously not going to pull out of Iraq - even Kerry hasn't hinted he'd do that. But what additional action can we take? I'm afraid our choices are painfully limited.
8 posted on 03/16/2004 10:01:39 PM PST by Filibuster_60
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To: mercy
No need to boycott a socialist nation - they'll do the grunt work themselves.
9 posted on 03/16/2004 10:03:14 PM PST by Filibuster_60
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To: mercy
omelets?
10 posted on 03/16/2004 10:09:40 PM PST by bigfootbob
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To: Congressman Billybob
I believe that Spain needs the US a lot more than the US needs Spain.

Having achieved a great political victory with minimal losses, the islamics will soon come back to the well. They want Spain to be a muslim country again.

Look for demands to increase muslim immigration with threats of more bombs if this is not done. Free immigration from Morocco and Algeria will be their ultimate demand.

The real question is how should the US respond to the inevitable Spanish plea for help? It won't come this year, but sometime in the next few years the muslims will be back knocking on the door again.

Kerry would simply give in & supply aid. Hopefully Bush will demand concessions to teach the Spanish voters that the cost of cowardice is higher than the price of courage.

11 posted on 03/16/2004 10:36:38 PM PST by CurlyDave
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To: Congressman Billybob; xm177e2; mercy; Wait4Truth; hole_n_one; GretchenEE; Clinton's a rapist; ...

Congressman Billybob Mega ping!!


12 posted on 03/16/2004 10:38:34 PM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: mercy
Boycott Spanish whine.
13 posted on 03/16/2004 10:40:06 PM PST by AZLiberty (Capitalism presumes we possess a traditional endowment of morals -- F. A. Hayek)
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To: Congressman Billybob
The polls in Spain could have been wrong and the election was never going to be close.
That Aznar's Popular Party was going to lose anyway and the bombing made no difference.

If the bombing DID make a difference, I find it incredible that the people of Spain were so undecided about how to vote 3 days before an election. I find it incredible that so many people, with solid beliefs one way or the other, could be so swayed to change those beliefs/commitments because of the terrorist attack.

I think another attack on the US would have just the opposite effect.
It would so piss us off and strengthen our resolve, that we would be even MORE united behind President Bush.

As for the unlikely event of a Kerry win...I think Kerry would have a tough go of his appeasement policy of "terrorism being a police & intelligence solution", especially with the repubs picking up MORE seats in both the house & the senate.

Kerry would ESPECIALLY be in trouble with that policy, should the US get hit again.
For all of Kerry's bluster, he knows that if the fight is brought to us, the American people wont let him do anything but bring the hammer down...again and again.
14 posted on 03/16/2004 10:40:32 PM PST by stylin19a (Is it vietnam yet ?)
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To: JohnHuang2
Bump!
15 posted on 03/16/2004 10:45:27 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl
Bump
16 posted on 03/16/2004 10:48:41 PM PST by AGreatPer (Rush was right, it is fun watching Rats try to swim)
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To: Congressman Billybob
Well reasoned,thought provoking, and spot on. Now, how are we going to convince the Bushbashers here, that it is past time to unite?
17 posted on 03/16/2004 10:49:47 PM PST by nopardons
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To: AGreatPer
Volley bump!
18 posted on 03/16/2004 10:51:34 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: nopardons
Now, how are we going to convince the Bushbashers here, that it is past time to unite?

You've got me! It's incredibly stupid to hate someone so much, and not vote for him (Bush), when you know the alternative.

19 posted on 03/16/2004 10:54:49 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Brad's Gramma
Yes,that's so;however,it's a hard sell here. Ask me..........I've been trying it all night and it's futile!

Some don't think there's a difference between our president and Kerry and others have " principles" or "integrity", or some other Barbra Streisand excuse. to keep wearing blinkers.

20 posted on 03/16/2004 11:07:04 PM PST by nopardons
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