Posted on 09/15/2006 11:10:51 AM PDT by Froufrou
Edited on 09/15/2006 11:20:12 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
In his televised 9/11 address, President Bush said that we must not ``leave our children to face a Middle East overrun by terrorist states and radical dictators armed with nuclear weapons.'' There's only one such current candidate: Iran.
The next day, he responded thus (as reported by Rich Lowry and Kate O'Beirne of National Review) to a question on Iran: ``It's very important for the American people to see the president try to solve problems diplomatically before resorting to military force.''
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carolyn
Life is going to get very uncomfortable.
I suppose you'll be lining up to say it's Bush's fault.
I agree to a point, but I say we've got to limit consumption. It's okay to drive an SUV, but take turns if you can. In my case, my Accord does not use much fuel. But, I can still help by taking the bus and parking my car except for weekends, for example. This would also cause higher resale for lower mileage.
The Arab Press and MSM, but the "Arab street" knows that the Lebanese people would prefer not to have any more such victories.
Sounds a bit like Jimmah Carter.
Remember those speeches about setting the thermostat at 68 and "tightening our belts" in the 70's?
I don't know about Jimmah, since I didn't listen to him then anymore than now. I do now that the termostat and belt tricks have worked for me in the past just as they do now.
Iran could do this by attacking ships in the Strait, scuttling its own ships, laying mines or just threatening to launch Silkworm anti-ship missiles at any passing tanker.
The U.S. Navy will be forced to break the blockade. We will succeed but at considerable cost. And it will take time -- during which time the world economy will be in a deep spiral."
This surprises me, because I thought that Krauthammer was smarter than this. Does he really think the US Navy will be in react mode in the Strait of Hormuz, waiting for the Iranians to start causing havoc before they do anything to "break the blockade"? I can't imagine the Navy doing anything other than preventing a blockade and securing the Strait for the 15 minutes or so that it will take to crush the Iranian Navy and every known and suspected threat along the Iranian coast.
Back up. Go back to the first paragraph, "closing the port," and keep in mind that there are trade agreements being broken here. If ships are attacked, it's an act of war, as well. Does it still sound stupid?
Yes, my family has also had to cut back at times when the money flow was tight. As do most families at times.
It's the collective "we" that worries me...when the whole nation is told to cut back.
Thank God for Ronald Reagan who was into growing the economy, not cutting back on it like Carter lectured us about. This, in turn, allowed our military to prosper with increased funds and grow stronger to fight, not cut back and grow weaker.
If we were to limit voluntarily, we'd be able to get along better with the greenbelt fanatics. Maybe make some converts in the prospect. They aren't all bad. Erin Brokovich can tell you that. Besides, many here were Dems once. And once only! LOL!
I hope you're right. I don't share your optimistic view of the general public. I think most Americans (leftists and those too uninformed to vote) are too selfish to sacrifice for anyone else and too focused on their own instant gratification. One-third of this country carries all of the weight. The other two-thirds (leftists and other uninformed) are parasites who contribute nothing of value to the nation.
Wish I could argue those points, but I can't. Liberals have managed to perpetuate the incessant howling of "me, me, me" throughout the Democrat constiuency. Blecht.
I'm not sure what you're taking issue with.
I don't see a real need to make converts of the ecos based on bad economic principles. And I don't see a need to cut back. If individuals like you want to, or course, go ahead.
I believe, actually that the US oil industry should compete in a more muscular fashion with the Mid-East oil. The eco people have held us back for too long, causing a lot of the problems.
iran and cheney will make an "A-bomb Truman" outta Pres. Bush
I agree our own oil industry should be more aggressive. Had W been able to get backing in 2000 for Alaska drilling, things would be different now, I suspect.
Exactly...this is the way to go not "tighten our belts" a la Jimmah (IMO).
Many of the bad countries would just benefit more from the depleted economy a collective "tighten your belts" approach would cause the US (ex. China).
Why do you name Cheney?
Why do you name Cheney?
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