If this story has a grain of truth to it, which it probably does, as the French would leak this in a heartbeat, then the attack could take place sooner than we think. As early as September, perhaps.
Kudlow looked like a happy man when he was reading this.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Larry Kudlow of CNBC Reporting of Emergency Federal Reserve Meeting Tonight
But he stipulated that it was a rumor he had heard.
Maybe just a ratings ploy.
Haha! I love Larry Kudlow. He's a great economist and the kind of guy who doesn't put up with nonsense, which is why he was probably happy: Saddam's nonsense would soon be over.
Kudlow and who????
You have been found to be in repeated violation of the FR ban on excessively cute and cloying signature graphics.
Report to the disintegration chamber immediately.
On the reasonable assumption that Condi knows that anything she tells the French in confidence will be blabbed to the world.
Which would be a good reason for feeding selected disinfo to them.
You gotta wonder if this ain't disinformation, but it makes sense to go after Iraq as soon as we can replenish the necessary munitions...MUD
Sounds more like a DRIP operation to find leaks than a credible rumor.
Don't get me wrong, I'd greatly prefer that we unilaterly initiate a surprise offensive to force a regime change in Iraq, but up to this point Bush has been a straight shooter following all rules. He gave the 6 month notice to end our U.S. - CCCP ABM treaty, for instance, rather than simply abrogating it. He even gave the Taliban formal notice and a fair chance to turn over Bin Laden rather than be pummeled. Likewise, he gave China the same chance when they had our EP-3 crew (notice that the Chinese and the Russians correctly read and acted properly on Bush's policies - a large hint at what the major world powers are thinking, doing, and acquiesing in the future).
After the coup in Argentina, Bush even allowed the deposed dictator to return and resume power again.
Bush is a rule follower. He plays fair.
That being said, foreign tinhorn leaders would be wise to remember that Bush has said that he would act in our self-defense to immediately irradicate any Weapon-of-Mass-Destruction threat to us. For example, should North Korea figure out how to attach a nuke to an intercontinental ballistic missile, I could easily envision that Bush would nuke them on site with no other warning than that which he has already given regarding our self-defense.
Iraq and Iran push this envelope at their own peril. Bush has forced open the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage facility (something that even Ronald Reagan couldn't get done). He has also agreed to non-critical-mass nuclear testing (which hasn't really made much news). When combined with the fact that he signed the largest reduction in quantity of nuclear weapons in history (with Russia this year), all of the above point to two inescapable conclusions:
1. We are upgrading the explosive size/power of our remaining nuclear arsenals and
2. Bush is prepared to use them.
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I was having a beer with my neighbor an hour ago and he just got back from a very hot country and said we have several thousand military now there. I'm not going to post what country but it is a very small one that has a lot of sand. It's one that most don't know about and we're building up big time for what?
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