[ex-snook]

President Bush started out with three mistakes which are now coming home to roost. (1) He ignored Israel/Palestine and we got war. (2) He ignored the economy and now needs a 10 year plan and huge deficits to fix it. (3) He ignored NK and now faces a war threat.

What he did not realize is that problems won't go away if you ignore them. Fortunately for the country he now has solutions for these problems. If the solutions work he will have clear sailing. If not, ???

(however he might keep checking the rest of the world and make sure small problems don't develop into big ones)

[Coop]

Oh, gimme a break! Bush was not ignoring those problems, ESPECIALLY the economy. No President wanting to win re-election would ignore that. He just happened to be a bit busy with other priorities.

[Miss Marple]

If you go back and read articles over the last 2 1/2 years, you will find statements and policy on all three of the issues that you claim the President ignored.

1. The only aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian mess that was ignored was Yassir Arafat, who should be ignored. Sharon was one of the first leaders to visit the White House after Bush was elected.

2. The President and Vice President Cheney (note it is spelled with an "e" not an "a") were discussing the slowdown in the economy even before taking office. This is why he pushed for the tax cut, talked about energy and submitted a plan, and instituted reforms in the SEC.

3. North Korea has been on the agenda for at least a year. *See "Axis of Evil" speech.) The inclusion of North Korea in the axis must have been based on evidence prior to that speech. The situation was not being ignored.