Posted on 03/06/2003 8:56:03 PM PST by Congressman Billybob
Since I now write for UPI, my columns go out on the wire late every Thursday. They are then available to be picked up and used by any subscriber to UPI. So far, none have been picked up by the Washington Times or the Washington Post.
It's happenstance whether I even know where and when these are picked up. But I do my job just to get them out the door.
Congressman Billybob
Billybob
It is indeed. Thanks.
Billybob
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My final question. What do you think NK will do after we invade Iraq? My bet! Show the world by testing a nuke..........
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Billybob
Therefore, regardless of the stupid things that NK does or says between now and three months from now, we will do nothing in response for three months. By then, we can reposition several of the carriers and troop units, and be ready to turn our attention to NK.
As for Iran, they have internal problems from their own, relatively educated, pro-Western and restive population. Iran may turn out to be a self-solving problem. But if not, they are third on the US to-do list after Iraq and NK. Remember the "Axis of Evil" speech of a year ago?
The key to the order of things is that the US is being very careful not to overextend itself. We have to leave room on the plate for one more possibility -- that China will use this as an opportunity to try to come across the Strait to Taiwan. We have to have enough spare capacity at all times to put the Chinese Air Force and Navy at the bottom of the Taiwan Strait, if need be.
Billybob
We, of course, welcome your support of action against North Korea, and expect you to maintain said support at the appropriate time.
Remember, they are still being denied. And mark my word, any horrors found in Iraq will be downplayed by the press and denied by the Left.
I don't believe the United States has ever been in a war that was popular with its people. WWI certainly wasn't, else why the sedition laws? WWII wasn't -- look what it took to get us in -- a president willing to sacrifice Pearl Harbor to wake us up -- whatever the moral implications of that may be.
Korea? Forget it. Vietnam? Enough said. Kosovo? Anything to save BJ.
Nope, Americans don't like wars. Last night I looked at Bush and thought I saw a man who was frightened of the future. Any sane person would be. Saddam doesn't look frightened. He's a psychopath who loves to kill. But Americans don't enjoy it, don't go easily to it, don't feel good when it's done, and continually kick themselves for winning.
It's tough being an american.
Even if the stupid thing is like test exploding a nuke with in this time frame? How about testing one in no mans land?
"As for Iran, they have internal problems from their own, relatively educated, pro-Western and restive population. Iran may turn out to be a self-solving problem. But if not, they are third on the US to-do list after Iraq and NK. Remember the "Axis of Evil" speech of a year ago?"
Everyone is so sure Iran is self exploding....Nothing indicates this with exception of some press reports. They should be the first of the list since they have ballistic launch vehicles and now are getting set up to produce plutonium. In 2000 Tenant told the Senate Select that Iran was the most active state sponsor of terrrorism. Now they are imploding? Right......
"The key to the order of things is that the US is being very careful not to overextend itself. We have to leave room on the plate for one more possibility -- that China will use this as an opportunity to try to come across the Strait to Taiwan. We have to have enough spare capacity at all times to put the Chinese Air Force and Navy at the bottom of the Taiwan Strait, if need be."
We are already over extended and do not need 300,000 troops in the Middle East to take care of Saddam.
I do think, however, that most of them think they are going to see combat and are therefore unprepared for what they will see. Looking forward to it all.
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