Posted on 06/24/2002 12:48:28 PM PDT by RCW2001
Bush Middle East Speech Discussion Thread
Great mental picture! ROFL!
Whether Arafat stays or goes is quite beside the point. The Palestinians want Israel's annihilation. They're backed by repressive Arab countries, like Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya and Saudi Arabia. Egypt does their bidding as well. Bush knows full well that there's no chance the state which will border Israel will be a republic. He also knows that land for peace is a sham. It hasn't worked in the past, and it won't work in the future. Land isn't the issue. These are terrorists. Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hebollah, and the rest. The President's speech was not a speech of a statesman. It was more of the same platitudes. But worst of all, it tells terrorists throughout the world that the Bush Doctrine is dead. Yes, we defeated the Taliban, but since then we've been on defense. We've not taken the steps even in our own country that are necessary to ensure our own protection -- from arming pilots, closing our borders to illegal immigrants, stopping and searching all would-be airline passengers who come from terrorist states or states like Saudi Arabia, arming pilots and co-pilots, x-raying all luggage, putting armed marshalls on all flights, etc. I think the Anerican people know what needs to be done, and they're way ahead of the politically correct leadership in Washington. The President must do more, and he must not concern himself with what the media or congressional Democrats or the Europeans think or say about him. What's right is right. It's one thing for the president to compromise his entire domestic agenda, which is bad enough. But to falter in the war on terrorism is simply intolerable. There's too much at stake.
This is what started the donneybrook. I don't see much to disagree with. How about you?
He must be Hannity's too. Which explains why both Rush and he constantly trash Colin Powell...even though the state department is always out in the world making nice for the press. If I know that, Mark has to know it.
Levin must be seeing this from some angle I'm missing. Israel is really a bitch for some Jews. It's so personal.
Thinking Bush is "so wrong" seems to be a habit with some. They default to that.
Excellent post. I woke up this morning to the news that Arafat was willing to accept the CLINTON proposal for the middle east! And I laughed out loud, knowing that this was going to be one good day. It has been a great day, and a great speech by our President.
I knew that it would never appease the naysayers on FR, and conservatives on talk-radio of late, who take every opportunity, to criticize. Tonight it's become apparent who is pulling the puppet strings.
Oh please. Just because he's famous doesn't mean that he can't sink down to the level of his attackers. This PC crowd that does nothing but ridicule and shout-down anyone who disagrees with them is as sickening as any leftist PC crowd I've ever seen. The tactics are identical.
Just because he's famous doesn't mean that he can't sink down to the level of his attackers No, I take that back. He probably can't sink that low.
To: holdonnow
Now we have the President saying Arafat must go, and the Secretary of State recently saying that Arafat is the legitimate leader of the Palestinians, who the U.S. and Israel must deal with.
How recently? Anyway that doesn't matter since the President today did lay out an ultimatim and the onus is on Arafat.
Another point what is it about those radio headphones that make people like you, Rush, and Hannity loud mouthed, pompous, know it all, malcontents?
534 posted on 6/24/02 6:28 PM Eastern by Dane
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To: Dane
And what explains your mental incapacity, you little puke. You think because you learned how to type with two fingers that you can take cheap shots at anyone who disagrees with you. Up your dosages, jerk.
547 posted on 6/24/02 6:33 PM Eastern by holdonnow
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There is almost nothing that Levin or his impersonator said that I agree with about the President's speech.
You need to read the speech again. It is not as you or holdonnow portray it.
From reading your post, you may be one of the more knowledgable posters on this thread. Good one.
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#481: Bush Middle East Speech Discussion Thread
To: holdonnow
If you would try to think a bit more clearly, you'll see that he is paving the way to a democratic Middle East.One that will not pose threats on a geo-political scale.The Bush Doctrine is alive and well, and sneaky too.He is offering hope to those under a jackboot of thugs, whether in Israel (PLO), Iraq, Iran and the rest.What is between the lines is that the US cannot afford to have these nations remain as they are.How many times does he need to say this before you get the point? Those regimes are toast.
Bush pulled a fast one, again.
481 posted on 6/24/02 5:59 PM Eastern by habs4ever
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Boy, I get tired of the condescending tone of people like you. Every time Bush breaks a promise or principle, I'm supposed to accept some pathetic spin like the kind you spew. Bush is wrong about Israel. He's the first Republican president to support a Palestinian state. He refuses to stand behind his own doctrine, which tolerates no equivocation. But I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. He said he was against McCain-Feingold, then signed it. He said he was for limited government, then signed the biggest farm subsidy bill ever. He said he was for school vouchers, then dropped them in seconds after Teddy Kennedy objected. I could go on, but what's the point? Your knee is jerking all over the place.
491 posted on 6/24/02 6:04 PM Eastern by holdonnow
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Looks like to me Mark threw the first punch.
I don't think Mark listened to the same speech I did.
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