Perhaps you haven't noticed, but debating it is practically all we do. We are locked--Hamlet-like--into a crisis of indecision, waiting for 'permission' from the UN.
"Why hasn't Congress done it's job on the war?"
Which job? Oh, declaring war. Well, probably because the President never asked them to declare war.
"What are the actual costs going to be to the taxpayers of this war, and I don't been some ball park figures but detailed cost estimates? Best/worst case scenarios?"
I dunno. Best case: we nuke all the islamists to hell and go about our business. Say, 100 million bucks for the warheads. Worst-case: we do nothing and an American city turns to dust, smallpox is released in Seattle...a few trillion, I guess.
"Where is the money coming from?"
If you seriously are asking where the money comes from to run the U.S. military, I cannot help you.
How much largeness will the US oil companies and defense industries receive from this war?"
Covered above.
"What happens if the Iraqi oil fields are destroyed and what will be the cost of reopenning them?"
Maybe we'll get over our antipathy to nuclear power. Perhaps we'll have a crash program to exploit methane hydrates. Or maybe we'll just put out the fires like we did last time, move in and own and operate them ourselves.
"What will be the cost of rebuilding Iraq and what is/if there is the plan for this?"
Who cares? That is a problem for Iraq--not us.
"What exact form of government will replace Iraqi Saddam/Batha rule?"
Who cares? That is a problem for Iraq--not us.
"Why is the US negotiating with Iranian mullahs for the government, members of the very organization it opposes in Iran?"
Could you please provide citations? Also it would be helpful if you put your question in English.
"Why is the US negotiating with exiled Iraqi generals who have human rights records worse then Saddam, to include "The Chemist"?"
Could you please provide citations? Also it would be helpful if you put your question in English.
"What happens if Kurdistan declares independence...will this be supported?"
Who cares? That is a problem for Kurdistan--not us.
"What happens if Turkey invades Kurdistan and begins a whole sale slaughter?"
There's a sale?!? I love sales. Anyway, who cares? That is a problem for Kurdistan--not us.
"What happens if Iran invades southern Iraq?"
Who cares? That is a problem for Iraq--not us.
"Since Saddam is such a mad dog and has had chemical weapons for over twenty years, why hasn't he launched them on Israel?"
He is deterred by the thought of Israeli retaliation.
"How will taking out Saddam, a socialist, make the US safer from Islamic terrorists financed by Saudi Arabia and various other emerites?"
I dunno. Myself, I find it strange that Iraq bubbled to the top of the list. Personally, I'd like to see Saudi Arabia nuked, Mecca and Medina reduced to powder, then move on to Iran, Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Pakistan, et al.
"Why have the Saudies been allowed to amass WMD and over 100 missiles?"
Who are the "Saudies"?
"What is the end state in Afghanistan?"
Primitive, smelly nomads, wandering around in a wasteland--just like they were before.
"What happens if Taliban launches offensives during Iraqi war? Where will reinforcements come from since all three participating divisions will also be in Iraq?"
In case you missed it, friend, there is no more Taliban.
"How much is the US willing to spend to rebuild Afghanistan? "
Well, personally I don't make these decisions, but if I did, I'd say "ZERO" would make a real good estimate.
"What happens if Pakistan goes rouge and has nukes?"
As opposed...precisely...to what? They have nukes now. If they start firing them (presumably at India) we drop a warhead on Islamabad.
"Why have oil prices been allowed to climb up to the highest point in 2 years and retail had its worst season in 30 years."
If economists understand the economy, why aren't they all millionaires?
"Why are foreign software engineers still being hired and imported at autrocious rates while domestic workers sit in unemployement?"
Ask Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton.
"Why are Mexicans still being supported as illegals in the US?"
Ask Ted Kennedy and Bill Clinton.
"Why is the federal government still pushing for billingual services to these illegals?"
Please provide citations.
"Why was NATO enlargement not even debated seriously, when this causes the US to willingly go to nuclear war for countries such as Romania. When this will cost the tax payer twice as much as last time, to the tune of $65 billion dollars, to subsidize the US military industry in selling systems to poor countries."
Listen, bunky; nobody goes 'willingly to nuclear war' for a rotten pest-hole like Romania.
"Why are US troops still in the Balkins and the US is still backing the KLA?"
I dunno. You tell me.
"Why is the US still giving money to Arafat?"
Because our State Department is still full of Neville Chamberlain wannabes, having been stuffed to the gills by the Clinton Administration and not having been cleaned out by the Bush people.
"Why is the US still spending globs of money, around $10 billion/year, defending Saudi Arabia when it refuses to cooperate with the US?"
I have no idea. Personally I think we should stand aside, let Saddam have their sorry asses, and then nuke the whole works.
"Why are anti Chavez, pro democracy demonstrators not receiving any help?"
Why should we help every Jose, Jorge, and Tomaso who calls himself 'pro-democracy' and arrives with his hand out?
"Why is the Zimbabwean anti Communist opposition not receiving any help?"
Cause we got bigger fish to fry just now.
"Why did the Rumsfield inquiry into waste, fraud and abuse in the US military and National Guard come to such a sudden halt?"
Ran out of money due to waste, fraud and abuse.
"Why is air safety in US airports just as much of a joke still as it was before?"
I don't know. When they shoot down a fully-loaded 757 with an SA-7, maybe it'll improve.
--Boris
American imperialism to support economic excesses in out own country will not be tolerated by the world community. It is the one sure way to assure more terrorism.
Richard W.
Well, that's the jist of it then, isn't it, because it is the duty of the President to go before Congress and ask for a declaration of war before fighting starts...that's the Constitution and the only legal way to abridge that is through an amendment, the War Powers Act is as illegal as anything else that changes the Constitution without a voted on Amendement. Problem is, no one sees past this moment...when your party man is in charge everyone is happy to have the abuse of power, but when the other party's man (or wombat, in case of Hellberry) is in charge everyone is lamenting, nashing and grinding teeth about how we got to this point and how unconstitutional it is. Be warned, you face a very real threat of this happening either next elections or the following.
Problem is, we aren't attacking the Islamists, that's the point. The Islamists are in Saudi Arabia, amongst other nations, on whom we spend billions for protection and ass kissing...yes our body politic's lips are firmly stitched to every unwashed Saudi Royal's arse. How does it feel to know that you are nothing but a "white N**er" (Saudi words, not mine) to an unwashed, half educated camel jocky?
The US has been in a Recession for 3 years, with market losses this year alone of 16% in Dow Jones and 30% in Nasdeq. We are running a huge deficit, projected to be over half a trillion dollars, add to this an unneeded war that does nothing to save us from terrorists, and a Marshal Plan (maybe, since no one will actually state the end game). If you wish for me to explain to you what effect a huge deficit has on the economy and all our future aspects for recovery, I will gladly do so.
Who cares? That is a problem for Iraq--not us.
I care, since it is my money in part going to this. And if you believe otherwise that some corps are going to invest, you are fooling yourself. The corps will be there, all right, to suck up US government funds for rebuilding, but it will still be the taxpayer who gets stuffed with the bill.
English? Last time I check it was in English, aber wenn wanst du in Deutsch, ist es auch gut.
Sitation, hell, most of the major news media covering the London meeting of the Iraqi opposition, sponsored by DC.
Kurdistan...hmm, well, obviously you don't understand Geopolitics do you? Kurdistan is mostly run by the very people who like Osama. Furthermore, check the map, if fighting starts there, that cuts off one of the two main supply routes to US forces, not a good thing.
If Iran invades southern Iraq, it cuts off the other major US supply route and puts pressure on Kuwait and Saudi oil fields, again, back to step one. Do you get it now?
He is deterred by the thought of Israeli retaliation.
Well, in one statement, you have just blown the reason for the whole war. If he is afraid of what the Isrealies would do to him with 200 nukes, why would he not be afraid of what the US could do to him with 10,000 nukes? Or do the lines of logic get fuzzy right around that point? As for "giving" away a nuke to terrorists, that would be quite stupid since the isotopes left from a blast can be traced back to their plants of origen, each leaves a finger print, a very distinct finger print.
In case you missed it, friend, there is no more Taliban.
In case YOU missed it friend, the none existent Taliban killed one american soldier last week, and injured 4 others. Not bad for ghosts.
Listen, bunky; nobody goes 'willingly to nuclear war' for a rotten pest-hole like Romania.
Really, space ranger? Go check what the US signed in the NATO accords, because it will do this for even smaller pest holes like Liuthiania and Estonia and Latvia. Or did you miss that whole NATO agreement, which has been around for 52 years?
Why should we help every Jose, Jorge, and Tomaso who calls himself 'pro-democracy' and arrives with his hand out?
Because those Joses hold the spicket to 16% of the US oil, and that is a very good reason to support anti-Communist rebellions, especially when they threaten to nationalize the enterprises and cut off the US.
As for your ask Klinton answers, sorry, he's been gone for 2 years and he was a lame duck for over a year before that. Time to ask Bush.