Posted on 01/26/2003 9:06:08 PM PST by Pokey78
Edited on 04/23/2004 12:05:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Precisely......The Bushbots have are going into overtime.......doing exactly what Peggy's been accused of.......
Bush shouldn't be advised what to do, Bush is governed only by his determination, not response from the public, his advisers and others. Sure, he may go against world opinion and public opinion.....but he'll craft the message of his actions to meet in some way or form. He'll do it to slow the nervousness of the vast middle....not the hardliners from either party. He's done it in the past....he'll do it now. Certainly not to the extent of the previous administration, but it will have an impact.
Wait4Truth, so what if the previous administration comes against the prez......if Bush's actions leave no room for criticism, then he'll deflect the criticism easily. No one ever said Clinton was gracioius......so we've got to deal with it.
It's catching, isn't it?
BTW, thank you for the Saddam/gangster analogy. Found it useful in replying to my young (21) brother when he circulated via email an anti-war "petition to the UN".
Capone with nukes. What a pleasant thought.
Yep, loose lips sink ships. If he believes we need to attack, as I do, he should tell the American people why with some "new" facts and some information that will not compromise our troops.
Maybe so, but for many 'average Americans'...good people, hard working, not nutty leftists, that is not enough. The sentiment here at FR does not necessarily reflect the country at large.
As are many here. The 'average American' though wants more, IMO. I think that is basically what Noonan is saying.
If the matter were limited to that I would concur completely. It is not, IMO.
I SO totally agree with everything you said! If Peggy Noonan is such a big supporter of President Bush, it has been really hard to tell lately!
Too many people here are afraid of a little positive criticism.....
Yup.
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Maybe so, but for many 'average Americans'...good people, hard working, not nutty leftists, that is not enough. The sentiment here at FR does not necessarily reflect the country at large.
I understand what you're saying...and I don't want to sound flip. But, we're approaching a point of no return and this is the quote that comes to mind ~ "Lead, follow--or get out of the way."
It's worth repeating ~ I mean no disrepect. But now is the time for leadership. Lead--and the people will follow. (Okay, I'm out of quotes ;^) )
I agree! Somewhere in the course of this debate Resolution 1441 was turned inside out (ah, Daschle, et al?).
Not only would another reminder of what 1441 is all about combat the "all about oil" nonsense--it would also show how the UN and its resolutions are irrelevant and explain why the President of the United States must exercise his right to act with a "coalition of the willing" and protect American lives and interests.
You are right.....however leadership comes in many different forms that are appropriate with the point in time when leadership is required. When in the heat of battle, the luxury of explaining what's happening isn't available. But we've had over a year to this point and probably a certain extension of time that something must be done. That is where I believe Noonan and certain other people who keep talking about giving a better explanation of what's needed and what must be done.
You'll never change the minds of the protesters and most leftists. Some may even have good reason to be voicing thier concerns, despite certain people with dubious ties being connected with the protest demonstrations. But who you can influence are those who do not pay particularly close attention to world affairs.
We still have the time to make our case with those people instead of letting the anti-war folks have their forum to shape minds.
The Bush team needs to craft their sound bites to convey the seriousness of this situation to Iraq as well as to gain support of the masses. That support is going to be important, as this action will probably take years to root out most of the strength of terrorism.
Suggestions such as these aren't tacit disapproval of Bush. They are supportive of making something good even better.
Sadly, a good part of the sheeple would think the pictures doctored or the photograph staged. In fact, I believe the US could present very specific evidence and some people would still be skeptical unless inspectors were there and saw such evidence with their own eyes. Of course, any such evidence would be long dispersed by the time inspectors arrived.
The best that President Bush can do is to release *some* information that they have, information that has the best chance of connecting with Americans. I agree it should not be necessary.
I'm with you 100%. This will be a most interesting seven days.
"Here is one one kilo jar. We have 99 more jars spread among your biggest cities ready to go."
That type of "message" could very well have been delivered to the W H, and they would not tell us.
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