Powell Convinces NBC's Panel But Not ABC's Martha Raddatz

MRC ^ | Wednesday, February 05, 2003 4:19:58 PM | Brent Baker

[fight_truth_decay]

FYI

[joesnuffy]

Muslims the world over arent convinced
neither are the french or germans
the kennedys clintons barney frank sean penn susan saranwrap the chinese communist party the sandinistas nelson mandulla robert mugabe most of the cannibals in the congo the world socialist party and nearly all of whorlywood
arent convinced....
SO WHAT
They all have their hatred of the American of 1776 and what it was founded on and for....

[FryingPan101]

"I kept trying to listen to it through the ears of the French and the German."

I have serious concerns as they relate to German opposition. I live just outside Fort Bliss, Texas. There may very well be thousands of German troops at Fort Bliss and in a nearby area of New Mexico. They have their own schools; their own motor pools; their own restaurants; their own barracks; their own everything.....just as we do in their country. My fear is regarding their total opposition to our President's leadership in forcing Iraq to comply with disarming. I wonder how they will react when we act against Iraq.

[The Vast Right Wing]

Texas is well armed, I wouldn't worry.

[kinghorse]

Martha Raddatz I have two questions for you.

1. Do you own dollars or euros?

2. Do you own gold?

Europe could end the standoff tomorrow if they backed the USA. So what's up with Europe? Their peace stance is furthering the prospects of war, not peace. Again, why are you doing this Europe? Surely you know the USA will act if Iraq does not disarm. Methinks you would welcome the USA acting unilaterally because it damages the USA individually.

I believe their cry for peace is nothing more than a cynical ploy to further weaken the USA financially through an orchestrated attack on the dollar.

[kinghorse]

Re those wild and crazy Luftwaffe (sic?) guys - They want cheaper electronic equipment to take back to Europe.

[FryingPan101]

LOL I hope so. The base seems empty whenever we go on.

[rickmichaels]

"I kept trying to listen to it through the ears of the French and the German..."

Just like trying to see it through the eyes of a blind man.

[the_doc]

German soldiers stationed in the U.S. will probably RESPECT our decision to go to war even if some of them are privately relieved that they are going to war with us.

The real goofballs in the scenario are the German civilians who command the German military. The same would be true if we had Gore in the White House.

[the_doc]

I meant to say "even if some of them are privately relieved that they are NOT going to war with us."

[cyncooper]

A lot of this evidence they could try to refute. They could say perhaps these colonels, these Iraqi republican guards were freelancing, and who were these defectors? There's a lot here they can play with."

My, this Raddatz babe is a regular Helpful Hannah, isn't she? I'm sure Iraq was taking notes to help them form their game plan. Thanks Martha!

[Howlin]

They left out the best one, IMO.

On MSNBC today, Brian Williams wondered OUT LOUD whether the things that Powell were saying would "come as news to the president."

[Nick Danger]

Feinstein: "Well let me, let me say this... If we are gonna go to war and I think he laid out a very plausible, a very respectable case for that... I hate to say this, but he made the argument as to why [inspections] can't succeed based on the past practice of Iraq and the belief that those practices are continuing. Then the Security Council has to measure up or they do, in fact, become irrelevant."

Attention, UN bureaucrats and French government officials:

The person quoted there is among the most liberal of opposition party members. She is one of the last 3 people in the United States government who would take this position, which means that you are down to two or fewer supporters. You are within days of destroying the United Nations as an institution. Game time is up. This will be your last warning.

[cyncooper]

On MSNBC today, Brian Williams wondered OUT LOUD whether the things that Powell were saying would "come as news to the president."

I saw the freeper report on Brian Williams. Still trying to get my jaw off the floor over that one.

[qvack]

Well put.

[ThinkDifferent]

They could say perhaps these colonels, these Iraqi republican guards were freelancing

My coworkers gave me strange looks when I burst out laughing after reading this.

[ThinkDifferent]

You are within days of destroying the United Nations as an institution.

Well yeah, but don't *tell* them that...

[tet68]

It also gives a powerful tool to Hans Blix, the chief UN weapons inspector. He's scheduled to go onto Baghdad in the next several days. He can confront the Iraqis with this evidence, ask them to produce the commanders. That will be a real test for the Iraqis,

Stef, you really are a dim bulb. "He can confront the Iraqis"??? Ask the to produce the commanders???? A real Test???

What planet are you from?

[TigersEye]

I guess I just don't give a Radtzazz what Martha thinks.

[TigersEye]

Europe could end the standoff tomorrow if they backed the USA. So what's up with Europe? Their peace stance is furthering the prospects of war, not peace.

This bore repeating and emphasizing for doubters, fence sitters and moderate cynics. The U.S. has not been asking for support to go to war they have been looking to the world to support the disarmament of Saddam Hussein. The Bush administration has patiently and persistently pursued that support through a unified voice of nations and conceded that the UN would be an acceptable body to project that voice.

Any chance of convincing Hussein to cooperate peacefully rests entirely upon a solid majority of leading nations speaking in agreement. France, Germany, Russia and China have decided to oppose the course that is most likely to bring peace by withholding their support to stand in solidarity with the world against injustice.

You are either with us or against us in the war on terror. These nations have made their stand.