LIVE THREAD: President Bush News Conference 03/06/03

http://freerepublic.com ^ | March 6, 2003

[Howlin]

President Bush's new conference regarding current events

[unsycophant]

Great thread, but it doesn't seem the same without holdonnow making an appearance on a Bush thread. LOL.

The president did very well--calm and cool. Take care.

[Keith]

not enough for you.

Plenty enough for me.

Have a nice life.

[brydic1]

"It's time to show your cards." I love this. The resolution should be worded. Resolved, "It has been demostrated that the Iraqis have disarmed." Yes or No. Let them vote. If they vote "Yes", those nations are obviously lieing. Let that be the one and only question.

[Cboldt]

Where do you get all of this information? Keep sharing! More!

[floriduh voter]

The President needed to remind the unwashed that he is The Commander in Chief and to scare Saddam. I think he did a solid job handling those yuk reporters.

[Green]

Nosir - - which is why I'd like to see the Bush Doctrine viz North korea (ie, "containment will work") tried against Iraq.

It's been 12 years of trying containment and he still hasn't disarmed. How much longer should we try this, hmmm?

[Mo1]

I agree with you on the Murrah Bombing and having toured the Bombing Memorial and Museum everytime someone comes to town,

Speaking of the Murrah Building .. that reporter, Jeania Davis was on my local talk radio recently talking about a bunch of old republican guards and stuff about Auto Body shops

Have you heard about that?

[Mo1]

THANK YOU ... I was getting tired of yelling at CNN

[PhiKapMom]

I have heard bits and pieces from Davis. Made me totally wonder about everything.

[meyer]

Is it just me or does anyone else always take just one look at her and expect her to say, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road?"

I was thinking more on the lines of "...and that little doggie too".

[nicmarlo]

Actually, I was repeating what Not gonna said in his post #1659.....but it's very true....Bush has to keep repeating everything like he's talking to two-year-olds, i.e.:

"Don't touch the stove."
"Why?"
"Because it's hot."

"Don't touch the stove."
"Why?"
"Because it's HOT."

There's no other answer. Saddam is EVIL, A MURDERER, A TYRANT. "Don't touch the stove."
"Why?
"BECAUSE IT'S HOT!!!"

[roses of sharon]

I just got in, how did it go, and what did the talking heads say after?

Thanks.

[RummyChick]

cnn quoting an outrageous quote from kennedy about Bush concering his fixation on Saddam. I think he came out with it tonight. Anybody got the details on it.

[smpc]

It didnt take long to find stuff....ive got alot of reading to do tonight it seems.Thanks for the info.

[woodyinscc]

" (I give Caddell credit, though, I consider him one of the few "honest Democrats" -- he's even part of the "Recall Gray Davis" movement here in CA.)

He was vehemetly against Clinton also! and it was
honest. Never think tho that he is a closet conservative!
Most of his views are to the left of Boxer.(if that is possible)

[PhilipFreneau]

Again, I think it's because North Korea doesn't have oil -- either that, or it's because North Korea isn't in the book of revelation (which is what motivates the Bible folks against Iraq).

No offence, Sonny, but you really do need to get a clue. Oil is a motivator, but only to those who have sweet contracts for oil from Iraq, such as the French, and maybe the Germans; or for the Russians, who fear an oil glut after this is resolved will lower oil prices and hurt their economy: an economy highly dependent on their sales of their own oil. Of course, oil is also a motivator for those idiots parading around our streets with anti-war signs (although why it motivates them is a mystery).

North Korea has always been a problem (made worse by the previous administration and Carter). Appeasement is never practical, there is nothing to negotiate, and the U.N. is useless. So what is left? Nuke them? I recommend you climb back in your sand box and let the big boys handle the North Koreans.

[hispanarepublicana]

Blix Disputes Iraq's Claims on Biological Weapons
2 hours, 35 minutes ago


By Evelyn Leopold

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations (news - web sites) disputed Iraq (news - web sites)'s claim to have destroyed 21,000 liters of biological warfare agents, including anthrax, 12 years ago, according to a report to be released on Friday.

Iraq had declared 2,230 gallons anthrax but the report estimates that 5,447 gallons of germ agents stored in bulk during the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites) included about 2,641 gallons of anthrax.


The report, a draft of which was obtained by Reuters, gives 29 "clusters" or groups of weapons programs and a "to do" list for Iraq in order to satisfy U.N. Security Council demands that Baghdad account for its weapons of mass destruction programs.


The 167-page report was drawn up by the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, headed by Hans Blix and will be distributed to ministers at a key meeting on Friday. It is separate from an oral report he will present.


It compiles every weapons program, past and present, and says what Iraq has done and what it needs to do, thereby giving ammunition to those Security Council members who say inspection are getting somewhere and need to continue and those who say the report shows how Iraq is not fulfilling U.N. demands.


Blix questioned Iraqi statements that it had stored all bulk biological warfare agents during the 1991 Gulf War at the Al Hakam plant and destroyed those unused after the war.


"There is credible information available to UNMOVIC that indicates that the bulk agent, including anthrax, was in fact deployed during the 1991 Gulf War," the report said. "The question then arises as to what happened to it after the war."


"Based on this information, UNMOVIC estimates that about 5,547 gallons of biological warfare agent was stored in bulk at locations remote from Al Hakam. About half of this, about 2,641 gallons was anthrax," Blix wrote in the report.


"It therefore seems highly probable that the destruction of the bulk agent, including anthrax, stated by Iraq to be at Al Hakam in July-August 1991 did not occur," the report said."


Blix said Iraq needed to provide documentation or other evidence to support its account.


MORE MISSILES THAN THOUGHT


The new report also said Iraq may be producing more banned missiles in addition to the Al Samoud 2 rockets it is now destroying and had declared last year to inspectors.


"Other missiles systems with ranges in excess of 93 miles may possibly be under development or planned," the report said.


"Indications of this come from solid propellant casting chambers Iraq has acquired, through recent import, indigenous production or from the repair or old chambers," said the report.


Blix had ordered the Al Samouds destroyed.


The report had been eagerly awaited by nations opposed to war, who believe inspectors are working and should continue for months. Canada, on the other hand, has proposed the "outstanding issues" be turned into "benchmarks" with deadlines for Iraq to meet by March 28.


But for the United States and Britain, however, the report shows how many weapons issues Iraq has not yet clarified, despite Blix's comments to reporters on Wednesday that Iraq was beginning to actively cooperate with his inspectors.


He told a news conference on Wednesday that the destruction of the al Samouds "is the most spectacular and the most important and tangible" evidence of real disarmament.

[daviddennis]

Put briefly:

• Saddam is a symbolic hero in the Middle East because he sticks up to America where others don't. The Saudis in their mosques tell citizens of other countries that America is the Great Satan too, but their rulers make nice with the US. From that point of view, Saddam is known as someone who has guts, and who can stand by his convictions unflinchingly.

• Because he's a symbolic hero, he is dangerous. He can provoke Palastinians into attacking Israel, for example. He can convince the "Arab Street" to erupt in protest against actions he is against.

• By contrast, Kim Jong Il is a guy who starves his people because his creaky system can't provide them with enough food. The people in South Korea know this, and the people in China and Japan do too. So nobody listens to him; he is not a heroic figure to anyone. He's just a vaguely comical guy that nobody respects outside of his country.

• We can win a war with Saddam because his people hate him. Why? Well, aside from the fact that his regime is truly brutal, he also has run the economy from prosperity to bankruptcy, in only a few years. This bankruptcy and the attitude of his people mean that he cannot fight successfully against us; he is too weak. So we are better off showing North Korea that we have guts too, by taking out Saddam.

• We can win a war with North Korea too, but it's liable to be a horrible bloodbath that is best avoided. North Korean citizens have lived as they have for decades, unchangingly on starvation incomes. They have no other way of life. They don't know things can be better. So they are more likely to believe the government than Iraqis, and much more likely to put up a real fight. This is why North Korea supports Iraq and International ANSWER. They would lose more from a dramatic US victory in Iraq than anyone. The propaganda effect of an Iraqi defeat would inevitably find its way to the people and would cause them to have doubts about Kim Jong Il. Remember, North Korea values itself based on its military, just as Iraq does. So defeats of the "Axis of Evil" are very bad for NK.

Did that give you a better idea?

(I have pinged Dog Gone to this because he's also well informed about this issue and might want to chime in.)

D

[GWSTILL1]

Was Kennedy sober when he gave the statement? Never mind, stupid question.....

[cibco]

"AQ getting med treatment in Bhagdad

This is pretty lose connection. None of the hijakers were Iraqis - most were Saudis. If getting your leg fixed in Iraq gives grounds for invading Iraq, then coming from Saudi Arabia gives grounds for invading that country. Why aren't we starting with Saudi Arabia? (sarcasm)."

Those were just some bones thrown out. Your response is what I expected. It means you need to do a WHOLE lot of reading FR archives to respond to people on this thread. Iraq has messed with us. NK is looking for hush money.

You aren't posting from France are you?