To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
Which would have occured if Bush had lifted Sanctions and had complied with the UN not to use force. YOU PROVE MY POINT. Thank you :-)Only in your dreams. Bush would esaily have gotten France/UN to agree to funnel profits it his "oil buddies" in lieu of a war. If liberating Iraq qas not a motivating factor this profit split would have easily happened at the bargaining table.
273 posted on
04/12/2003 12:12:36 PM PDT by
VRWC_minion
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To: VRWC_minion
Well Saddam's (November 2000) decision to accept only euros as payment for oil (and not dollars) factored heavily. Either way, Bush was acting in the interests of the USA, right or wrong; agree or disagree. I personally don't buy the "W's oil buddies" stuff.
But upholding this or any gun ban is still telling the American people they aren't to be trusted... and feigning support is to say that we can't handle the truth. I think the overwhelming support of Americans for the president and this current war situation (coupled with the change of attention after 9/11) ought to be enough for him.
The prevailing logic from here is that, if a combined conservative president/house/senate can't fix things, then nothing ever will.
291 posted on
04/12/2003 12:30:18 PM PDT by
lainie
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