From: "Adam Flinton" 

Oh by pure chance I came across this:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/852493.asp?0cv=CB10

" CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec. 28 -  President Bush claimed a year of
accomplishments Saturday and placed the war against terrorism and disarming
Iraq at the top of an ambitious agenda for the next 12 months. "

Because the econ is in the toilet & presidents in charge of bad econs lose?

Adam


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adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com> wrote in message
> > news:3e0dd622{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Axis of Evil != War on Terror.
> > >
> > > How is Stalinist NK somehow part of the war on Al-Qaeda?
> >
> > I don't know what they are doing as I don't have access to that
> information.
> > But I do find it interesting the timing of their announcement that has
> > nullified the no nuke agreement to coincide with the current Iraq
> > preparations that bush has taken.
> >
>
> Hummmm. I find it equally odd that at the same time we're also getting a
> load of stuff about the Iranian (3'rd member of the Axis) continuing work
at
> Busher when that's been going on since before the fall of the Shah.
>
> Put it another way.........why the the US "tell the world"?
Didn't have to
> any more than the NK'es had to admit to it.
> Why is it that Pakistan was subject to similar pressures wrt to it's Nuke
> program but now......hey let's welcome the Pakistani's to the nuke club?
>
> > Do you not think this is a deliberate attempt to sidetrack bush from his
> > stated goal of removing saddam from power? I mean isn't that even a
remote
> > possibility in your view?
> >
>
> Nope I see the exact opposite. Raise the "fear factor" &
increase the
> foreign policy drive
>
> (A) To add impetus to the war against one of the members of the "Axis of
> Evil". Hey look what "they" (Bush'es grouping not
theirs) are doing
> (B) To make sure foreign policy/defence carries through as the major focus
> of the US until the next presidential election.
>
> > Try a little exercise, for a minute assume that Bush isn't a loon and in
> > fact has some knowledge that links Iraq, Iran and NK together into this
> > "axis of evil" thing he went off about. Assume it's
true, they are
working
> > together to promote terrorism against the west. Now re-evaluate the
> > situation, does it change the way it looks at all?
> >
>
> So why isn't Pakistan in this "Axis"? Swaps info & buys
stuff from NK.
Seems
> like it's just as much part of the Axis as anyone else.
>
> > When Bush first went off with the axis bit I was saying what the hell is
> he
> > talking about, NK? Iran? But the more I see the more I get this feeling
> that
> > maybe these things are linked. NK selling scud missiles to Yemen, now
I'm
> > thinking maybe this is where iraq got theirs as well (in spite of the
> > embargo over the past 10 years)? Iran allowed safe passage to most of al
> > Qaeda when they got kicked out of Afghanistan, Iraq or more directly
> Saddam
> > has made a deal with al Qaeda for safe passage for him and his family
> should
> > the shiite hit the fan in Iraq and as time goes by I'm finding more and
> more
> > stuff that seems to indicate there is a connection here.
> >
>
> Bollox. Iran helped with the destruction of the Taliban & a lot of
Al-Qaeda.
>
> > I don't know what's going on for real, heck I'm just john q public in
all
> > this but I find it interesting to make different assumptions and see how
> > that changes the view.
> >
>
> Assumption number 1:
>
> Mr Bush wants to get re-elected
>
> Fact number 1:
>
> The US econ is in the toilet.
>
> Odd related fact:
>
> Presidents who preside over econs in the toilet tend not to get
re-elected.
>
> Adam
>
>
> Adam
>
>

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