From: "Adam Flinton" 


"Geo."  wrote in message news:3e0e0142{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Adam Flinton"  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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