Whilst masticating on , Jeff Binkley (1:226/600)
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JB> http://au.news.yahoo.com/041109/19/rnmi.html

JB> Wednesday November 10, 05:38 AM  

JB> Madonna calls for US troops to leave Iraq

JB> LONDON (AFP) - US pop star Madonna made a rare foray into 
JB> politics, calling for her home country to withdraw its troops 
JB> from Iraq during an interview with British radio.

JB> "I just don't want American troops to be in Iraq, period," she 
JB> said on BBC Radio.

A lot of people feel that way.  Celebrities are able to get their opinions
broadcast because they are celebrities.

JB> "My feelings are 'can we just all get out?'," said the 
JB> 46-year-old star, who lives mainly in London with British film 
JB> director husband Guy Ritchie, who said she believes the US-led 
JB> war will not help in the fight against terrorism.

No, now that we're in, we can't just get out.  To do that without at least
trying to achieve our goal of democracy WOULD be a waste of the Americans
and Iraqis killed and maimed.  

JB> "Global terror is everywhere. Global terror is down the street, 
JB> around the block," she said.

"Global" would indeed refer to everywhere, as in the whole world.

JB> Madonna's best known belief is her adherence to the Kabbalah, a 
JB> faith based on the study of Hebrew texts which has become increasingly 
JB> popular in recent years, notably among music and film stars.

I don't know why Kabbalah has become so popular.

JB> "People are becoming very polarized," she said. "We
have people 
JB> who don't want to think, and who just want to guard what is 
JB> theirs, and they're selfish and limited in their thinking and 
JB> they're very fearful in their choices."

This may be true of some, but not of all 59 million who voted for Bush, IMO.

JB> "I thought very carefully about it. I thought Wesley Clark had 
JB> the best leadership qualities," she said.

JB> "If he had the same political experience as Kerry he could have 
JB> bridged that gap."

She may be right.  Clark wasn't a politician.  *adh*

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