To Bush Administration: Lose the Political Pride

BUSH ADMINISTRATION: LOSE THE POLITICAL PRIDE FOR THE SAKE OF OUR TROOPS AND THEIR MISSION! HELP THEM AND THE WORLD TO WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT TERROR OR WE WILL FAIL MISERABLY!

How very dismaying to read this article tonight.
- "U.S. May Drop Bid for New U.N. Resolution"
Our leaders are acting like possessive children.
Every dead or wounded soldier is their fault every bit as much as the Iraqi resistance itself.
I never thought I'd live to see a day we'd have such horrific leadership in this nation.

Excerpt:

"...Powell has made clear that Washington won't cede any of its decision-making powers in Iraq.

France, Russia, India and other countries have ruled out sending soldiers to Iraq unless a multinational force is authorized by the United Nations.

France's deputy U.N. ambassador Michel Duclos said the current impasse would not exist if a genuine international partnership had been established at the outset, under the guidance of the United Nations, to address Iraq's problems.

``Sharing the burden and the responsibilities in a world of equal and sovereign nations means also sharing information and authority,'' Duclos said..."

The Dying Vision

THE DYING VISION

"The president's vision will, in the coming months, either be launched successfully in Iraq, or it will die in Iraq."

Condoleeza Rice




Even the Bush administration's favorite NeoCon Bill Kristol can see it's dying.
When you hear him pleading for Bush to listen to the "critics", we know we have a problem!

Note that Kristol gives the lamest reasons to ignore consideration of the need for a new U.N. resolution with wide international support.
This is what makes him the NeoCon he is. This leopard will not change his spots. Given Kristol's favorable status with those connected with the Bush administration, he may wind up being a wider part of the problem by sticking stubbornly to the PNAC "new-world-order" blueprint.

At least he acknowleges that it IS "painfully obvious that there are too few American troops operating in Iraq".
Truer words were never spoken.
However, if we hold onto pride and painfully obvious American greed (both political power-greed and economic-greed), we will soon see the
military draft reactivated...along with more American deaths and American citizens pouring into the dissenting streets.

Mark these words.

Road Map to Nowhere

WHY is Condoleeza Rice leaning on Israel while pushing Palestine toward a civil war?
Does the Bush administration believe this will bring about MORE peace?

REALLY??!

I think Israel gets a slap in its face every time we tell them to stop defending themselves by tracking down Hamas leaders.
The Sharon-method of "tracking down terror suspects" is much like Bush's own recent "tracking down" of Uday and Qusay Hussein.
We're taking no prisoners--just killing them.
As a nation, what a fine example we have recently set.
Look how far this method of "justice-seeking" has gotten Israel these past 60 years.

We are becoming the new version of Sharon's Israel.
What a pity.
Bush has helped set us on a course for a never-ending cycle of violence.
Playing into the tribal and vengeful hands of terror.

We may be a powerful nation, but, much like Sharon's Israel, our leaders have absolutely no clue how to successfully fight non-state-supported terrorism.

When we become the new Israel, our "tribal religion" will be far more dangerous than the tribes that espouse Islamic or Jewish faiths.
Our American-tribal tenet, as it stands today, seems to be our faith in "the speading of democracy".
The Christian missions did their part in destroying many innocent lives throughout the world.
Imagine what the new tribal faith of extremist America could do......

Why does Condoleeza Rice state that "..Despite the horrific events of recent days, we have seen progress toward peace for Israelis and Palestinians'' ??!??????? What progress? Where?

How can Rice say. "The terrorists will not succeed'' when, every single time an or an innocent is blown apart by a suicide bomb, terror
succeeds in its mission?

Terror will continue to succeed until we, in concert with the good people of the world community, start DOING something instead of talking about bogus road maps and telling nations that they must adopt our version of "democracy".
Concentrate on the health of our OWN democracy in the U.S.
It is suffering from what could be a terminal illness.

Until then, people of Israel---build that security fence HIGH and do what you must to protect the innocent.



Your leader is failing you...much like our own leader GW Bush is failing America.

I pray for your safety this day.

The Media Is Lying to Us

THE MEDIA IS LYING TO US.



It may be a peddling of soft lies, but the result is a fatally misinformed American public.

HERE'S SOME PROOF:

LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THESE POLL RESULTS!

IN A RECENT NEWSWEEK POLL, 1,011 Americans were asked the same questions that are now being posed to the INTERNET public-at-large.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU ASK MORE PEOPLE------**PEOPLE WHO MAY VERY WELL BE MORE INFORMED.

LOOK AT THE VARIANCE IN RESULTS....ESPECIALLY QUESTIONS 4 and 5!
Re: US TROOPS: MOST PEOPLE SAY "BRING THEM HOME NOW!"



ON THE INTERNET:
There are already 16,563 web site responses represented here..this is 16 times that of the NEWSWEEK telephone poll.
* Percentages may not total to 100% for each question due to non-responses

The percentages on the left represent the results of the national poll (1,011 people),not including the INTERNET response (16,563 people).

The percentages shown on the left are the INTERNET responses.

The poll was taken August 22-23, 2003 and had a +/- 3 percent margin of error. 1. Do you approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?


Yes 17% / 53%
No 81% / 36%
Don't know 2% / 11%


2. How confident are you that the United States will successfully establish a stable, democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term?

Very confident 9%/ 54%
Somewhat confident 7% / 40%
Not too confident 13% / 6%
Not at all confident 69% / undefined%
Don't know 1% / undefined%



3. How well do you think U.S. efforts to establish security and rebuild Iraq have gone since major combat ended on May 1?

Very well 6% / 18%
Somewhat well 9% / 37%
Not too well 14% / 21%
Not at all well 71% / 19%
Don't know 0% / 5%


4. From what you know now, do think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq last March?

Yes, the United States did the right thing 19% / 61%
No, it did not do the right thing 78% / 33%
Don't know 2% / 6%



5. For how much longer would you support keeping large numbers of U.S. military personnel in Iraq to help establish security and rebuild the country?

Less than one year 23% / 28%
One to two years 13% / 28%
Three to five years 9% / 19%
Six to 10 years 4% / 3%
More than 10 years? 3% / 11.5%
No longer--bring them home now 44% / 7%
Don't know 4% / undefined%


6. Do you support this current level of U.S. spending (about $1 billion a week) to establish security in Iraq and rebuild the country?

Yes, I support current spending levels 20% / 34%
No, the U.S. should reduce spending and scale back its efforts 76% / 60%
Don't know 4% / 6%


REMEMBER THIS....THE MEDIA IS SPOUTING OUT THE TELEPHONE-NEWSWEEK POLL NUMBERS AS IF THEY ARE GOSPEL TRUTH AND RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION.

THAT'S PURE BULLSHIT!

LOOK at the replies by the INTERNET on question 2.
69% of those polled say they are NOT AT ALL CONFIDENT that the United States will successfully establish a stable, democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term.
NOW---look at Newsweek's statement in the title of their Sept 1 article which I have posted DIRECTLY BELOW.

( "The public posture is confident, but the jitters are real. Under fire in Iraq, Team Bush ponders its options" )

IT'S A LIE!
Over two thirds of us see it falling apart.



They've gotten it wrong before.
They're getting it wronger today.
Don't believe all you see.
Heck--don't believe THIS if you have the informed intuition not to. ;)

SEE: http://www.msnbc.com/news/956458.asp

Also see NY Times article about the Newsweek poll and an ABC Poll of 1,024 people. These results not be getting the weight that they wind up receiving in the media and the press. It seems not only frivilous and disingenuous, but nearly criminal when American lives are at stake. I highly disrespect today's American media for this reason.

If we had a leader who had an ounce of true humility, he would go to the United Nations immediately and implore them to fully contribute to what could be a very worthy effort. Our poor American leadership has caused an influx of terror in the entire Middle Eastern region and strong distaste for America by those who could have been our best allies. The Bush administration has engendered mistrust in the American people as well. It's a prideful, secretive, and defensive leadership that will SINK the mission in Iraq if things don't change very soon.
If we only want to hold onto Iraq like it's our little treasure, we will never..I repeat NEVER win the hearts and minds of anyone, Iraqi, Russian, German, or American.
The intent of the is administration is looking possessive and greedy. It doesn't seem like we're acting in good faith.
I really hope Bush doesn't think God is leading his soul....because I never saw God that way. If God is that way, I don't want to be a member of His club anymore.

The poll results would CHANGE if the Bush administration began to LEAD in a meaningful way.

Groping In the Dark Newsweek

Under all the Bush propaganda about Iraq lies a dark truth.

The American public is no longer fooled by the Bush-spun "rosy optimism".

Newsweek
Sept 1, 2003
Groping in the Dark
The public posture is confident, but the jitters are real. Under fire in Iraq, Team Bush ponders its options

Jimmy Breslin speaks of the preposterous, wandering, delusional language of Bush and his administration