[Sir Taliesin]

Originally posted by Shaide: I'm in the same side that Radek. Actually the only countries which can stop to the United States are the EU. The muslims countries havent got the same ideas that occidentals countries, if they have it then they were westerns countries. Here in europe the people dont want more war, like the last century, and the last, and the last... here in the past we had dictadors who killed a lot of people. I think United States didnt have any dictador and they cant see they actually have one. Bush, I mean the people who get the power there, does that he want to. He want to get the oil control in the world, Why dont let that poor countries have the control in the oil?, This would be the best reason for they gain more money, I think Bush has fear, 'cause they wouldnt be puppets then. Like the european old kings and lords, they didnt wish that the people didnt go to the school 'cause then they would know why they have this problem and how get the solutions. Shaide

Were do you get off calling Bush a dictator? Last I looked, he won the election fair and square, according to the rules under which we hold our elections. Every President we have ever elected won under those same base rules! That doesn't sound like a dictator to me.

Here is the definition of Dictator taken from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (online):

1 a : a person granted absolute emergency power; especially : one appointed by the senate of ancient Rome b : one holding complete autocratic control c : one ruling absolutely and often oppressively
2 : one that dictates

Don't forget that Bush can't do anything by himself! The House and Senate must go along as well. He has had support from both parties there. If there were a vote today on whether or not to go to war with Iraq today, then the vote would be to go to war! Those are the facts in the US.

As far as the poor people in the world controlling the oil, well most countries that control the oil are rather rich! Just look at the Middle East. All the countries that control the oil have a farily high standard of living (with the possible exception of Iraq and had Saddam not invade Kuwait then they'd have a high standard of living too!). So are you suggesting that all those countries turn their oil revenue over to the poor nations of the world?... Righhhtttt... Like that's going to happen. Get real!

Why would the US or Bush for that matter care if the rest of the world had an education? That makes no sense what so ever! Let's face it. The US would stand to make a hell of a lot of money if the rest of the world were more educated. Education, means more jobs, means more money, means more money to SPEND... possibly on items made in the USA... or China... or Japan... or God forbid the EU! We'd like to see the world's standard of living come up. Save us a lot of tax dollars that we could be spending at home. We wouldn't be feeding the world then.

Rant over! (gets off his soapbox).