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WEll, I pop in for a gander and what do I see but a patented discussion on politics [img]smile.gif[/img] . Hmmmm

Oil isn't the reason for this pending 'war'. Neither is it the sudden realization by the government that Saddam Hussein is a ::gasp:: threat. In my personal opinion (never humble) it is a steady mixture of personal angst on Bush's behalf and political manuevering/posturing. I mean, come on folks. After 9-11 the man was riding high on the patriotic fervor of Americans rediscovering themselves. (ok, worded badly, but I know what I mean) It's no secret that he has no idea of what it takes for the common, everyday Joe to make a living and keep finances on an even keel. Convince me he has ever been *forced* to work for a living! Or create new ways to eat hamburger or hot dogs because that's the only meat you can afford. Putting on jeans and getting dusty walking around on your ranch (or riding on high-dollar horses) is not the same as coming home filthy and dod-tired after a long day busting your ass. Nope, his administration has managed to virtually ignore the economy enough that it has managed to go straight downhill. And what, historically speaking, has been the centuries-old solution to a sagging economy? Ding, ding, ding. War. Of course, the fact that it ties in so very nicely to all those nasty terrorists over there is a bonus. Two birds with one stone.

Oil? Nope. That's just a bit of gravy. He's looking to divert attention from all the corporate naughtiness come to light and the general slump in the short-term economy and hoping to garner some much needed support from us regular folks who are sick and tired of hearing all the yaking and seeing no action from the political blowhards (altho I wholeheartedly believe diplomacy should be attempted whenever humanly possible...talking is *always* the superior choice over violence). Overall, he's weaseling....*supposedly* the Iranians tried to assasinate his father (I question some of the sources for that supposition) and he has readily admitted that this really rankles still. Well, of course it does.

The US set Hussein up in power and now we want him gone. Hmmm......anyone think of any other instances we've done the same thing with the same results? Seems to me we ought to be.......minding our own d***d business!!!