In 2003 President Bush the Second chose St. Joseph’s Day of 2003 for the American invasion of Iraq. Of course, it is a shame that he chose any day for this venture.
In 1983, two days after American marines died in a barracks bombing in Lebanon, President Reagan sent troops into Grenada to reinstall a British governor and preserve our nutmeg supply. After it was over in a few hours and with American eyes no longer on Lebanon, he called Margaret Thatcher and told her, “Surprise, look what I’ve done for you.”
And Americans acclaimed him for it.
A few years later President Bush the First ordered the invasion of Panama to catch a drug dealer.
And Americans mostly acclaimed him for it.
I am not sure who W thought he was going to impress with the invasion of Iraq which has taken such a huge toll in lives and wealth from Iraqis, Americans, and others with Iraqis, Americans, and others continuing to perish with no end to the horror in sight.
And, even though most Americans question the call [now], many still acclaim him for the invasion.
And that’s a problem, the whole world’s problem.
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Foreign things like this seem way off your usual subjects, but we cant be reminded of how boneheaded this thing was enough.
Also, I cant get a chance to answer your poll, but put me down as too early to tell.
Midway Barb
This morning in the Saint Paul paper was an editorial about a recent interview with VP Cheney. The interviewer prefaced his question with a statement about the extremely negative mood of most of the country toward the war.
Cheney's response was "So?"
How disconnected from reality is this administration?
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