I think I was reading too much into your question, actually.
I was thinking, what would I have done differently if I were Bush...
and was boggling, starting with well, if I realized that a lot of my
advisers had a pre-conceived agenda dating to before my election
(newamericancentury.org) I might run it past some academics for a
reality check....but really, bottom line, this thinking bogs down on
the fact that I am not George Bush, praise the Lord.
But really all you want to know is what would of convinced me at the
time? Very little, really. It would just be so much easier to believe
that the president is doing his job and all is well in the country.
Evidence of WMD's would have done just fine. Some willingness to
listen to other points of view would have done marvels to reassure
me...
Dana
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 15:33:51 -0600, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> thank you, good answer.
>
> Andy, have to do somethng right now and I'd like to look back at the
> history a little before I answer you but there are two pretty decent
> answers here already. Granted that the French can be infuriating and
> possibly had their own agenda... it would have been nice to see more
> support and consensus.
>
> In general, if a whole lot of people say you are wrong, perhaps you
> should consider the idea that you are wrong. Consider I say, because
> it is also possible that you are not... but I don't think the concept
> was even considered.
>
> At the time, I felt that the discussion was very rushed and that the
> question was railroaded through. It smelled like the Patriot Act. That
> was why I was against it. Once we were there, we were responsible.
>
> As for a specific this or that event happening differently... I can't
> right now, but I'll see if I can answer anon :)
>
> Dana
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:01:57 -0500
> Subject: Re: The politicization of the Iraq War
> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Good point - continuing, I'd be hesitant to grant permission to my
> kid again after he'd burned my trust.
>
> With Mr. Bush, all Americans have to take some responsibility his
> actions. That's why we can't just pull out of Iraq; we have to clean
> up the mess we entrusted Mr. Bush not to make.
>
> Mr. Bush, however, should be terminated for abuse of authority.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Using your analogy, if my child is not responsible enough to be out
> until midnight, and gets himself/herself in trouble as a result, I'm
> partially responsible for the misconduct by granting the privelege in
> the first place.________________________________
>
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