Interesting. The main partner in that Syria deal is headquartered in Oklahoma, but three of its divisions are in Houston. Also, they say something about future deals in Syria... I bet the Syrians are jsut thrilled about that <g>
Dana Michael Dinowitz writes: > Yes. Bush thinks of Bush first, Bush second, Bush third, America fourth and > everyone else, even America's long term allies, last. He'll be up for election > and he'll win. Look at his actions in the middle east (not Iraq): > > U.S. threatened sanctions if Israel blocked 'Roadmap' > http://216.26.163.62/2003/ss_israel_05_27.html > "The White House doesn't regard the roadmap merely as foreign policy. It sees > the roadmap as a major element toward the reelection of the president." > > There's also the other side of the bush first coin which is this: > Syria Grants American Oil Companies Exclusive Rights to Sector of > Northeastern Syria > http://www.sana.org/english/headlines/31-5/oil_companies.htm > Note how Syria isn't in the news anymore as a 'bad guy'. Good for America or > good for Bush allies who will help him get in again? > And let's be honest. Who has a chance against him? There's no one with the > clout, bucks, pull and balls (let alone bullet proof vest) to go against Bush > and win. > > > > you think he will be re-elected? > > > > Michael Dinowitz writes: > > > > > Unfortunately, it will be more of the same. The whole road map being forced > > > (illegally) down Israel's throat is being done for one reason and one reason > > > only; re-election. We'll have more Bush, more Cheney, more Powell, more of > the > > > same. > > > > > > > > > > If n fact he is just another mouth piece, no. Last thing we need is more > of > > > > the same. > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > Michael Dinowitz writes: > > > > > > > > > His backstory once made him very attractive to me as a candidate. > Problem > > > is, > > > > > he's become just another mouthpiece for the powers that be and is just > not > > > > > someone I'd vote for anymore. > > > > > Just as an aside, let me throw this into the mix. > > > > > > > > > http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/iraq/powelldoctrine_short > > > > > .html > > > > > His military doctrine about when and how to use force. Seems he feel it > only > > > > > applies to himself, not to others.... > > > > > > > > > > > I dunno... I could conceive of voting for him and I am sure as hell > not a > > > > > > Republican. This may change if he appears to have been dishonest. I > also > > > > > > wondered if he wasn't the source for that story. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > jon hall writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps it may appear so on the surface, but I really can't agree. > The > > > > > > > administration want's Powell to be a "yes man", but obviously he > > > > > > > doesn't like it. Cheney is the one who originally wrote the BS in > the > > > > > > > first place. > > > > > > > Much has been made about Powell disagreeing with the administration > on > > > > > > > a lot of issues. The problem is that he is outnumbered in the White > > > > > > > House with Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Rice usually lining up against him. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My take is the almost extreme opposite of this somehow being a sign > of > > > > > > > weakness on Powell's part. I see it as a sign of strength that he > > > > > > > disagree's so much with the party line, but refuses to try and make > it > > > > > > > an issue of right and wrong in the public eye. Especially since the > > > > > > > American voter only really cares about the truth when their party > > > > > > > doesn't have the White House. I doubt Powell would have gained more > > > > > > > Democratic supporters than Republican supporters he would have lost > if > > > > > > > he refused to go along with the White House. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When it comes down to it, the first black man to have a chance of > > > > > > > becoming President has more important things to worry about than > > > > > > > whether or not one reason to go to war with Iraq is better than > > > > > > > another. > > > > > > > He has a strong support base on the right currently and can't > > > > > > > let the media screw up his image by painting him as a maverick, and > I > > > > > > > can't help but draw a parallel between David Palmer in the show 24, > > > > > > > and Powell. Playing ball now will go a long way in the future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > jon > > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Monday, June 2, 2003, 10:24:00 PM, you wrote: > > > > > > > MD> Powell, who I once thought I respected, is nothing more than a > "yes > > > man" > > > > > for > > > > > > > MD> Bush and the forces in the state department. He is definitely > not in > > > > > charge of > > > > > > > MD> anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On the evening of February 1, two dozen American officials > gathered > > > in a > > > > > > > MD> spacious conference room at the Central Intelligence Agency in > > > Langley, > > > > > Va. The > > > > > > > MD> time had come to make the public case for war against Iraq. For > six > > > > > hours that > > > > > > > MD> Saturday, the men and women of the Bush administration argued > about > > > what > > > > > > > MD> Secretary of State Colin Powell should--and should not--say at > the > > > > > United > > > > > > > MD> Nations Security Council four days later. Not all the secret > > > > > intelligence about > > > > > > > MD> Saddam Hussein's misdeeds, they found, stood up to close > scrutiny. > > > At > > > > > one point > > > > > > > MD> during the rehearsal, Powell tossed several pages in the air. > "I'm > > > not > > > > > reading > > > > > > > MD> this," he declared. "This is bulls- - -." > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/030609/usnews/9intell.htm > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
