They over promised and over leaked in the hope that Saddam would blink, pack his bags and go. Saddam didn't blink (as of now) and it looks like the ball (or bombs) are in Bush's court.
arthur -----Original Message----- From: Karen Watters Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:08 PM To: Keith Hudson Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Futurework] Playing with fire KWC: "But for the life of me I don't see how Bush is going to conduct a proxy war to remove Hussein should the risk managers overcome the chickenhawks. Would it really be possible for there to be a Prime Time Sweeps Week war for television consumption and not face the aftermath of incriminating evidence spread by the internet and independent satellites?" KH: Whoops! You've totally lost me in the last paragraph! KWC: My apologies to those who do not have regularly overhyped month-long television designed to boost commercial ratings. It used to be Sweeps Week, now it is a month. Can see it now, set your VCR for "Outtakes from the Making of the Iraq War of Liberation". In plain English, the Bush regime has put so much on the line here that if it is anything less than a spectacular display of power, then he will wish he was being flogged by his enemies, because his former supporters will be out to kill him. Nothing like a zealot denied. Or, my version 3.0, Bush has made such a loud case about Hussein flaunting UN regulations for twelve years that unless a total regime change and complete makeover occurs, he will fail. Old sales maxim he is ignoring: "Undersell. Overdeliver". The risk for underachieving here is great. Must be the Olympics, the Superbowl, the NBA Playoffs, the America's Cup, Wimbledon and the Masters altogether. No surprise that they are trying to lower expectations today before Powell goes to the UN Wednesday. - Karen See Powell Vows to Present Evidence of Iraq's Cheating (but no Smoking Gun) @ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/03/international/middleeast/03CND_IRAQ.html Outgoing mail scanned by NAV 2002 _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
