Yes and no. Polls on the American attitude toward Iraq seem to suggest that while a lot of Americans are unhappy with the course of the war in Iraq, their opinions are also a lot more complicated than straight "up/down, yes/no" sorts of responses. And Congress's approval rating is even lower than the President's, and has been for at least a few months now.
As for the new show? Somehow I doubt that the "four Gundams against three nations" plot will still be on track by the end of episode 26. Something somewhere will cause the show to jump the track, and we'll see a single enemy that everyone can feel safe in pointing their fingers and hissing.
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Subject : Re: [gundam] Gundam 00 impressions
Date : Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:54:45 -0500
From : Chris Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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At 11:38 PM 8/21/2007, Dr. Core wrote:
>But in the US the debate is far from over. There is a deep seated
>belief that the enlightened, i.e. the wealthiest and most
>technologically advanced, nation(s) can and should build the most
>advanced and fearsome weapons (including rocket-powered bionic arm or
>shape-shifting robot) in order to protect her own national interest
>and maintain world order. Actually, I argue your casual wording of
>"unbelievably naive" should brand you a "fringe extreme liberal
>leftist" label in most of US.
Not really. There's a reason Bush's approval rating is so low, and
why significant portions of his own party have broken ranks with him.
Most of us really don't think we should be mucking about in other
countries unless provoked (i.e., overwhelming support for war in
Afghanistan, tepid support, and ultimately outright hostility toward,
war in Iraq).
>When I first read that extended tag line I was also rolling my eyes,
>oh great it's Gundam Wing again. Are we getting into another "end all
>violence with violence" vs. Relena Peacecraft gambit again?
It was SEED's main gig, too, at least when it came to Kira.
>I don't like the designs and arts so far. But that's not saying much.
> In one of the interviews, (are you also catching up with 4 months
>worth of Gunota?) he said he will make the different mechas move and
>fight in very different styles. I look forward to that.
That does sound promising. I wonder how much screen time any one
mecha can get, though; how can you really nail a style with so many
Gundams vying for attention? But then again, this is the director of
FMA we're talking about.
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