nope no war -- or the dumbest war ever

[Jim Baldauf]

Honor wrote:

> ...to be as hollow and as meaningless as his own warty little "soul". That
he appears to be "on drugs" to a lot of people
> suggests that he is sinking way below his natural depth (which would be,
>what?, 1/4 of an inch at best?).

"To wade through his ocean of soul would scarcely get your ankles wet."

As someone wrote of someone else.
I therefore paraphrase, I think.
Or, I think, therefore I paraphrase.

jb


----- Original Message -----
From: "Honor Johnson" <cadaobh@brgnet.com>
To: "'Michael Eisenstadt'" <michaele@ando.pair.com>;
<austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:17 AM
Subject: RE: nope no war -- or the dumbest war ever


I think that Bush will go to war regardless of who is with him because any
failure to do so would mean his bellicose rhetoric, which is, after all, one
of the reasons we are in this growing mess, would be shown to one and
all...even his Republican friends...to be as hollow and as meaningless as
his own warty little "soul".  That he appears to be "on drugs" to a lot of
people suggests that he is sinking way below his natural depth (which would
be, what?, 1/4 of an inch at best?).  Wolfowitz, Cheney and Rumsfeld give
not a tinkers dam about either world opinion or, apparently, the long-term
effects on the US economy if this situation gets out of hand.

There was a most informed retired Army Colonel on NPR this morning
(naturally, I can't recall his name now. It might be Walker.).  This person
was a strategic policy advisor to Gen. Schwartzkopf (sp?).  His scenario
goes something as follows:

First, he said, the Army fights the "last" war.  Question: Is the model here
Desert Storm...or, much more ominously, Mogadishu.
Second, Saddam unleashes scuds against Israel and the "right-wing Israeli
Government" (his words) fires back igniting another Arabic War in the Middle
East.  Meanwhile, Saddam fires off his oil wells.  Then releases chemical
and biological weapons.
Third, we win the war but there is a power vacuum, including widespread
disease, famine and a gathering storm of world criticism fueled by photos of
US soldiers wandering amidst fields of dead and dying Iraqi citizens,
(caused by Saddam's weapons, who can tell in a photograph?)
Fourth, NATO and most European governments condemn the US.
Fifth, the US economy tanks.
Sixth, North Korea begins to sell weapons grade plutonium to anyone
interested.  Iran begins to do the same.
Seventh, Al Queda executes another strike against the US.
Eighth, the Blair Government falls.

And then what would follow?  Martial Law and "internment" of Iraqi, Iranian,
Saudi, Yemeni people, regardless of their citizenship?  Perhaps, quickly
followoed by "dissident Americans" whose "behavior supports Godless
International Terrorism and threatens the American Way of Life" (read: us)

Oh happy day.

wj
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Eisenstadt [SMTP:michaele@ando.pair.com]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 3:39 PM
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Subject: nope no war -- or the dumbest war ever

i think i finally got a handle on this

after WW II, England pursued as close a
relationship with the US as possible

Churchill pursued this "stick close to the US"
policy in the 50s with Eisenhower, and so did
subsequent PMs through the years

think Thatcher and Reagan, evil twins joined
at the hip

Blair & Clinton were very huggy-huggy (through
2000)

Blair naturally wanted to continue this policy with
Bush as he had with Clinton

when Bush and his staff told Blair what they
planned to do, he could NOT agree to it UNLESS
he believed it was really the right thing to do.
Why? because he's a Christian who are the biggest
hypocrits in the hole world. of their own free
will Tony and Cheri go to church every Sunday hand
in hand, just like Ron and Nancy, and Jimmy and
Rosalyn, and Laura and W (W stands for M oron
standing on his head)

so somehow he believed (still believes?) in Bush's
insane take on reality

but now as push comes to shove i hear on the
radio that other powerful Brits are making him
back away a bit. if he doesnt, he is on the point
of losing the confidence of Parliament and the
ruin of his career (i suspect he has already
ruined his career)

which means that the governments of the other
important countries out there are firmly in favor
of disarming Saddam without war (China, Germany,
Russia and France) and Britain may now be
wavering in that direction

Bush will NOT go to war if Britain doesnt go in
at the same time

Michel Nostradamus

"Oh my God, we forgot the fucking blessing!" - Dwight Eisenhower