Ocean_Islands | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:13 am     Bush's insistence at going to war with Iraq is a horrible mistake. You think things are bad now, just wait until the entire Arab world hates us more than they do now. He seems to have no understanding of political finesse. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:26 am     I think he has his own agenda. His own vendetta against them. You'll be seeing posts stating Iraq has biological weapons..etc. Well we've known about this for years. Why attack now? |
Nutsy | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:33 am     Twiggy - possibly to finish what Bush Sr. started? |
Costacat | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:47 am     I agree Nutsy. I think his dad has a lot to do with this obsession. It was a huge thing on Senior's agenda. I've been wondering how much of this sudden "we've got to get Saddam" was triggered by his dad's failure. At any rate, it's the worst possible thing that could happen right now. There are already two "wars" going on in that part of the world. They don't need a third one. If you talk to any Israelis, they are pretty upset with Bush. And from watching World News Now this a.m., there are a lot of countries who are not pleased that Bush is pushing this agenda now. |
Ocean_Islands | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:51 am     Bush is not smart enough to do this. He could easily start World War III. |
Babyruth | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:54 am     I can't help but imagine Dubya turning to his Daddy after bombing Iraq and saying, "That one's for you! NOW do you love me more than Jeb?"... Seriously, though, I agree with OI--This president has no political finesse or diplomatic skills whatsoever, much less a grasp of the big picture. I cringe with embarrassment for our country everytime I hear the man speak. Hasn't he considered the fact that one result of a Middle East war would be the annihilation of Israel? Not to mention "hurtful" attacks on the US as intimated by Saddam last week. I hope the Republican Congress members who have been strongly outpoken against all this continue to speak out and persuade Bush to follow a course of finding non-lethal solutions. |
Twiggyish | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:14 am     The problem lies with the power of the President. It's frightening. |
Max | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:30 am     Bush has made me nervous from the minute he became the Republican front-runner in the Presidential campaign. Yes, it is frightening on many levels. |
Faerygdds | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 08:43 am     {backing away from the keyboard and leaving this thread before I say something I might regret and get moderated for} OK.. I'll just say this... I made 2 predictions based upon nothing more than dreams (Yes, I've been known to have precognitive dreams my whole life)... Both dreams were terrifying to me... One had to do with WWIII... the other had to do with him not living through his administration... When I awoke from both dreams I PRAYED that it was just my paranoid subconscious getting to me... they were separated by 2 other precognitive LIKE dreams... One was a tall building surrounded by a ball of fire... it came to pass... In the other I was sitting on a small bus with a small colored top which I thought was red at the time (hard to tell because I was IN the bus... I awoke when the bus blew up. I saw this bus on the news many weeks ago... it was the bus that was attacked in Isreal. I still pray that I am wrong, but I have to admit... when I saw Bush on TV the other day I was startled... he looks very stressed... almost SICK! I don't wish ill on anyone... I do NOT want this country to go to war.. and I DO want Bush to finish his administration.. not because I think he is doing a good job... (because I don't) but because I so DESPERATELY want to be wrong... My dream of WWIII ended with an overhead view of my city (Dallas)... and there was a red haze over everything... {shaking head - And people wonder why I keep a dream journal} |
Kstme | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:29 am     Back in Sept. of last year, I started a thread regarding Bush and was blasted off my soapbox! Well, I've nailed it back together and repainted it!!! Almost everyone on this board thought I wrong regarding Bush's agenda. The man scares the heck out of me! I truly believe he will do "whatever" to have his name go down in history and finish his father's ideas! It's bad enough he said, "No Yucca Mountain in NV!" BUT...guess what? okay...picking up the old box and quickly leaving before someone throws a rock at it!  |
Kstme | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:30 am     ps...Faery...that's freaky! I hate those kind of dreams! |
Faerygdds | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:44 am     You and me BOTH Kstme... I don't mind them when they show me good things, but sometimes they scare the heck out of me! |
Car54 | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 11:52 am     When his presidency started, we were at an all t time economic high and at peace. We are rapidly approaching an economic crisis, and we are at war. Do the math. |
Faerygdds | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 12:03 pm     LOL @ Car... I'm a Texan... and I told EVERYONE I knew that was out of state and didn't know who he was other than Sr's kid not to vote for him... some listened.. others didn't. Then when the election happened I sat around feeling LITERALLY sick... and then the final decision about FL came out and he was officially elected... and I almost threw up... I knew then it was going to be a long hard 4 years... Up side... he'll HOPEFULLY only be a 1 termer... just like his dear old Dad... Let's just hope this is still America "The home of the free and the brave" and not... Amerika... oh... I'm gonna shut up now before I get ugly... All I can say is everyday I see more pressure for Congress to do something about "Homeland Security" and everyday I fear our civil liberties will be tossed out the window just to benifit this man's AGENDA! nope.. getting too upset.... stepping away from the keyboard. Sorry... I LIKE our freedom! And I understand the responsibility of having that freedom (I know that some don't)... {shakes head} just can't say what I REALLY feel... nope.. not going there... |
Classycassfan | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 12:11 pm     must get out of this thread before I am found out to be both a Republican and Bush voter.... lol |
Faerygdds | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 12:31 pm     Don't worry Classy... it doesn't make you a bad person to be either of those things or even Both of those things... just propbably not the best thread for you though |
Kaili | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 02:31 pm     I heard today something about a memo on Cheney's desk regarding plans to attack Iraq within 3 days of the Sept. 11 attacks- to attack them in retaliation. This administration is too ready to "jump the gun" so to speak. I was so sad when Bush was appointed to office by the Supreme Court and I expected no less that trouble. An attack on Iraq with no congressional, citizen, or international support (not to mention little military support and half of his own cabinet) is mush worse than I was expecting though. Scary. |
Car54 | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 02:46 pm     Faery, Roddy is a registered Republican, you know. That was MY tip off. |
Maesin | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 04:25 pm     Heck ya!! I knew there had to be others out there that didn't like this (I'll save the mods some trouble here) man as our President! I am a voter. When I turned 18, I went to the DMV and registered. I didn't vote for this man. I did the best I could with the power I had. Ever since I watched him being sworn in, I shook my head. Sept. happened and ppl rallied around this man, I still shook my head. I stare at my television hoping I have the Sci-Fi channel on everytime he makes a speech, I realize, to my horror that it really is the news and I continue to shake my head. I think I am ready to start screaming. Until recently ppl thought I was evil and anti-American if I spoke up about my dislike/distrust of Bush. Maybe ppl are finally ready to really look at the man instead of just look *up* at the man. I am sorry, but he scares me. Everyday I wake up and pray that he didn't do something overly stupid while I was sleeping. I do not like this feeling and I am ready for it to end. I would nominate Burt and Ernie from Sesame Street right now if I could. At least they know violence is not the answer. This is JMHO Classycassfan- At least you voted! That right there accounts for something. And don't worry, you can make it up to all of us in 2 more years! Faerygdds-Keep the journal. You may give Nostrodomus (sp?) a run for his money. Seriously though, I wish for you happier dreams in the weeks to come. At least we live in a country where we can say these things without fearing for our lives. |
Yuhuru | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 04:29 pm     The thing that makes me the saddest and more scared is there isn't a darn thing I can do about it besides pray. Our allies aren't even backing us and we may do it anyway. I hate feeling helpless |
Ocean_Islands | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 04:35 pm     There are things you can do. Email the White House. Write your congressman. Call your senator. Make your voice heard. This is what our country is about. Don't wait until Bush really screws up to make your voice known. Do it now and maybe we can prevent horrible mistakes from happening. |
Moondance | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 06:44 pm     I was right there with you Kstme... I think that box will hold the two of us! SCARY Man... I said before and I will say it again! |
Costacat | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:30 pm     If you really want to do something now, go to moveon.org. There's a petition you can e-sign regarding the possible war on Iraq. Tip: This site is NOT for the Republicans amongst us. These people are very active in the political arena. You should've seen what we were doing before the final "vote" count in Florida. FWIW, I was in DC on that Tuesday election. In fact, on Monday I was standing in line to visit the White House. I was interviewed by a TV station wanting to know who I was gonna vote for in the election. Too funny! (Of course, I said I was not voting for Bush.) Please don't get me started on why I can't stand this man. Besides his political agenda, I mean. |
Moondance | Thursday, September 05, 2002 - 07:39 pm     Thanks Coastacat! Great minds I am already on the moveon.org e-mail list! |
Jville | Friday, September 06, 2002 - 06:56 am     Classy - we may feel alone on this board, but overall we are the majority..... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,60039,00.html Results from the latest Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll show that a majority of Americans continues to approve of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, and most also have a favorable opinion of him personally. |