Charles Bishop wrote:
>
> In article <4828B294.2DB0EFF2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, "Bill Bonde ( 'the oblique
> allusion in lieu of the frontal attack' )"
<tributyltinpaint@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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> >Raven-Poe wrote:
> >>
> >> Opus the Penguin <opusthepenguin+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> > Peter Boulding (pjb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) wrote:
> >> <snip>
> >> > > You're wasting your time, Rod. Opus will never be able to admit
> >> > > the terrible mistake he made in 2000, favouring Bush over Gore.
> >>
> >> > I voted for neither. I did *very slightly* prefer Bush.
> >>
> >> Leroy, tho I much more wanted to see a public refutation for the
Clinton
> >> Gore years and of course, I was incensed when Gore made his aborted
coup
> >> attempt.
> >>
> >> > History has not vindicated me.
> >>
> >> Not really, tho I know you've changed your views: you don't know how
much
> >> worse Gore would have fvcked things up.
> >>
> >Of course when you aren't president, all the crazy ideas you
> >would've implemented stay as mere ideas, solutions to all the
> >world's troubles instead of profound failures or whatever. It
> >amazes me that people are so sure about the Bush Jr legacy. I think
> >the idea that he destroyed the world is ridiculous. I think that
> >like Truman, Bush Jr's tenure will be seen as a major ****ft in
> >direction in the world. And that that will be a good thing.
>
> I hope you're right, but I can't see it. What do you think the state of
> the world will be in 5 years? 10?, 15?
>
The people of Iraq were predicting that they'd have a democracy. If
that's true, then other nearby nations will be forced to continue
moving in that direction. If that happens, it could reduce the
pressure on the hopeless youth who bin Laden uses to kill
innocents.
> I might be around for all of these
> and can check. Longer, not so sure. I think it's likely that if his
> policies were good choices, we'll see effects within this time range.
Also
> if they were rotten, terrible, poorly chosen policies. I doubt they will
> be seen as neutral.
>
You have people insisting that it's Reagan's fault that Islamic
whackos exist because Reagan sup****ted the effort to eject the
Soviets from Afghanistan. So they'd say that was bad policy. But
that policy was very instrumental in ending the Cold War.
--
"Question, two men starving to death decide to eat their hair like
spaghetti. Is that funny?"
"Hmmm, well, it depends on if by funny you want to make people
laugh."
-+Eddie Izzard and Joanna Lumley, "The Cat's Meow"
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