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dusty
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| LewWaters wrote: | | Quote: | | Bill Clinton Hailed to Become "Something Like a President of the World" says Esquire Magazine |
Gag!!!
I guess Hitlery is following in the footsteps of Jackie Kennedy/Onnasis. JFKs Administration wasn't "Camelot" until after his death. In my opinion, he too wasn't that great of a President, but I have to say he was a lot better than the Clintonistas.
If he does ever become the "President of the World," I fell sorry for the world's daughters.  |
Boy are you ever right there Lew. As far as I'm concerned, he was a terrible president. Look around at all the socialist welfare programs and say "Thanks, JFK". And the Commicratic congress that enacted all of it.
I can remember all the folks in my home town talking about how these programs would get out of control and we'd be saddled with a welfare state. Talk about being right. Look where we are now.
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becca1223
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| Quote: | World peace linked to sharing: Clinton
By a staff reporter
17 November 2005
DUBAI — Former US president Bill Clinton has said that problems of an interdependent world cannot be solved unless people are prepared to share.
"The reason why there's no peace in the Middle East is that they haven't made up there mind how to share," said Clinton speaking at the American University of Dubai here yesterday.
He visited the campus on the occasion of the university's 10th anniversary, and gave a charismatic speech to an enthralled audience. The speech covered a variety of topical subjects. However, he was most passionate when talking about ways in which nation states can live in harmony.
"If you want to live in a world where the positive forces of interdependence outweigh the negative ones, there are two really important things. One is, you have to be committed to sharing the future, sharing responsibilities and sharing the benefits. The reason why there's no peace in the Middle East is that they haven't made up their mind how to share. We cannot hope to solve the problems of an interdependent world unless we are prepared to share. When people decide, for whatever reason, that sharing is important they find a way to work together," he said.
"The second factor for a bright future is related to the dangers of religious extremism. You can all live together no matter what you believe in and how big your convictions are, as long as you don't believe that you are, right now, in possession of the absolute truth," he said.
After a standing ovation, the former US president answered questions from the audience. He appeared relaxed and unfazed, as he talked about the situation in Iraq, and why he thought the Americans had "made a mistake to invade".
"The American government made several errors once they decided to invade. One of them was underestimating how easy it would be to overthrow Saddam, and how hard it would be to unite the country," he said. "When they kicked out Saddam, they decided to dismantle the whole authority structure. Most of the people who were part of that structure were good, decent people who were making the best out of a very bad situation," he added.
Clinton suggested that by removing this structure, the Americans have struggled to seal the border. "We didn't seal the borders, so then the terrorists came in," he said.
The only way to have sealed the border with the number of troops deployed, in his opinion, would have been to keep the authority structure in place.
"I think that was the central mistake, and we're still living with that," he said.
This was the fourth time that Clinton visited the AUD. Elias Bou Saab, Executive Vice-President of the university, was delighted that Clinton took the time to visit.
"This is indeed a time for commemoration, reflection and reverie. Bill Clinton's presence among us today once again bolsters our commitment and courage as we seek to build for tomorrow this 'work-in-progress' called the American University in Dubai," he said.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/Displayarticle.asp?section=theuae&xfile=data/theuae/2005/november/theuae_november412.xml
(emphasis mine-becca)
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I think Slick should have just taken his sax and played this - -
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
written by Fred M. Rogers...God rest his soul
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...
I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.
So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?
Ah, if life were only that simple, President-erect.  How 'bout inviting Zarqawi and his group over for Thanksgiving with you and the Hildabeast. I'm sure they won't mind carving the turkey.  |
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GenrXr
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Bush is brilliant,
He took the hard yet right road to success in Iraq. What is sad is how many "War College" quaterbacks have been so wrong. I used to have big respect for our war colleges, yet now realize they are nothing more then ****** ass liberal think tanks.
Fact is, Bush is fighting the war the same way most of our past leaders have. Be politically smart, yet let the generals fight and kill every last one of them.
War is not easy. It involves killing people.
We need to be reminded that in our defense of America, YES we kill our enemy.
We also need to be reminded that America is the only civilized country the world has ever known.
To read or listen to the New York Times or NPR radio you would get the thought that there was some great country the world has yet to see, but herein lies the problem with the crazy left. Humanity never advanced worth a damn until America came along and took it from horse to rocket ships in less then 100 years, all the while fighting the good fight.
The danger is in our greatness we have made lots of play tools which give the crazy kiddies destructive ability.
GOD FAMILY COUNTRY
and we will be ok
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kate
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 8:06 am Post subject: |
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from becca's link
| Quote: | | "The American government made several errors once they decided to invade. One of them was underestimating how easy it would be to overthrow Saddam, and how hard it would be to unite the country," he said. "When they kicked out Saddam, they decided to dismantle the whole authority structure. Most of the people who were part of that structure were good, decent people who were making the best out of a very bad situation," he added. |
Carl Limbacher from
NewsMax responds
| Quote: | For the story behind the story...
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005
Bill Clinton: Saddam's Aides Mostly 'Good, Decent'
Former president Bill Clinton praised Saddam Hussein's lieutenants and their underlings on Tuesday, saying they were mostly "good" and "decent" people."
"When [the U.S.] kicked out Saddam, they decided to dismantle the whole authority structure," Clinton told an audience at American University in Dubai. "Most of the people who were part of that structure were good, decent people who were making the best out of a very bad situation," he added.
While Clinton didn't name, names, Saddam's authority structure was dominated by his two murderous sons, Uday and Qusay, as well as notorious characters like Ali Hassan al-Majid, [aka Chemical Ali], Barzan al-Takriti, who ran the Iraq's brutal intelligence service, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who governed northern Iraq during chemical weapon attacks in the Kurds, and Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash [aka Mrs. Anthrax], who was a member of Saddam's Baathist National Command.
Clinton offered praise for Saddam's lieutenants during the same speech where he criticized the U.S. invasion of Iraq as "a big mistake."
While that comment received wide coverage, only the United Arab Emirates Khaleej Times noted his description of Saddam's underlings as mostly good and decent.
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emphasis mine
how odd that the LSM, when quoting from Clinton's speech...left off those remarks
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