re: Sorry, but it does make sense

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Raoul — 5/13/2004 4:24:55 PM (archived)

His father was very popular during Gulf War 1.

When a US president is at war, he can expect being backed by the population thanks to te patriotic feelings and the need to be behind the troops.
I'm sure Cheney, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld told him about that.
The second war in Iraq was a calculated risk.

In the recent past, presidents were elected for reasons close to economy. That wasn't the case after WW2 until 1972.

A president decided not to run for another term, because of the quagmire in Vietnam.

Raoul

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775 - Donald - 5/13/2004 1:13:07 PM
- Again you lie, you spambot punk (n/t) - ebnelson - 5/14/2004 2:46:18 AM
  - Hey Nelson - SDG - 5/14/2004 3:33:13 PM
    - Nicely put (n/t) - Tony - 5/14/2004 4:11:19 PM
- Meanwhile: All-knowing administration should try listening to critics - Donald - 5/13/2004 1:31:54 PM
  - Nice rant. - RobVG - 5/13/2004 2:32:50 PM
  - re: listening to critics - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2004 2:31:44 PM
    - re: listening to critics - Art Martin - 5/13/2004 6:43:29 PM
    - Heh, heh. Surely you're joking, Mr. Brosz. And guess who was EXACTLY WRONG. - Bowser - 5/13/2004 5:30:41 PM
    - Moral authority - Donald - 5/13/2004 2:51:17 PM
      - Are you kidding me? - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2004 3:38:07 PM
  - Lessons not learned. - Bowser - 5/13/2004 2:20:49 PM
    - They died for no cause - Donald - 5/13/2004 2:38:11 PM
      - Okay, now you've really stripped a gear - Tom Brosz - 5/13/2004 3:44:08 PM
        
        Both - and. Re-election AND Halliburton. (n/t) - Bowser - 5/13/2004 5:03:57 PM
        
        re: Sorry, but it does make sense - Raoul - 5/13/2004 4:24:55 PM
      - Now I think I see why you're so afraid of any sign of success in Iraq. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/13/2004 2:45:11 PM
        
        Success in Iraq?? - Lindy - 5/14/2004 3:21:37 AM
        
        Bedfellows (n/t) - RobVG - 5/14/2004 2:34:54 PM

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