I just didn't expect I'd have to argue and defend my stupid post. This is more work than I wanted.
With the environmental issues, they can be overturned later on. When Bush is out of office and we have a different person up there, they'll be repealed. All the cruddy laws that've been passed will eventually be taken care of, I'm certain. The environmental damage done before that time? Who knows. But I'm an optimist, so I'm not panicing.
The thing with the textbook... that didn't really have a purpose. It was just a thought, a statement. Just something to think about.
I'm not going to argue that there weren't other ways to do this. Bush was desperate for a war. He was looking for it. But I bet a ton of leaders, past and present, wanted to do the same thing, but didn't want the dirty work. Now Bush gets all the glory (not to us, but to the people down the road). Everyone saw Saddam as a problem, and the only ways to get rid of it would be to have an invasion, to wait for the regime to collapse on itself, or wait for him to die off. I don't know how well peace talks work with stubborn dictators with hidden bunkers and torture rooms.
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Re: I can't agree with this article . . .
Date: 2003-04-14 12:47 pm (UTC)With the environmental issues, they can be overturned later on. When Bush is out of office and we have a different person up there, they'll be repealed. All the cruddy laws that've been passed will eventually be taken care of, I'm certain. The environmental damage done before that time? Who knows. But I'm an optimist, so I'm not panicing.
The thing with the textbook... that didn't really have a purpose. It was just a thought, a statement. Just something to think about.
I'm not going to argue that there weren't other ways to do this. Bush was desperate for a war. He was looking for it. But I bet a ton of leaders, past and present, wanted to do the same thing, but didn't want the dirty work. Now Bush gets all the glory (not to us, but to the people down the road). Everyone saw Saddam as a problem, and the only ways to get rid of it would be to have an invasion, to wait for the regime to collapse on itself, or wait for him to die off. I don't know how well peace talks work with stubborn dictators with hidden bunkers and torture rooms.